UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2012
Molycorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34827 | 27-2301797 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5619 Denver Tech Center Parkway, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, CO |
80111 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 843-8040
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Molycorp, Inc. (the Company) is filing herewith the following exhibits to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183336):
1. Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Morgan Stanley) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC;
2. Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and between the Company and Morgan Stanley;
3. Form of First Supplemental Indenture by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee;
4. Opinions of Jones Day; and
5. Share Lending Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and between the Company, as Lender, and Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, as Borrower.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | |
1.2 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and between the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
4.1 | Form of First Supplemental Indenture by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (including Form of Note) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Jones Day (6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 of the Company) | |
5.2 | Opinion of Jones Day (Common Stock of the Company) | |
10.1 | Share Lending Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and between the Company, as Lender, and Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, as Borrower | |
23.1 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
23.2 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.2) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MOLYCORP, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Michael F. Doolan | |||
Name: | Michael F. Doolan | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: August 22, 2012
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | |
1.2 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and between the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
4.1 | Form of First Supplemental Indenture by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (including Form of Note) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Jones Day (6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 of the Company) | |
5.2 | Opinion of Jones Day (Common Stock of the Company) | |
10.1 | Share Lending Agreement, dated August 17, 2012, by and between the Company, as Lender, and Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, as Borrower | |
23.1 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
23.2 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.2) |
Exhibit 1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
$360,000,000
MOLYCORP, INC.
6.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
August 17, 2012
August 17, 2012
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto
c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10010
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Molycorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the Underwriters), for whom you are acting as representatives (the Representatives), $360,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Firm Securities) to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (the Base Indenture) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined herein) between the Company and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the Indenture). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional $54,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Additional Securities), if and to the extent that the Representatives, as managers of the offering, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase Additional Securities pursuant to the option granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Securities. The Securities will be convertible into cash, shares of common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company (Common Stock) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the option of the Company. As used herein, Underlying Securities means the shares of Common Stock, if any, into which the Securities are convertible. If the firm or firms listed in Schedule I hereto include only the Representatives, then the terms Underwriters and Representatives as used herein shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or firms.
Concurrently with the issuance of the Securities, an aggregate of 25,800,000 shares of Common Stock are being offered in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus, of which (i) an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the Firm Primary Shares) are being offered and sold by the Company to the several underwriters named in the underwriting agreement for such offering (the Common Stock Underwriters), and (ii) up to 13,800,000 shares of Common Stock (the Borrowed Shares) are being issued and loaned by the Company to Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC (Borrower) pursuant to and upon the terms set forth in the share lending agreement (the Share Lending Agreement), dated as of August 17, 2012, between the Company and the Borrower. The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Common Stock Underwriters not more than an aggregate of 1,800,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the Additional Primary Shares), if and to the extent that the representatives of the Common Stock Underwriters shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Common Stock Underwriters, the right to purchase Additional Primary Shares pursuant to the option granted to the Common Stock Underwriters. The Firm Primary Shares and the Additional Primary Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Primary Shares.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183336), including a prospectus relating to the securities (the Shelf Securities), including the Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company. The registration statement, as amended to the date of this Agreement, including the financial statements and exhibits thereto, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act), is hereinafter referred to as the Registration Statement, and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated August 16, 2012 in the form first used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the Basic Prospectus. The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities and the Underlying Securities in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the Prospectus, and the term preliminary prospectus means any preliminary form of the Prospectus.
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For purposes of this Agreement, free writing prospectus has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, Time of Sale Prospectus means the preliminary prospectus dated August 16, 2012, together with the free writing prospectuses, if any, each identified in Schedule II hereto, and broadly available road show means a bona fide electronic road show as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms Registration Statement, Basic Prospectus, preliminary prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof. The terms supplement, amendment, and amend as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the Applicable Time is 8:07 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.
At the direction of the Company, the Representatives have allocated $6,400,000 aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities (the Directed Securities) to be purchased by them under this Agreement for sale to certain of the Companys directors, officers, employees and other parties related to the Company (collectively, Related Parties).
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective upon filing; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. If the Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement.
(b) (i) Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, did not contain, and each such part, as amended or supplemented on or prior to the Closing Date, if applicable, will not, as of the applicable filing date of such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iii) the Registration Statement, when it became effective, complied and, as amended or supplemented on or prior to the Closing Date, if applicable, will, as of the applicable filing date of such amendment or
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supplement, comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; (iv) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the Applicable Time, did not, and as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (v) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (vi) the Prospectus, as of its date, did not contain, and, as of the Closing Date, will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (vii) the Prospectus, as of its date, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any broadly available roadshow or the Prospectus (A) based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein or (B) relating to that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualifications (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act).
(c) The Company is not an ineligible issuer in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complied or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to the Representatives before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Representatives prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
(d) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities
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(including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities and any Underlying Securities issuable upon conversion of the Securities), and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business as currently conducted or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(e) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized, is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has the corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business as currently conducted or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except those liens, encumbrances, equities or claims (i) securing the Companys obligations under its outstanding 10.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, (ii) that are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, or (iii) that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(f) As of June 30, 2012, Molycorp Minerals, LLC, Molycorp Silmet AS, Molycorp Minerals Canada ULC (formerly Neo Material Technologies Inc.) (Neo), PP IV Mountain Pass Inc., PP IV Mountain Pass II, Inc. and RCF IV Speedwagon Inc. are the only Significant Subsidiaries of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X).
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(h) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(i) The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture pursuant to which such Securities are to be issued.
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(j) The maximum number of Underlying Securities initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities (including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Securities in connection with a make-whole fundamental change, assuming the Company elects to issue and deliver solely shares of Common Stock in respect of all such conversions) (the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities) have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Underlying Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(k) The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company, and when the Indenture is executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, assuming due authorization by the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability.
(l) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities and any Underlying Securities issuable upon conversion of the Securities) will not contravene any provision of (i) applicable law; (ii) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company; (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, except in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv), any such contravention as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities and any Underlying Securities issuable upon conversion of the Securities), except for (a) as have or will be been made or obtained under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, and (b) such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities.
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(m) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(n) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Time of Sale Prospectus and proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities and any Underlying Securities issuable upon conversion of the Securities) or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
(o) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus will not be, required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(p) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment and surface mining, including any related reclamation, hazardous toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (Environmental and Mining Laws), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental and Mining Laws to conduct their respective businesses as such businesses are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), where such noncompliance with Environmental and Mining Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(q) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any material costs or liabilities associated with Environmental and Mining Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures by the Company or its subsidiaries required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental and Mining Laws or any permit, license or approval) that would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(r) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(s) None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any directors, officers, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any employees, agents or representatives of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries, has: (i) used any of the Companys or its subsidiaries funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from the Companys or any of its subsidiaries funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of any applicable anti-corruption laws; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; and the Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws.
(t) To the knowledge of the Company, the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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(u) (i) None of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the Entity) or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Entity, is an individual or entity (Person) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:
(A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), or
(B) located, organized or resident in Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or
(B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
(v) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction; (ii) the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock of the Company or short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except in each case as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, respectively.
(w) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property, and good and marketable title to all personal property, owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not materially and adversely interfere with the use made and proposed in the Time of Sale Prospectus to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are
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held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as do not materially and adversely interfere with the use made and proposed in the Time of Sale Prospectus to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(x) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, and, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(y) No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent; and the Company is not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers or contractors that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(z) The Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(aa) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as such businesses are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if such proceeding results in an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding against the Company, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
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(bb) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement is accurate. Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, since the end of the Companys most recent audited fiscal year, (i) the Company is not aware of any material weakness in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting has occurred that has materially and adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
(cc) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or pay would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by GAAP (or with respect to Neo or any of its subsidiaries, International Financial Reporting Standards or generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, as the case may be) have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that has had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(dd) The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, together with the related schedules and notes, incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus (i) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified and (ii) have been prepared in accordance GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto.
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(ee) The financial statements of Neo (including its predecessor) and its subsidiaries, together with the related schedules and notes, incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (i) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified and (ii) have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards or generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, as the case may be, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto.
(ff) The pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information contained therein, have been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.
(gg) The qualitative and quantitative data regarding proven and probable mineral reserves of the Company included in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus (i) were derived in all material respects in accordance with the procedures described in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus and all applicable industry standards, including Industry Guide 7 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) have been determined by SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., an independent consulting firm.
(hh) The industry and market-related data, including supply, demand and pricing information, included in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects, and the Company has obtained the consent to the use of such data from such sources to the extent required.
(ii) No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
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(jj) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(kk) The offers and sales of the Securities to purchasers in the United States and elsewhere outside of Canada will not result in a contravention of any Canadian securities laws applicable to the Company.
2. Agreements To Sell and Purchase. Upon the terms set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Underwriters the Firm Securities. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Firm Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter at a purchase price of 95.50% of the principal amount thereof (the Purchase Price) plus accrued interest, if any, from August 22, 2012 to the Closing Date; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchase Price payable by the Representatives in respect of any Directed Securities to the extent purchased by Related Parties shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, from August 22, 2012 to the Closing Date.
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Securities, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, the Additional Securities or any portion of the aggregate principal amount of Additional Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued interest, if any, from Closing Date to the date of payment and delivery. The Representatives may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice to the Company not later than 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such Additional Securities are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the Closing Date for the Firm Securities nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice; provided, however, that if notice is received prior to the Closing Date, the purchase date will be the Closing Date. Additional Securities may be purchased as provided in Section 4 hereof solely for the purpose of covering sales of Securities in excess of the principal amount of the Firm Securities. On each day, if any, that Additional Securities are to be purchased (an Option Closing Date), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the principal amount of Additional Securities (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional Securities as the Representatives may determine) that bears the same proportion to the principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the principal amount of Firm Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the principal amount of Firm Securities.
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The Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period ending 60 days after the date of the Prospectus (the restricted period), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or such other securities.
The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (i) the Securities to be sold hereunder or the shares of Common Stock to be sold under the underwriting agreement dated the date hereof (including, without limitation, any supplemental borrowed shares of Common Stock) among the Company and the underwriters party thereto; (ii) the entry into, and transactions pursuant to, the Share Lending Agreement (as defined below); (iii) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of, or as paid as a dividend upon, the Securities, the Companys outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or the Exchangeable Shares of MCP Exchangeco Inc.; (iv) issuances of shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other equity awards relating to Common Stock pursuant to the Molycorp, Inc. 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, provided that such shares, options, warrants or other equity awards are restricted through the restricted period; (v) in the case of any existing warrant or option to purchase, or other equity award for, shares of Common Stock that is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or vesting of such warrant, option or equity award, as the case may be; (vi) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 or other appropriate forms as required by the Securities Act, and any amendments thereto, relating to the Common Stock or other equity-based securities issuable pursuant to the Molycorp, Inc. 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; (vii) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-4 or other appropriate forms as required by the Securities Act, and any amendments thereto, related to the Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company issuable in connection with any merger, acquisition or other business combination, provided that three (3) days advance notice of such filing is provided to the Representatives; (viii) any offer or entry into a contract to sell any shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock, in connection with any bona fide merger, acquisition,
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business combination, joint venture or strategic or commercial relationship, to a third party or group of third parties (each an M&A Transaction), and any public announcement relating to any such offer or entry into a contract, provided that three (3) days advance notice of such announcement is provided to the Representatives; and (ix) any issuance of shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock, in connection with any M&A Transaction of which the Underwriters have been advised three (3) days in advance, provided that the recipient of such shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock so issued shall agree to be bound by the restrictions in the preceding paragraph until the expiration of the restricted period, and provided that the amount of shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock issued in all M&A Transactions in the aggregate do not exceed an amount greater than 15% of the Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof.
3. Terms of Public Offering. The Representatives advise the Company that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have become effective as in the Representatives judgment is advisable. The Representatives further advise the Company that the Securities are to be offered to the public upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
4. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Firm Securities for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 22, 2012, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than August 29, 2012 as shall be designated in writing by the Representatives. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the Closing Date.
Payment for any Additional Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Additional Securities for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 2 hereof or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than September 28, 2012, as shall be designated in writing by the Representatives.
The Securities shall be in definitive form or global form, as specified by the Representatives, and registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The Firm Securities and Additional Securities shall be delivered to the Representatives on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters. The Purchase Price payable by the Underwriters shall be (i) reduced by any transfer taxes paid by, or on behalf of, the Underwriters in connection with the transfer of the Securities to the Underwriters duly paid and (ii) shall be treated as satisfied to the extent of any amount withheld and paid over to the applicable taxing authority as required by law.
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5. Conditions to the Underwriters Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities as provided herein on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be:
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus as of the date of this Agreement that, in the Representatives judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in the Representatives judgment, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be.
The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
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(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion (including a 10b-5 statement) of Jones Day, outside counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.
The opinions of Jones Day described in this Section 5(c) shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.
(e) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, a letter dated the date hereof, the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from each of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and KPMG LLP, each independent public accountants, with respect to the Company and Neo, respectively, and containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that the letters delivered on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, shall use a cut-off date not earlier than three business days before such Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be.
(f) The Underwriters shall have received on each of the date hereof and on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, a letter dated the date hereof, the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives from SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., with respect to the qualitative and quantitative data regarding proven and probable mineral reserves of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(g) The lock-up agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between the Representatives and each of the entities and persons listed on Schedule III hereto relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representatives on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be.
(h) The Maximum Number of Underlying Securities shall have been approved for listing, subject to notice of issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE), and evidence thereof shall have been provided to the Representatives.
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(i) The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate of Michael F. Doolan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, respectively, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
(j) The Company shall have entered into the Indenture at the Closing Date, and the Representative shall have received executed copies thereof.
(k) An affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC shall have received from the Company the number of Borrowed Shares requested under any Borrowing Notice (as defined in the Share Lending Agreement) delivered pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement prior to 12:00 p.m. New York City time on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date (as the case may be).
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Securities hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representatives on the applicable Closing Date or Option Closing Date, as the case may be, of such documents as the Representatives may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization, execution, issuance and authentication of the Securities to be sold on the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and other matters related to the execution, issuance and authorization of such Securities.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date or Option Closing Date, as the case may be, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Sections 7, 9 and 12 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
6. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) To furnish to the Representatives, without charge, three signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and to furnish to the Representatives in New York City, without charge, prior to noon New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement, or such other time as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representatives, and during the period mentioned in Section 6(e) or 6(f) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any supplements and amendments thereto or the Registration Statement as the Representatives may reasonably request.
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(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Representatives a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
(c) To furnish to the Representatives a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(e) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
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(f) If, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities, the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Representatives will furnish to the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(g) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(h) To make generally available to the Companys security holders and to the Representatives as soon as practicable an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(i) To use all reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities on the NYSE for as long as any Securities are outstanding.
(j) To prepare a final term sheet relating to the offering of the Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of the offering of the Securities and, if applicable, the concurrent offering of Primary Shares and Borrowed Shares, in a form consented to by the Representatives and to file such final term sheet on the date the final terms have been established for the offering of the Securities.
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(k) To reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities.
7. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Companys counsel and accountants and other advisors in connection with the registration, issuance and sale of the Securities under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the filing fees payable to the Commission relating to the Securities (within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act, if applicable), all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities sold by the Company to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the reasonable cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or world sky memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under state or foreign securities laws and all reasonable, documented expenses in connection with the qualification or registration of the Securities for offer and sale under state or foreign securities laws, subject to and as provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Underwriters not to exceed $15,000 in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or any world sky memorandum, (iv) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Securities, (v) all filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel to the Underwriters not to exceed $20,000 incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Securities by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, (vi) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the admission of the Securities for trading on any appropriate market system, (vii) the costs and charges of the Trustee and any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any road show undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company, and 50% of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section
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7. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section 7, Section 9 entitled Indemnity and Contribution and the last paragraph of Section 11 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of their counsel, 50% of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
8. Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.
9. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in each case insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who sign the Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of the Company within the
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meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 9(a) or 9(b), such person (the indemnified party) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the indemnifying party) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to
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any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the Underwriters and such control persons and affiliates of any Underwriter, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representatives. In the case of any such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and control persons and affiliates of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 9(a) or 9(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 9(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 9(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities set forth in the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
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hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.
(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 9(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 9(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity. No party shall be liable for contribution under this Section 9(e) except to the extent and under such circumstances as such party would have been liable for indemnification under this Section 9 if such indemnification were available or enforceable under applicable law.
(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 9 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.
10. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by the Representatives to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to any Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any
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of the NYSE, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the Representatives judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the Representatives judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
11. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Firm Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in
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any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Additional Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Securities to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the principal amount of Additional Securities that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
12. Reimbursement of the Expenses of the Underwriters. If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, pursuant to Section 10 or because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.
13. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements that relate to the offering of the Securities, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering of the Securities, and the purchase and sale of the Securities and supersedes the letter agreement, dated as of August 16, 2012, between Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and the Company relating to the offering of the Securities (which letter agreement the Company and the Representatives agree has been terminated in accordance with its terms).
(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arms length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Company and (iv) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby, and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.
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14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
15. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the indemnified parties referred to in Section 9 hereof, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term successors shall not include any purchaser of the Securities from any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.
16. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
17. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
18. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
19. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the Representatives at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department, and at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010-3629, Attention: LCD-IBD; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to 5619 Denver Tech Center Parkway, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, or fax to 303-843-8082, Attn: John F. Ashburn, Jr., with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) Jones Day, 901 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, or fax to (216) 579-0212, Attention: Christopher M. Kelly, Esq.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with the Representatives understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement between the Company and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||||
MOLYCORP, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Mark A. Smith | |||
Name: | Mark A. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement (Convertible Notes)]
Accepted as of the date hereof
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and
the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto
By: | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Kenneth Pott | |||
Name: | Kenneth Pott | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
By: | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Douglas Pierson | |||
Name: | Douglas Pierson | |||
Title: | Director, Investment Banking |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement (Convertible Notes)]
SCHEDULE I
Underwriter |
Principal Amount of Firm Securities To Be Purchased |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
$ | 306,000,000 | ||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
54,000,000 | |||
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Total: |
$ | 360,000,000 | ||
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SCHEDULE II
Time of Sale Prospectus
1. | Preliminary prospectus dated August 16, 2012 |
2. | Term Sheet attached as Exhibit B hereto |
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SCHEDULE III
List of Entities and Persons Subject to Lock-up
Name |
Title | |
Mark A. Smith |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
Russell D. Ball |
Director | |
Ross R. Bhappu |
Director | |
Brian T. Dolan |
Director | |
John Graell |
Director | |
Charles R. Henry |
Director | |
Constantine Karayannopoulos |
Director | |
Mark S. Kristoff |
Director | |
Alec Machiels |
Director | |
Jack E. Thompson |
Director | |
John F. Ashburn, Jr. |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Geoffrey R. Bedford |
Executive Vice President of Rare Earths and Magnetics | |
John L. Burba |
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | |
Michael F. Doolan |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Douglas J. Jackson |
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Sales/Marketing | |
Molibdenos y Metales SA |
| |
PP IV Mountain Pass II, LLC |
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PP IV MP AIV 1, LLC |
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PP IV MP AIV 2, LLC |
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PP IV MP AIV 3, LLC |
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Resource Capital Fund IV L.P. |
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Resource Capital Fund V L.P. |
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Traxys S.a.r.l. |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOCK-UP LETTER
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10010-3629
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that (i) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Morgan Stanley) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the Convertible Offering Representatives) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the Convertible Underwriting Agreement) with Molycorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), providing for the public offering by the several underwriters to be named therein, including the Convertible Offering Representatives (the Convertible Underwriters), of convertible senior notes of the Company (the Convertible Notes), and (ii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the Common Stock Offering Representative and, together with the Convertible Offering Representatives, the Representatives) proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (together with the Convertible Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriting Agreements) with the Company, providing for the public offering (together with the public offering of the Convertible Notes, the Public Offerings) by the several underwriters to be named therein, including the Common Stock Offering Representative (together with the Convertible Underwriters, the Underwriters), of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock).
To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offerings to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offerings, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Morgan Stanley acting on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period (the restricted period) commencing on the date hereof and ending 60 days after the date of the final prospectus supplement relating to each of the Public Offerings, (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) the exercise of a warrant or an option to purchase, or the settlement of any other equity award for, shares of Common Stock (provided that any shares of Common Stock received are subject to the restrictions contained in this agreement), (b) in the case of an option to purchase shares of Common Stock expiring or restricted shares of Common Stock vesting during the restricted period, the sale or transfer of shares of Common Stock to the Company to satisfy any payment or withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of such option or vesting of such restricted shares, or in connection with any cashless exercise of a warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock, (c) the conversion of the Convertible Notes, the Companys outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or other equity interest of the Company into shares of Common Stock, (d) exchange of outstanding Exchangeable Shares of MCP Exchangeco Inc. and the issuance of shares of Common Stock by the Company upon the exchange of such Exchangeable Shares, (e) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or such other securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offerings, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or such other securities acquired in such open market transactions, (f) transfers of shares of Common Stock or such other securities (1) as a bona fide gift, (2) to any affiliate of the undersigned, (3) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or an immediate family member of the undersigned or (4) to any immediate family member of the undersigned, (g) transfers of shares of Common Stock or such other securities pursuant to the laws of descent or distribution, provided that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (f) and (g) above, (x) each transferee shall sign and deliver a lock-up letter substantially in the form of this letter and (y) no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or such other securities, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the 60-day restricted period referred to in the foregoing sentence, or (h) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock or such other securities, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of shares of Common Stock or such other securities during the 60-day restricted period and no public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act regarding the establishment of such plan shall be required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company during the 60-day restricted period. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the
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prior written consent of the Morgan Stanley acting on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the 60-day restricted period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or such other securities. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Companys transfer agent and registrar and indenture trustee against the transfer of the undersigneds shares of Common Stock or such other securities, except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
This agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further effect upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (i) the Company advising the Representatives in writing, prior to execution of either of the Underwriting Agreements, that it has determined not to proceed with either Public Offering, and (ii) September 30, 2012 if a closing for neither of the Public Offerings has occurred as of that time.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offerings. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigneds heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
Whether or not either Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Each Public Offering will only be made pursuant to the applicable Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Representatives for such Public Offering.
Very truly yours, |
(Name) |
(Address) |
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EXHIBIT B
Pricing Term Sheet Dated August 17, 2012 |
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration Statement No. 333-183336 Supplementing the Preliminary Prospectus Supplements dated August 16, 2012 (To Prospectus dated August 16, 2012) |
Molycorp, Inc.
6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017
and
Common Stock
The information in this pricing term sheet relates to Molycorp, Inc.s offering of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes Offering) and its offering of shares of its common stock (the Common Stock Offering) and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2012 relating to the Notes Offering (the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) and the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2012 relating to the Common Stock Offering (the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, and the base prospectus dated August 16, 2012, each filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Registration Statement No. 333-183336. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars.
General
Issuer: | Molycorp, Inc. (Molycorp) | |
Ticker / Exchange: | MCP / The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | |
Notes Offering | ||
Securities offered: | 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes) | |
Aggregate principal amount offered (excluding the underwriters over-allotment option): |
$360,000,000 | |
Offering price: | The Notes will be issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from August 22, 2012 | |
Underwriters over-allotment option: | $54,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes | |
Annual interest rate: | The Notes will bear interest at a rate equal to 6.00% per annum from August 22, 2012 | |
Interest payment dates: | March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2013 |
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Maturity date: | September 1, 2017 | |
Conversion premium: | Approximately 20% above the public offering price in the Common Stock Offering | |
Initial conversion price: | Approximately $12.00 per share of Common Stock | |
Initial conversion rate: | 83.3333 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes | |
CUSIP: | 608753 AF6 | |
ISIN: | US608753AF69 | |
Ranking: | The Notes will be Molycorps senior unsecured obligations and will rank: | |
senior in right of payment to Molycorps existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; | ||
equal in right of payment to Molycorps existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; | ||
effectively junior in right of payment to any of Molycorps secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and | ||
structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by Molycorps subsidiaries. | ||
Fundamental change: | If Molycorp undergoes a fundamental change (as defined in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), subject to certain conditions, holders may require Molycorp to repurchase for cash all or part of their Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The fundamental change repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. See Description of NotesFundamental Change Permits Holders to Require Us to Repurchase Notes in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. | |
Redemption at Molycorps option: | Molycorp may not redeem the Notes prior to September 1, 2015. Molycorp may redeem for cash all or part of the Notes, at its option, on any business day on or after September 1, 2015 if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Molycorp provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Molycorp provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes, which means that Molycorp is not required to redeem or retire the Notes periodically. |
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Molycorp will give notice of any redemption not less than 40 nor more than 60 calendar days before the redemption date by mail or electronic delivery to the trustee, the paying agent and each holder of Notes. See Description of NotesOptional Redemption in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. | ||
Use of proceeds: | Molycorp estimates that the net proceeds from the Notes Offering will be approximately $343.6 million (or approximately $395.2 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting the underwriters discount and estimated fees and expenses payable by Molycorp. | |
Molcyorp intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering, along with any net proceeds Molycorp receives from the Common Stock Offering, to fund operating expenses, working capital, capital expenditures and any other cash requirements for the remainder of 2012 and the first six months of 2013, including, without limitation, capital expenditures at Molycorps Mountain Pass facility and other capital projects, as well as other cash requirements, such as cash payments in August 2012 to certain holders of debentures due in connection with the exercise of certain buyout and conversion rights triggered by the change of control provisions contained in the underlying indenture. See Use of Proceeds in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. | ||
Public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds: |
The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before expenses to Molycorp: |
Per Note | Total | |||||||
Public offering price(1) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 360,000,000.00 | ||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions(2) |
$ | 45.00 | $ | 16,200,000.00 | ||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to Molycorp | $ | 955.00 | $ | 343,800,000.00 |
(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date. |
(2) Will not apply to Notes purchased by directors, officers and certain other related parties. |
Adjustment to conversion rate upon a make-whole fundamental change: |
The table below sets forth the number of additional shares, if any, of Common Stock to be added to the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes that are converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change as described in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, based on the stock price and effective date of the make-whole fundamental change. |
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Stock Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effective Date |
$10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 | $15.00 | $17.50 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 16, 2012 |
16.6667 | 14.2348 | 12.1814 | 10.6256 | 8.4576 | 6.7417 | 5.5890 | 4.0869 | 3.1181 | 1.2187 | 0.3991 | 0.1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2012 |
16.6667 | 14.2336 | 12.1804 | 10.6250 | 8.4572 | 6.7415 | 5.5888 | 4.0868 | 3.1180 | 1.2186 | 0.3991 | 0.1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2013 |
16.6667 | 12.5211 | 10.2757 | 8.6429 | 6.5297 | 5.0447 | 4.1467 | 3.0503 | 2.3573 | 0.9871 | 0.3574 | 0.1804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2014 |
16.6667 | 11.0366 | 8.3690 | 6.4685 | 4.2064 | 2.9464 | 2.3699 | 1.7692 | 1.3967 | 0.6544 | 0.2922 | 0.1770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2015 |
16.6667 | 10.2886 | 7.2106 | 4.8094 | 1.1671 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2016 |
16.6667 | 9.1551 | 5.9878 | 3.8878 | 0.9519 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2017 |
16.6667 | 7.5758 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
| If the stock price is between two stock prices in the table or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table, the number of additional shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock prices and the earlier and later effective dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year. |
| If the stock price is greater than $100.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. |
| If the stock price is less than $10.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 100.0000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under Description of NotesConversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustments in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
Common Stock Offering
Securities offered (excluding the underwriters option to purchase additional Shares): |
25,800,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Molycorp (the Common Stock), of which 12,000,000 shares are being offered and sold by Molycorp (the Primary Shares) and up to 13,800,000 shares will be loaned by Molycorp to the Share Borrower (the Borrowed Shares). 7,500,000 of the Borrowed Shares (the Initial Borrowed Shares) will be sold by the Underwriter of the Common Stock Offering concurrently with the Primary Shares for settlement on the Settlement Date. The remaining up to 6,300,000 Borrowed Shares (the Supplemental Borrowed Shares) may be sold from time to time by the Share Borrower, or its affiliates, following the sale of the Initial Borrowed Shares, in transactions, including block sales, on The New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or otherwise. The Supplemental Borrowed Shares will be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. In connection with the sale of the Supplemental Borrowed Shares, the Share Borrower, or its affiliates, may effect such transactions by selling the shares of Common Stock to or through dealers, and these dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Share Borrower and/or from purchasers of shares of Common Stock for whom the dealers may act as agents or to |
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whom they may sell as principals. Over the same period that the Share Borrower, or its affiliates, sells any Supplemental Borrowed Shares, it or its affiliates may, in its discretion, purchase an equal number of shares of Common Stock on the open market. | ||
Underwriters option to purchase additional Shares: |
1,800,000 Primary Shares | |
Share Borrower: | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
Share lending agreement: | The Borrowed Shares will be lent by Molycorp to the Share Borrower pursuant to a share lending agreement between Molycorp and the Share Borrower, acting through its agent. While the Borrowed Shares will be considered issued and outstanding for corporate law purposes, Molycorp believes that under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles currently in effect, the Borrowed Shares will not be considered outstanding for the purpose of computing and reporting earnings per share because the Borrowed Shares are required to be returned to Molycorp. Molycorp will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Borrowed Shares in the Common Stock Offering, but will receive a nominal lending fee from the Share Borrower for the use of the Borrowed Shares. | |
Public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds: |
The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before expenses to Molycorp: |
Per Primary |
Per Borrowed Share |
Total | ||||||||||
Public offering price |
$ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 195,000,000.00 | ||||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 7,200,000.00 | ||||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to Molycorp |
$ | 9.40 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 112,800,000.00 |
(1) Will not apply to shares of Common Stock purchased by directors, officers and certain other related parties. |
Other Offering Information | ||
Trade date: | August 17, 2012 | |
Settlement date: | August 22, 2012 | |
Joint book-running managers for the Notes Offering: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | |
Underwriter of the Common Stock Offering: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
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The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, each dated August 16, 2012, and an accompanying prospectus for each, dated August 16, 2012) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the Notes Offering and the Common Stock Offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and each accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Molycorp has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Molycorp, the Notes Offering and the Common Stock Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, by calling (866) 718-1649 or by e-mailing prospectus@morganstanley.com or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, e-mail: newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com or toll free at (800) 221-1037.
This communication should be read in conjunction with the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, each dated August 16, 2012, and the accompanying prospectus, dated August 16, 2012. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in such Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable.
ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS CERTIFICATE
Capitalized terms not defined in this certificate have the meaning ascribed to them in that certain Underwriting Agreement dated as of August 17, 2012 (the Underwriting Agreement), among Molycorp, Inc. (the Company), and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the Underwriters).
This certificate is given in connection with the offering by the Company of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes), pursuant to a preliminary prospectus supplement (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), the other information included in Schedule II to the Underwriting Agreement (taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Time of Sale Prospectus) and a final prospectus (the Final Prospectus). In connection with the foregoing, I, Michael F. Doolan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, have been asked to deliver this certificate on behalf of the Company to the Underwriters.
I hereby certify, on behalf of the Company and pursuant to Section 5(i) of the Underwriting Agreement, as of the date hereof that:
1. | I am familiar with the internal accounting records of the Company. |
2. | I have read the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2012, and unaudited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012, included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus. No consolidated financial statements as of any date or for any period subsequent to June 30, 2012 are available. |
3. | To my knowledge, except as set forth below, [(i) at [ ]1, 2012, there was no decrease in consolidated cash of the Company and its subsidiaries as compared with the amount shown in the June 30, 2012 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and (ii) for the period from June 30, 2012 to [ ]2, 2012, there were no decreases, as compared to the corresponding period in the preceding year, in consolidated revenue or in the total or per-share amounts of income before extraordinary items or of net income,] except in all instances for changes, increases, or decreases that the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus disclose have occurred or may occur. |
1 | Date of applicable Closing Date. |
2 | Date of applicable Closing Date. |
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4. | I have read the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus. |
5. | I have compared the historical amounts in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statement for Molycorp Minerals Canada ULC (formerly Neo Material Technologies Inc.) to its accounting records and found such amounts to be in agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name on this day of August, 2012.
Name: | Michael F. Doolan | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT 1.2
EXECUTION VERSION
25,800,000 Shares
MOLYCORP, INC.
COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
August 17, 2012
August 17, 2012
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
As Representative of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto
c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Molycorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, proposes to (i) issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the Underwriters), for whom you are acting as representative (the Representative) an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares (the Firm Primary Shares) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock) and (ii) issue and lend to the Borrower as a share loan, pursuant to and upon the terms set forth in the share lending agreement (the Share Lending Agreement), dated as of August 17, 2012, between the Company and Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC (the Borrower), up to the Maximum Number of Shares (as such term is defined in the Share Lending Agreement, the Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares) of Common Stock of the Company (the Borrowed Shares), such Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares being 13,800,000 as of the date hereof. The Company has been advised that the Borrower will transfer the Borrowed Shares to the Underwriters, which will sell the Borrowed Shares to the public in a public offering by the Underwriters. The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters not more than an aggregate of 1,800,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the Additional Primary Shares), if and to the extent that the Representative, as managers of the offering, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such shares of Common Stock granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Primary Shares and the Additional Primary Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Primary Shares, and the Primary Shares and the Borrowed Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Securities.
If the firm or firms listed in Schedule I hereto include only the Representative, then the terms Underwriters and Representative as used herein shall each be deemed to refer to such firm.
Concurrently with the issuance of the Securities, the Company is offering, in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus, and proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in the underwriting agreement for such offering (the Convertible Underwriters), an aggregate of $360,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Firm Notes) to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (the Base Indenture) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined herein) between the Company and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the Indenture). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Convertible Underwriters not more than an additional $54,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Additional Notes), if and to the extent that the representatives of the Convertible Underwriters shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Convertible Underwriters, the right to purchase Additional Notes pursuant to the option granted to the Convertible Underwriters. The Firm Notes and the Additional Notes are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Notes. The Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the option of the Company.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183336), including a prospectus relating to the securities (the Shelf Securities), including the Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company. The registration statement, as amended to the date of this Agreement, including the financial statements and exhibits thereto, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act), is hereinafter referred to as the Registration Statement, and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated August 16, 2012 in the form first used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the Basic Prospectus. The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the Prospectus, and the term preliminary prospectus means any preliminary form of the Prospectus.
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For purposes of this Agreement, free writing prospectus has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, Time of Sale Prospectus means the preliminary prospectus dated August 16, 2012, together with the free writing prospectuses, if any, each identified in Schedule II hereto, and broadly available road show means a bona fide electronic road show as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms Registration Statement, Basic Prospectus, preliminary prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof. The terms supplement, amendment, and amend as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the Applicable Time is 8:07 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.
At the direction of the Company, the Representative has allocated an aggregate of 7,090,000 Firm Primary Shares (the Directed Shares) to be purchased by it under this Agreement for sale to certain of the Companys directors, officers, employees and other parties related to the Company (collectively, Related Parties).
1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters and the Borrower that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective upon filing; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. If the Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement.
(b) (i) Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, did not contain, and each such part, as amended or supplemented on or prior to the Closing Date, if applicable, will not, as of the applicable filing date of such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iii) the Registration Statement, when it became effective, complied and, as amended or supplemented on or prior to the Closing Date, if
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applicable, will, as of the applicable filing date of such amendment or supplement, comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; (iv) the Time of Sale Prospectus, as of the Applicable Time, did not, and as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (v) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (vi) the Prospectus, as of its date, did not contain, and, as of the Closing Date, will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (vii) the Prospectus, as of its date, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any broadly available roadshow or the Prospectus (A) based upon information relating to any Underwriter or the Borrower furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter or the Borrower through the Representative expressly for use therein or (B) relating to that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualifications (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
(c) The Company is not an ineligible issuer in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complied or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to the Representative before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Representatives prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
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(d) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Lending Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities), and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business as currently conducted or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(e) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized, is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has the corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business as currently conducted or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except those liens, encumbrances, equities or claims (i) securing the Companys obligations under its outstanding 10.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, (ii) that are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, or (iii) that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(f) As of June 30, 2012, Molycorp Minerals, LLC, Molycorp Silmet AS, Molycorp Minerals Canada ULC (formerly Neo Material Technologies Inc.) (Neo), PP IV Mountain Pass Inc., PP IV Mountain Pass II, Inc. and RCF IV Speedwagon Inc. are the only Significant Subsidiaries of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X).
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(h) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
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(i) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered (and, in the case of the Primary Shares, when paid for by the Underwriters) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and, if applicable, the Share Lending Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(j) The Share Lending Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability.
(k) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement and the Share Lending Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities), will not contravene any provision of (i) applicable law; (ii) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company; (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, except in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv), any such contravention as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Lending Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities), except for (a) as have or will be been made or obtained under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and (b) such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities.
(l) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(m) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Time of Sale Prospectus and proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Lending Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of the Securities) or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
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(n) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering (and sale, in the case of the Primary Shares) of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Share Lending Agreement, if applicable, will not be, required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(o) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment and surface mining, including any related reclamation, hazardous toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (Environmental and Mining Laws), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental and Mining Laws to conduct their respective businesses as such businesses are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), where such noncompliance with Environmental and Mining Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(p) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any material costs or liabilities associated with Environmental and Mining Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures by the Company or its subsidiaries required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental and Mining Laws or any permit, license or approval) that would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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(r) None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any directors, officers, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any employees, agents or representatives of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries, has: (i) used any of the Companys or its subsidiaries funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from the Companys or any of its subsidiaries funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of any applicable anti-corruption laws; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; and the Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws.
(s) To the knowledge of the Company, the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(t) (i) None of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the Entity) or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Entity, is an individual or entity (Person) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:
(A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), or
(B) located, organized or resident in Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
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(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or
(B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
(u) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction; (ii) the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock of the Company or short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except in each case as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, respectively.
(v) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property, and good and marketable title to all personal property, owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not materially and adversely interfere with the use made and proposed in the Time of Sale Prospectus to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Share Lending Agreement; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as do not materially and adversely interfere with the use made and proposed in the Time of Sale Prospectus to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(w) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, and, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(x) No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent; and the Company is not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers or contractors that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(y) The Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(z) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as such businesses are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if such proceeding results in an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding against the Company, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(aa) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement is accurate. Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, since the end of the Companys most recent audited fiscal year, (i) the Company is not aware of any material weakness in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting has occurred that has materially and adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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(bb) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or pay would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by GAAP (or with respect to Neo or any of its subsidiaries, International Financial Reporting Standards or generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, as the case may be) have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that has had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(cc) The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, together with the related schedules and notes, incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus (i) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified and (ii) have been prepared in accordance GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto.
(dd) The financial statements of Neo (including its predecessor) and its subsidiaries, together with the related schedules and notes, incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (i) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified and (ii) have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards or generally accepted accounting principles in Canada, as the case may be, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto.
(ee) The pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information contained therein, have been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.
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(ff) The qualitative and quantitative data regarding proven and probable mineral reserves of the Company included in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus (i) were derived in all material respects in accordance with the procedures described in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus and all applicable industry standards, including Industry Guide 7 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) have been determined by SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., an independent consulting firm.
(gg) The industry and market-related data, including supply, demand and pricing information, included in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects, and the Company has obtained the consent to the use of such data from such sources to the extent required.
(hh) No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(ii) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(jj) The offers and sales of the Securities to purchasers in the United States and elsewhere outside of Canada will not result in a contravention of any Canadian securities laws applicable to the Company.
2. Agreements To Sell and Purchase. (a) Upon the terms set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the several Underwriters the Firm Primary Shares. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective number of Firm Primary Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter at a purchase price of $9.40 per share of Common Stock (the Purchase Price); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchase Price payable by the Representative in respect of any Directed Shares to the extent purchased by Related Parties shall be equal to such public offering price.
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In addition, on the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall pay a fee equal to $1,500,000 to the Representative (which fee the Company hereby instructs the Representative to net against the proceeds payable by the Underwriters to the Company hereunder with respect to the Firm Primary Shares).
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Primary Shares, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, the Additional Primary Shares or any portion of the aggregate number of Additional Primary Shares at the Purchase Price; provided that the amount per share to be paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Primary Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Primary Shares but not payable on such Additional Primary Shares. The Representative may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice to the Company not later than 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Primary Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such Additional Primary Shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the Closing Date for the Firm Primary Shares nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice (the last possible purchase date under this Agreement, the Final Option Purchase Date); provided, however, that if notice is received prior to the Closing Date, the purchase date will be the Closing Date. Additional Primary Shares may be purchased as provided in Section 4 hereof solely for the purpose of covering sales of Primary Shares in excess of the number of the Firm Primary Shares. On each day, if any, that Additional Primary Shares are to be purchased (an Option Closing Date), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Primary Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Representative may determine) that bears the same proportion to the number of Additional Primary Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of Firm Primary Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the number of Firm Primary Shares.
(b) Upon the terms set forth herein, and subject to the terms and conditions in the Share Lending Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver to the account specified by the Borrower in exchange for payment of the relevant Loan Fee (as defined in the Share Lending Agreement), and the Borrower agrees to borrow from the Company, from time to time pursuant to one or more Borrowing Notices (in each case when used in this Agreement, as defined in the Share Lending Agreement), the Borrowed Shares specified in such Borrowing Notice, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Borrower such Borrowed Shares from the Borrower.
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The Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period ending 60 days after the date of the Prospectus (the restricted period), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or such other securities.
The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (i) the Securities to be sold hereunder (including, without limitation, any supplemental Borrowed Shares) or the Notes to be sold under the underwriting agreement dated the date hereof among the Company and the underwriters party thereto; (ii) the entry into, and transactions pursuant to, the Share Lending Agreement; (iii) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of, or as paid as a dividend upon, the Notes, the Companys outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or the Exchangeable Shares of MCP Exchangeco Inc.; (iv) issuances of shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other equity awards relating to Common Stock pursuant to the Molycorp, Inc. 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, provided that such shares, options, warrants or other equity awards are restricted through the restricted period; (v) in the case of any existing warrant or option to purchase, or other equity award for, shares of Common Stock that is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or vesting of such warrant, option or equity award, as the case may be; (vi) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 or other appropriate forms as required by the Securities Act, and any amendments thereto, relating to the Common Stock or other equity-based securities issuable pursuant to the Molycorp, Inc. 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; (vii) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-4 or other appropriate forms as required by the Securities Act, and any amendments thereto, related to the Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company issuable in connection with any merger, acquisition or other business combination, provided that three (3) days advance notice of such filing is provided to the Representative; (viii) any offer or entry into a contract to sell any shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock, in connection with any bona fide merger, acquisition, business combination, joint venture or strategic or
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commercial relationship, to a third party or group of third parties (each an M&A Transaction), and any public announcement relating to any such offer or entry into a contract, provided that three (3) days advance notice of such announcement is provided to the Representative; and (ix) any issuance of shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock, in connection with any M&A Transaction of which the Underwriters have been advised three (3) days in advance, provided that the recipient of such shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock so issued shall agree to be bound by the restrictions in the preceding paragraph until the expiration of the restricted period, and provided that the amount of shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other convertible securities relating to Common Stock issued in all M&A Transactions in the aggregate do not exceed an amount greater than 15% of the Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof.
3. Terms of Public Offering. The Representative advise the Company that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have become effective as in the Representatives judgment is advisable, and from time to time thereafter. The Representative further advises the Company that the Securities are to be offered to the public upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
4. Payment and Delivery. (i) Payment for the Primary Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Primary Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters and (ii) in accordance with the Share Lending Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2(c) thereof), one or more deliveries of 7,500,000 of the Borrowed Shares in the aggregate shall be made to the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, in the case of clause (i), at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on August 22, 2012, and, in the case of clause (ii), beginning at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on August 22, 2012, and ending at or prior to 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 22, 2012, or, in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii), at such other time(s) on the same or such other date, not later than August 29, 2012, as the Representative, the Borrower and the Company shall agree in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery are hereinafter referred to as the Initial Closing Date.
Payment for any Additional Primary Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Additional Primary Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 2 hereof or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than September 28, 2012, as shall be designated in writing by the Representative.
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From time to time on or before the earlier to occur of (a) March 15, 2013 and (b) the date as of which the Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares shall have been sold hereunder (the Borrowing Termination Date), the Borrower may give one or more Borrowing Notices with respect to a number of Borrowed Shares specified in such Borrowing Notice, up to the Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares; provided that no Borrowing Notice may be given during a Registration Blackout Period (as defined in the Share Lending Agreement). In accordance with the Share Lending Agreement, delivery of the Borrowed Shares specified in a Borrowing Notice shall be made on or before the Cutoff Time (as defined in the Share Lending Agreement) on the date specified in the Borrowing Notice, or at such other time on the same date or such other date as the Borrower and the Company shall agree in writing. The time and date of each such delivery are herein referred to as a Subsequent Closing Date. The Initial Closing Date, each Option Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing Date are each referred to as a Closing Date.
The Securities shall be in definitive form or global form, as specified by the Representative, and registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the applicable Closing Date.
The Firm Primary Shares and Additional Primary Shares shall be delivered to the Representative on the Initial Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters. The Purchase Price payable by the Underwriters shall be (i) reduced by any transfer taxes paid by, or on behalf of, the Underwriters in connection with the transfer of the Primary Shares to the Underwriters duly paid and (ii) shall be treated as satisfied to the extent of any amount withheld and paid over to the applicable taxing authority as required by law.
The Borrowed Shares shall be delivered by the Company to the Borrower in one or more deliveries on or before the applicable Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Share Lending Agreement and this Section 4.
5. Conditions to the Underwriters and the Borrowers Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters and the Borrower with respect to any Securities to be delivered on any Closing Date are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to such Closing Date:
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and
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(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus as of the date of this Agreement that, in the Representatives judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in the Representatives judgment, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters and the Borrower, if applicable, shall have received on such Closing Date, dated such Closing Date, and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of such Closing Date, and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before such Closing Date.
The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(c) The Underwriters and the Borrower, if applicable, shall have received on such Closing Date an opinion (including a 10b-5 statement) of Jones Day, outside counsel for the Company, dated such Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and the Borrower.
The opinions of Jones Day described in this Section 5(c) shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(d) The Underwriters and the Borrower, if applicable, shall have received on such Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative.
(e) The Underwriters and the Borrower, if applicable, shall have received, on each of the date hereof and such Closing Date a letter dated the date hereof or such Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from each of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and KPMG LLP, each independent public accountants, with respect to the Company and Neo, respectively, and containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that the letters delivered on any Closing Date shall use a cut-off date not earlier than three business days before such Closing Date.
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(f) The Underwriters and the Borrower, if applicable, shall have received, on each of the date hereof and on any Closing Date a letter dated the date hereof or such Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative from SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., with respect to the qualitative and quantitative data regarding proven and probable mineral reserves of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(g) The lock-up agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between the Representative and each of the entities and persons listed on Schedule III hereto relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representative on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on such Closing Date.
(h) The Securities to be delivered on such Closing Date shall have been approved for listing, subject to notice of issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE), and evidence thereof shall have been provided to the Representative.
(i) The Representative and the Borrower, if applicable, shall have received on and as of such Closing Date a certificate of Michael F. Doolan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto.
(j) The Borrower shall have received from the Company at or prior to 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Closing Date the number of Borrowed Shares requested in accordance with the Share Lending Agreement pursuant to the applicable Borrowing Notice relating to such Closing Date pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement.
(k) The Company shall have entered into the Share Lending Agreement at the date hereof, and the Representative shall have received executed copies thereof.
(l) The Company shall not be insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of Title 11 of the United States Code), and the Company would be able to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares in compliance with the corporate law of the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation.
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The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Securities hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representative on the applicable Closing Date of such documents as the Representative may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization, execution, issuance and authentication of the Securities to be sold on such Closing Date and other matters related to the execution, issuance and authorization of such Securities.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the applicable Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Sections 7, 9 and 12 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
6. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter and Borrower as follows:
(a) To furnish to the Representative, without charge, three signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and to furnish to the Representative in New York City, without charge, prior to noon New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement, or such other time as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representative, and during the period mentioned in Section 6(e) or 6(f) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any supplements and amendments thereto or the Registration Statement as the Representative may reasonably request.
(b) To keep available the Registration Statement for the sale of the Securities through the Borrowing Termination Date (other than during a Registration Blackout Period that begins after the Final Option Purchase Date) and to keep available under the Registration Statement a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the then-applicable Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares; before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Representative a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
(c) To furnish to the Representative a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to which the Representative reasonably object.
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(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter, the Borrower or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter or the Borrower that the Underwriter or the Borrower otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(e) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters and the Borrower, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters, to the Borrower and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
(f) If, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters and the Borrower, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities, the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter, the Borrower or a dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading (other than during a Registration Blackout Period that begins after the Final Option Purchase Date), or if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters and the Borrower, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters, to the Borrower and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Representative will furnish to the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
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(g) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(h) To make generally available to the Companys security holders and to the Representative as soon as practicable an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement that shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(i) To use all reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares on the NYSE at all times prior to the Borrowing Termination Date.
(j) To prepare a final term sheet relating to the offering of the Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of the offering of the Primary Shares and, if applicable, the Borrowed Shares and the concurrent offering of the Notes, in a form consented to by the Representative, and to file such final term sheet on the date the final terms have been established for the offering of the Primary Shares and, if applicable, the Borrowed Shares.
(k) To reserve and keep available at all times prior to the Borrowing Termination Date, free of preemptive rights, the Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares.
(l) From time to time (until the Borrowing Termination Date), if the Borrower notifies the Company that it intends to deliver a Borrowing Notice and the Representative notify the Company that the Underwriters propose to sell any Securities loaned to the Borrower pursuant to such Borrowing Notice (other than during a Registration Blackout Period), the Company shall make available to the Underwriters and the Borrower such personnel and documents of the Company as the Representative and the Borrower shall reasonably request to conduct due diligence prior to the relevant Subsequent Closing Date.
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7. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Companys counsel and accountants and other advisors in connection with the registration, issuance and sale of the Securities under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the filing fees payable to the Commission relating to the Securities (within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act, if applicable), all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters, the Borrower and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Primary Shares sold by the Company to the Underwriter and the Borrowed Shares lent by the Company to the Borrower or sold by the Borrower to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the reasonable cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or world sky memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under state or foreign securities laws and all reasonable, documented expenses in connection with the qualification or registration of the Securities for offer and sale under state or foreign securities laws, subject to and as provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Underwriters not to exceed $15,000 in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or any world sky memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel to the Underwriters and the Borrower not to exceed $20,000 incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Securities by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, (v) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the admission of the Securities for trading on any appropriate market system, (vi) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (vii) the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any road show undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, travel and lodging expenses of the representative and officers of the Company, and 50% of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section 7. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section 7, Section 9 entitled Indemnity and Contribution and the last paragraph of Section 11 below,
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the Underwriters and the Borrower will pay all of their costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of their counsel, 50% of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
8. Covenants of the Underwriters and the Borrower. Each Underwriter and the Borrower severally covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter or the Borrower that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter or the Borrower.
9. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and the Borrower, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter or the Borrower within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Underwriter and the Borrower within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in each case insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter or the Borrower furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter or the Borrower through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(b) Each Underwriter and the Borrower agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who sign the Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of the
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Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter or the Borrower furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter or the Borrower through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 9(a) or 9(b), such person (the indemnified party) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the indemnifying party) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters and the Borrower and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter or the Borrower within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of any Underwriter or the
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Borrower within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the Underwriters and the Borrower and such control persons and affiliates of any Underwriter or the Borrower, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representative. In the case of any such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and control persons and affiliates of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 9(a) or 9(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 9(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 9(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Primary Shares as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, the net proceeds from the offering of the Borrowed Shares (determined, in the case of the Borrowed Shares, as if the Company were deemed to have received net proceeds
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per Borrowed Share in an amount equal to the net proceeds per Primary Share) (in each case, before deducting expenses) and the aggregate Loan Fee received (or, in the case of the Borrowed Shares, deemed received) by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the sum of the aggregate initial public offering price of the Primary Shares set forth in the Prospectus and the net proceeds from the offering of the Borrowed Shares deemed received by the Company (determined as set forth in this sentence). The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters and the Borrower on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the Borrower and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to the respective number of Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.
(e) The Company, the Underwriters and the Borrower agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters and the Borrower were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 9(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 9(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, neither any Underwriter nor the Borrower shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten or borrowed by it, as the case may be, and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter or the Borrower has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity. No party shall be liable for contribution under this Section 9(e) except to the extent and under such circumstances as such party would have been liable for indemnification under this Section 9 if such indemnification were available or enforceable under applicable law.
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(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 9 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Borrower, any person controlling any Underwriter or the Borrower or any affiliate of any Underwriter, the Borrower or the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.
10. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by the Representative to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to any Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the NYSE, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the Representatives judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the Representatives judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
11. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
If, on any Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the number of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representative may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such number of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Initial Closing Date,
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any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate number of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representative and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Representative or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Initial Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on any Option Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate number of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Securities to be sold on such Option Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Securities that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
12. Reimbursement of the Expenses of the Underwriters and the Borrower. If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters or the Borrower, or any of them, pursuant to Section 10 or because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters and the Borrower, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters or the Borrower in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.
13. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements that relate to the offering of the Securities, represents the entire agreement between the Company, the Underwriters and the Borrower with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering of the Securities, and the purchase and sale of the Securities and supersedes the letter agreement, dated as of August 16, 2012, between Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and the Company relating to the offering of the Securities (which letter agreement the Company and the Representative agree has been terminated in accordance with its terms).
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(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Underwriters and the Borrower have acted at arms length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters and the Borrower owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, (iii) the Underwriters and the Borrower may have interests that differ from those of the Company and (iv) the Underwriters and the Borrower have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby, and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters or the Borrower arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
15. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the indemnified parties referred to in Section 9 hereof, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term successors shall not include any purchaser of the Securities from any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.
16. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
17. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
18. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
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19. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the Representative at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to 5619 Denver Tech Center Parkway, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, or fax to 303-843-8082, Attn: John F. Ashburn, Jr., with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) Jones Day, 901 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, or fax to (216) 579-0212, Attention: Christopher M. Kelly, Esq.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with the Representatives understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement between the Company and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||
MOLYCORP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark A. Smith | |
Name: Mark A. Smith | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement (Equity)]
Accepted as of the date hereof | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth Pott | |
Name: Kenneth Pott | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement (Equity)]
SCHEDULE I
Underwriter |
Number of Primary Shares To Be Purchased |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
12,000,000 | |||
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Total: |
12,000,000 | |||
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Underwriter |
Maximum Number of Borrowed Shares(1) |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
13,800,000 | |||
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Total: |
13,800,000 | |||
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(1) | As of the date hereof. |
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SCHEDULE II
Time of Sale Prospectus
1. | Preliminary prospectus dated August 16, 2012 |
2. | Term Sheet attached as Exhibit B hereto |
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SCHEDULE III
List of Entities and Persons Subject to Lock-up
Name |
Title | |
Mark A. Smith |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
Russell D. Ball |
Director | |
Ross R. Bhappu |
Director | |
Brian T. Dolan |
Director | |
John Graell |
Director | |
Charles R. Henry |
Director | |
Constantine Karayannopoulos |
Director | |
Mark S. Kristoff |
Director | |
Alec Machiels |
Director | |
Jack E. Thompson |
Director | |
John F. Ashburn, Jr. |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Geoffrey R. Bedford |
Executive Vice President of Rare Earths and Magnetics | |
John L. Burba |
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | |
Michael F. Doolan |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Douglas J. Jackson |
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Sales/Marketing | |
Molibdenos y Metales SA |
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PP IV Mountain Pass II, LLC |
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PP IV MP AIV 1, LLC |
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PP IV MP AIV 2, LLC |
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PP IV MP AIV 3, LLC |
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Resource Capital Fund IV L.P. |
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Resource Capital Fund V L.P. |
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Traxys S.a.r.l. |
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Exhibit A
FORM OF LOCK-UP LETTER
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10010-3629
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that (i) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Morgan Stanley) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the Convertible Offering Representatives) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the Convertible Underwriting Agreement) with Molycorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), providing for the public offering by the several underwriters to be named therein, including the Convertible Offering Representatives (the Convertible Underwriters), of convertible senior notes of the Company (the Convertible Notes), and (ii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the Common Stock Offering Representative and, together with the Convertible Offering Representatives, the Representatives) proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (together with the Convertible Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriting Agreements) with the Company, providing for the public offering (together with the public offering of the Convertible Notes, the Public Offerings) by the several underwriters to be named therein, including the Common Stock Offering Representative (together with the Convertible Underwriters, the Underwriters), of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock).
To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offerings to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offerings, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Morgan Stanley acting on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period (the restricted period) commencing on the date hereof and ending 60 days after the date of the final prospectus supplement relating to each of the Public Offerings, (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) the exercise of a warrant or an option to purchase, or the settlement of any other equity award for, shares of Common Stock (provided that any shares of Common Stock received are subject to the restrictions contained in this agreement), (b) in the case of an option to purchase shares of Common Stock expiring or restricted shares of Common Stock vesting during the restricted period, the sale or transfer of shares of Common Stock to the Company to satisfy any payment or withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of such option or vesting of such restricted shares, or in connection with any cashless exercise of a warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock, (c) the conversion of the Convertible Notes, the Companys outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company or other equity interest of the Company into shares of Common Stock, (d) exchange of outstanding Exchangeable Shares of MCP Exchangeco Inc. and the issuance of shares of Common Stock by the Company upon the exchange of such Exchangeable Shares, (e) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or such other securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offerings, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or such other securities acquired in such open market transactions, (f) transfers of shares of Common Stock or such other securities (1) as a bona fide gift, (2) to any affiliate of the undersigned, (3) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or an immediate family member of the undersigned or (4) to any immediate family member of the undersigned, (g) transfers of shares of Common Stock or such other securities pursuant to the laws of descent or distribution, provided that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (f) and (g) above, (x) each transferee shall sign and deliver a lock-up letter substantially in the form of this letter and (y) no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or such other securities, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the 60-day restricted period referred to in the foregoing sentence, or (h) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock or such other securities, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of shares of Common Stock or such other securities during the 60-day restricted period and no public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act regarding the establishment of such plan shall be required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company during the 60-day restricted period. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the
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prior written consent of the Morgan Stanley acting on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the 60-day restricted period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or such other securities. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Companys transfer agent and registrar and indenture trustee against the transfer of the undersigneds shares of Common Stock or such other securities, except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
This agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further effect upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (i) the Company advising the Representatives in writing, prior to execution of either of the Underwriting Agreements, that it has determined not to proceed with either Public Offering, and (ii) September 30, 2012 if a closing for neither of the Public Offerings has occurred as of that time.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offerings. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigneds heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
Whether or not either Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Each Public Offering will only be made pursuant to the applicable Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Representatives for such Public Offering.
Very truly yours, |
(Name) |
(Address) |
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EXHIBIT B
Pricing Term Sheet |
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus | |
Dated August 17, 2012 | Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 | |
Registration Statement No. 333-183336 | ||
Supplementing the Preliminary | ||
Prospectus Supplements dated August 16, 2012 | ||
(To Prospectus dated August 16, 2012) |
Molycorp, Inc.
6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017
and
Common Stock
The information in this pricing term sheet relates to Molycorp, Inc.s offering of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes Offering) and its offering of shares of its common stock (the Common Stock Offering) and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2012 relating to the Notes Offering (the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) and the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2012 relating to the Common Stock Offering (the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), in each case, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, and the base prospectus dated August 16, 2012, each filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Registration Statement No. 333-183336. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars.
General
Issuer: |
Molycorp, Inc. (Molycorp) | |
Ticker / Exchange: |
MCP / The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | |
Notes Offering |
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Securities offered: |
6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes) | |
Aggregate principal amount offered (excluding the underwritersover-allotment option): | $360,000,000 | |
Offering price: |
The Notes will be issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from August 22, 2012 | |
Underwriters over-allotment option: |
$54,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes | |
Annual interest rate: |
The Notes will bear interest at a rate equal to 6.00% per annum from August 22, 2012 | |
Interest payment dates: |
March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2013 |
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Maturity date: |
September 1, 2017 | |
Conversion premium: |
Approximately 20% above the public offering price in the Common Stock Offering | |
Initial conversion price: |
Approximately $12.00 per share of Common Stock | |
Initial conversion rate: |
83.3333 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes | |
CUSIP: |
608753 AF6 | |
ISIN: |
US608753AF69 | |
Ranking: |
The Notes will be Molycorps senior unsecured obligations and will rank: | |
senior in right of payment to Molycorps existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; | ||
equal in right of payment to Molycorps existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; | ||
effectively junior in right of payment to any of Molycorps secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and | ||
structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by Molycorps subsidiaries. | ||
Fundamental change: |
If Molycorp undergoes a fundamental change (as defined in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), subject to certain conditions, holders may require Molycorp to repurchase for cash all or part of their Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The fundamental change repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. See Description of NotesFundamental Change Permits Holders to Require Us to Repurchase Notes in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. | |
Redemption at Molycorps option: |
Molycorp may not redeem the Notes prior to September 1, 2015. Molycorp may redeem for cash all or part of the Notes, at its option, on any business day on or after September 1, 2015 if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Molycorp provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Molycorp provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes, which means that Molycorp is not required to redeem or retire the Notes periodically. |
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Molycorp will give notice of any redemption not less than 40 nor more than 60 calendar days before the redemption date by mail or electronic delivery to the trustee, the paying agent and each holder of Notes. See Description of NotesOptional Redemption in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. | ||||||
Use of proceeds: |
Molycorp estimates that the net proceeds from the Notes Offering will be approximately $343.6 million (or approximately $395.2 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting the underwriters discount and estimated fees and expenses payable by Molycorp. | |||||
Molcyorp intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering, along with any net proceeds Molycorp receives from the Common Stock Offering, to fund operating expenses, working capital, capital expenditures and any other cash requirements for the remainder of 2012 and the first six months of 2013, including, without limitation, capital expenditures at Molycorps Mountain Pass facility and other capital projects, as well as other cash requirements, such as cash payments in August 2012 to certain holders of debentures due in connection with the exercise of certain buyout and conversion rights triggered by the change of control provisions contained in the underlying indenture. See Use of Proceeds in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. | ||||||
Public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds: | The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before expenses to Molycorp: |
Per Note | Total | |||||||
Public offering price(1) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 360,000,000.00 | ||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions(2) |
$ | 45.00 | $ | 16,200,000.00 | ||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to Molycorp |
$ | 955.00 | $ | 343,800,000.00 | ||||
(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date. |
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(2) Will not apply to Notes purchased by directors, officers and certain other related parties. |
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Adjustment to conversion rate upon a make-whole fundamental change: | The table below sets forth the number of additional shares, if any, of Common Stock to be added to the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes that are converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change as described in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, based on the stock price and effective date of the make-whole fundamental change. |
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Stock Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effective Date |
$10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 | $15.00 | $17.50 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 16, 2012 |
16.6667 | 14.2348 | 12.1814 | 10.6256 | 8.4576 | 6.7417 | 5.5890 | 4.0869 | 3.1181 | 1.2187 | 0.3991 | 0.1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2012 |
16.6667 | 14.2336 | 12.1804 | 10.6250 | 8.4572 | 6.7415 | 5.5888 | 4.0868 | 3.1180 | 1.2186 | 0.3991 | 0.1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2013 |
16.6667 | 12.5211 | 10.2757 | 8.6429 | 6.5297 | 5.0447 | 4.1467 | 3.0503 | 2.3573 | 0.9871 | 0.3574 | 0.1804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2014 |
16.6667 | 11.0366 | 8.3690 | 6.4685 | 4.2064 | 2.9464 | 2.3699 | 1.7692 | 1.3967 | 0.6544 | 0.2922 | 0.1770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2015 |
16.6667 | 10.2886 | 7.2106 | 4.8094 | 1.1671 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2016 |
16.6667 | 9.1551 | 5.9878 | 3.8878 | 0.9519 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2017 |
16.6667 | 7.5758 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
| If the stock price is between two stock prices in the table or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table, the number of additional shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock prices and the earlier and later effective dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year. |
| If the stock price is greater than $100.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. |
| If the stock price is less than $10.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 100.0000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under Description of NotesConversion RightsConversion Rate Adjustments in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
Common Stock Offering
Securities offered (excluding the underwriters option to purchase additional Shares): | 25,800,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Molycorp (the Common Stock), of which 12,000,000 shares are being offered and sold by Molycorp (the Primary Shares) and up to 13,800,000 shares will be loaned by Molycorp to the Share Borrower (the Borrowed Shares). 7,500,000 of the Borrowed Shares (the Initial Borrowed Shares) will be sold by the Underwriter of the Common Stock Offering concurrently with the Primary Shares for settlement on the Settlement Date. The remaining up to 6,300,000 Borrowed Shares (the Supplemental Borrowed Shares) may be sold from time to time by the Share Borrower, or its affiliates, following the sale of the Initial Borrowed Shares, in transactions, including block sales, on The New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions or otherwise. The Supplemental Borrowed Shares will be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. In connection with the sale of the Supplemental Borrowed Shares, the Share Borrower, or its affiliates, may effect such transactions by selling the shares of Common Stock to or through dealers, and these dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Share Borrower and/or from purchasers of shares of Common Stock for whom the dealers may act as agents or to whom they may sell as principals. Over the same period that the Share Borrower, or its affiliates, sells any Supplemental Borrowed Shares, it or its affiliates may, in its discretion, purchase an equal number of shares of Common Stock on the open market. |
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Underwriters option to purchase additional Shares: | 1,800,000 Primary Shares | |
Share Borrower: | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
Share lending agreement: | The Borrowed Shares will be lent by Molycorp to the Share Borrower pursuant to a share lending agreement between Molycorp and the Share Borrower, acting through its agent. While the Borrowed Shares will be considered issued and outstanding for corporate law purposes, Molycorp believes that under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles currently in effect, the Borrowed Shares will not be considered outstanding for the purpose of computing and reporting earnings per share because the Borrowed Shares are required to be returned to Molycorp. Molycorp will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Borrowed Shares in the Common Stock Offering, but will receive a nominal lending fee from the Share Borrower for the use of the Borrowed Shares. | |
Public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds: | The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before expenses to Molycorp: |
Per Primary |
Per Borrowed Share |
Total | ||||||||||
Public offering price |
$ | 10.00 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 195,000,000.00 | ||||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 7,200,000.00 | ||||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to Molycorp |
$ | 9.40 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 112,800,000.00 | ||||||
(1) Will not apply to shares of Common Stock purchased by directors, officers and certain other related parties. |
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Other Offering Information | ||
Trade date: |
August 17, 2012 | |
Settlement date: |
August 22, 2012 | |
Joint book-running managers for the Notes Offering: | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | ||
Underwriter of the Common Stock Offering: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
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The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, each dated August 16, 2012, and an accompanying prospectus for each, dated August 16, 2012) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the Notes Offering and the Common Stock Offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and each accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Molycorp has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Molycorp, the Notes Offering and the Common Stock Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, by calling (866) 718-1649 or by e-mailing prospectus@morganstanley.com or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, e-mail: newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com or toll free at (800) 221-1037.
This communication should be read in conjunction with the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, each dated August 16, 2012, and the accompanying prospectus, dated August 16, 2012. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Common Stock Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in such Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given in the Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable.
ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS CERTIFICATE
Capitalized terms not defined in this certificate have the meaning ascribed to them in that certain Underwriting Agreement dated as of August 17, 2012 (the Underwriting Agreement), among Molycorp, Inc. (the Company), and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representative of the several Underwriters named therein (the Underwriters).
This certificate is given in connection with the offering by the Company of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), pursuant to a preliminary prospectus supplement (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), the other information included in Schedule II to the Underwriting Agreement (taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Time of Sale Prospectus) and a final prospectus (the Final Prospectus). In connection with the foregoing, I, Michael F. Doolan, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, have been asked to deliver this certificate on behalf of the Company to the Underwriters.
I hereby certify, on behalf of the Company and pursuant to Section 5(i) of the Underwriting Agreement, as of the date hereof that:
1. | I am familiar with the internal accounting records of the Company. |
2. | I have read the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and subsidiaries as of [ , 20 ]1, and unaudited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the three-month period ended [ , 20 ]2, included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus. No consolidated financial statements as of any date or for any period subsequent to [ , 20 ]3 are available. |
3. | To my knowledge, except as set forth below, [(i) at [ , 20 ]4, there was no decrease in consolidated cash of the Company and its |
1 | Date of last SAS 100 reviewed financial statements. |
2 | Date of last SAS 100 reviewed financial statements. |
3 | Date of last SAS 100 reviewed financial statements. |
4 | Date of applicable Closing Date. |
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subsidiaries as compared with the amount shown in the [ , 20 ]5 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and (ii) for the period from [ , 20 ]6 to [ , 20 ]7, there were no decreases, as compared to the corresponding period in the preceding year, in consolidated revenue or in the total or per-share amounts of income before extraordinary items or of net income,] except in all instances for changes, increases, or decreases that the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus disclose have occurred or may occur. |
4. | I have read the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, included in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Final Prospectus. |
5. | I have compared the historical amounts in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statement for Molycorp Minerals Canada ULC (formerly Neo Material Technologies Inc.) to its accounting records and found such amounts to be in agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name on this day of .
Name: Michael F. Doolan |
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
5 | Date of last SAS 100 reviewed financial statements. |
6 | Date of last SAS 100 reviewed financial statements. |
7 | Date of applicable Closing Date. |
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Exhibit 4.1
MOLYCORP, INC.
AND
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
FORM OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of
to
SENIOR INDENTURE
Dated as of
6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE | ||||||
ARTICLE 1 | ||||||
DEFINITIONS AND PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION | ||||||
Section 1.01. | Scope of Supplemental Indenture | 2 | ||||
Section 1.02. | Definitions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.03. | References to Interest | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 | ||||||
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES | ||||||
Section 2.01. | Designation and Amount | 10 | ||||
Section 2.02. | Form of Notes | 11 | ||||
Section 2.03. | Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts | 11 | ||||
Section 2.04. | Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary | 13 | ||||
Section 2.05. | Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes | 15 | ||||
Section 2.06. | Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc. | 15 | ||||
Section 2.07. | Additional Notes; Repurchases | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 | ||||||
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | ||||||
Section 3.01. | Applicability of Article 8 of the Base Indenture | 16 | ||||
Section 3.02. | Satisfaction and Discharge | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 | ||||||
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY | ||||||
Section 4.01. | Payment of Principal and Interest | 17 | ||||
Section 4.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 17 | ||||
Section 4.03. | Provisions as to Paying Agent | 17 | ||||
Section 4.04. | Existence | 19 | ||||
Section 4.05. | Reports by The Company | 19 | ||||
Section 4.06. | Stay, Extension and Usury Laws | 19 | ||||
Section 4.07. | Compliance Certificate; Statements As To Defaults | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 | ||||||
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES | ||||||
Section 5.01. | Applicability of Article 6 of the Base Indenture | 20 | ||||
Section 5.02. | Events of Default | 20 |
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Section 5.03. | Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment | 21 | ||||
Section 5.04. |
Additional Interest | 22 | ||||
Section 5.05. | Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor | 23 | ||||
Section 5.06. | Application of Monies Collected by Trustee | 24 | ||||
Section 5.07. | Proceedings by Holders | 25 | ||||
Section 5.08. | Proceedings by Trustee | 26 | ||||
Section 5.09. | Remedies Cumulative and Continuing | 26 | ||||
Section 5.10. | Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders | 27 | ||||
Section 5.11. | Notice of Defaults | 27 | ||||
Section 5.12. | Undertaking to Pay Costs | 27 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 | ||||||
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE | ||||||
Section 6.01. | Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee | 28 | ||||
Section 6.02. | No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. | 29 | ||||
Section 6.03. | Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes | 29 | ||||
Section 6.04. | Monies and Shares of Common Stock to Be Held in Trust | 30 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 | ||||||
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS | ||||||
Section 7.01. | Action by Holders | 30 | ||||
Section 7.02. | Proof of Execution by Holders | 30 | ||||
Section 7.03. | Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners | 30 | ||||
Section 7.04. | Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound | 31 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 | ||||||
HOLDERS MEETINGS | ||||||
Section 8.01. | Purpose of Meetings | 31 | ||||
Section 8.02. | Call of Meetings by Trustee | 32 | ||||
Section 8.03. | Call of Meetings by Company or Holders | 32 | ||||
Section 8.04. | Qualifications for Voting | 32 | ||||
Section 8.05. | Regulations | 32 | ||||
Section 8.06. | Voting | 33 | ||||
Section 8.07. | No Delay of Rights by Meeting | 33 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES | ||||||
Section 9.01. | Applicability of Article 9 of the Base Indenture | 33 | ||||
Section 9.02. | Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders | 33 | ||||
Section 9.03. | Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders | 34 | ||||
Section 9.04. | Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 35 | ||||
Section 9.05. | Notation on Notes | 36 |
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Section 9.06. | Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished to Trustee | 36 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 | ||||||
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE | ||||||
Section 10.01. | Applicability of Article 5 of the Base Indenture | 36 | ||||
Section 10.02. | Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms | 36 | ||||
Section 10.03. | Successor Corporation to Be Substituted | 37 | ||||
Section 10.04. | Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee | 37 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 | ||||||
CONVERSION OF NOTES | ||||||
Section 11.01. | Conversion Privilege | 38 | ||||
Section 11.02. | Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion | 38 | ||||
Section 11.03. | Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes |
42 | ||||
Section 11.04. | Adjustment of Conversion Rate | 44 | ||||
Section 11.05. | Adjustments of Prices | 53 | ||||
Section 11.06. | Shares to Be Fully Paid | 53 | ||||
Section 11.07. | Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock | 53 | ||||
Section 11.08. | Certain Covenants | 55 | ||||
Section 11.09. | Responsibility of Trustee | 56 | ||||
Section 11.10. | Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions | 56 | ||||
Section 11.11. | Stockholder Rights Plans | 57 | ||||
ARTICLE 12 | ||||||
REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS | ||||||
Section 12.01. | Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change | 57 | ||||
Section 12.02. | Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice | 60 | ||||
Section 12.03. | Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price | 60 | ||||
Section 12.04. | Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes | 61 | ||||
ARTICLE 13 | ||||||
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION | ||||||
Section 13.01. | Applicability of Article 5 of the Base Indenture | 61 | ||||
Section 13.02. | Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee | 61 | ||||
Section 13.03. | Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes | 61 | ||||
Section 13.04. | Payment of Notes Called for Redemption | 63 | ||||
Section 13.05. | Restrictions on Redemption | 63 |
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ARTICLE 14 | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | ||||||
Section 14.01. | Official Acts by Successor Corporation | 63 | ||||
Section 14.02. | Governing Law | 63 | ||||
Section 14.03. | Legal Holidays | 64 | ||||
Section 14.04. | No Security Interest Created | 64 | ||||
Section 14.05. | Benefits of Indenture | 64 | ||||
Section 14.06. | Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. | 64 | ||||
Section 14.07. | Authenticating Agent | 64 | ||||
Section 14.08. | Duplicate Originals | 65 | ||||
Section 14.09. | Separability | 65 | ||||
Section 14.10. | Force Majeure | 66 | ||||
Section 14.11. | Calculations | 66 | ||||
Section 14.12. | Ratification of Indenture | 66 | ||||
EXHIBIT | ||||||
Exhibit A | Form of Note | A-1 |
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) dated as of between MOLYCORP, INC., a Delaware corporation, as issuer (the Company, as more fully set forth in Section 1.02), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking organization, as trustee (the Trustee, as more fully set forth in Section 1.02) supplementing the Senior Indenture dated as of between the Company and the Trustee (the Base Indenture and, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time with respect to the Notes, the Indenture).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Base Indenture to the Trustee to provide, among other things, for the issuance from time to time of the Companys Securities in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, in one more series to be established by the Company under, and authenticated and delivered as provided in, the Base Indenture; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(e) of the Base Indenture provides for the Company and the Trustee to enter into an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture to establish the form and terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Base Indenture; and
WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes and pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture, the Company desires to establish a new series of Securities to be known as its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes), the form and substance of such Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Form of Note, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note, the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided; and
WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Base Indenture for the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make (i) this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this Supplemental Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have in all respects been duly authorized.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and
acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.01. Scope of Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture supplements the provisions of the Base Indenture, to which provisions reference is hereby made. The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, which may be issued from time to time, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any conflicting provisions in the Base Indenture.
Section 1.02. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.02 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of the Indenture shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.02 and, to the extent applicable, supersede the definition thereof in the Base Indenture. All words, terms and phrases defined in the Base Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meanings as in the Base Indenture. All other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Indenture Act. The words herein, hereof, hereunder, and words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.
Additional Interest means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5.04.
Additional Shares shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.03(a).
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any payment, tender, conversion, transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such payment, tender, conversion, transfer or exchange.
Base Indenture has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.
Business Day means, with respect to any Note, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
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Capital Stock means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
Cash Settlement shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.02(a).
Clause A Distribution shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Clause B Distribution shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Clause C Distribution shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Combination Settlement shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.02(a).
Common Equity of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.
Common Stock means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at the date of this Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 11.07.
Company shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 10, shall include its successors and assigns.
Company Order means a written order of the Company, signed by one Officer of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.
Conversion Agent shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
Conversion Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.02(c).
Conversion Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.01.
Conversion Price means as of any date, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.
Conversion Rate shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.01.
Corporate Trust Office means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business in relation to the Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60606, Attn: Corporate Trust Services, and for purposes of Section 2.03(b) hereof, Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture and Section 4.02 hereof and the terms set forth on the face of any Global Note or Physical Note, such office shall also mean the offices or agencies of the Trustee located at 608 Second Avenue South, N9303-121, Minneapolis, MN 55479, Attn: Corporate Trust Operations, or such other address or addresses as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor trustee (or such other address or addresses as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).
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Custodian means the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.
Daily Conversion Value means, for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, 5% of the product of (a) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (b) the Daily VWAP on such Trading Day.
Daily Measurement Value means the Specified Dollar Amount (if any), divided by 20.
Daily Settlement Amount, for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, shall consist of:
(a) cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and
(b) if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.
Daily VWAP means, for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page MCP <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP shall be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
Defaulted Amounts means any amounts on any Note (including, without limitation, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not punctually paid or duly provided for.
Depositary means, with respect to each Global Note, the Person specified in Section 2.04(c) as the Depositary with respect to such Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter, Depositary shall mean or include such successor.
Distributed Property shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Effective Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.03(c), except that, as used in Section 11.04, Effective Date means the first date on which shares of the Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.
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Event of Default shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02.
Ex-Dividend Date means the first date on which shares of the Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
Form of Assignment and Transfer shall mean the Form of Assignment and Transfer attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall mean the Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Form of Notice of Conversion shall mean the Form of Notice of Conversion attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Fundamental Change shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:
(a) any person or group (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not applicable), other than the Company, any of the Companys Subsidiaries or any of the Companys or its Subsidiaries employee benefit plans, becoming the beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of Capital Stock then outstanding entitled to vote generally in elections of the Companys directors;
(b) the consummation of (i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (ii) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property; or (iii) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Companys Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) in which the holders of all classes of the Companys Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b); or
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(c) the Common Stock (or other common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if 90% or more of the consideration received or to be received by the common stockholders of the Company, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares (subject to the provisions of Section 11.02(a)).
Fundamental Change Company Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(c).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(b)(i).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a).
Global Note shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
Holder, as applied to any Note, or other similar terms (but excluding the term beneficial holder), shall mean any person in whose name at the time a particular Note is registered on the Note Register.
Indenture has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.
Interest Payment Date means each March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2013.
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on any date means the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the Last Reported Sale Price shall be the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted, the Last Reported Sale Price shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose.
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Make-Whole Fundamental Change means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change (as defined above and determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof).
Market Disruption Event means (a) a failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.
Maturity Date means September 1, 2017.
Merger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a).
Note or Notes shall have the meaning specified in the third paragraph of the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.
Note Register shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
Note Registrar shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).
Notice of Conversion shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.02(b).
Observation Period with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion means: (a) subject to clause (b), if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the third Trading Day after such Conversion Date; (b) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice and prior to the relevant Redemption Date, the 20 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 22nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date; and (c) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the 20 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 22nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
Optional Redemption shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.02.
outstanding, when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under the Indenture, except:
(a) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;
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(b) Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent);
(c) Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, or Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;
(d) Notes converted pursuant to Article 11 and required to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.06; and
(e) Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 2.07.
Paying Agent shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.
Physical Notes means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and multiples thereof.
Physical Settlement shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.02(a).
Predecessor Note of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.
Prospectus Supplement means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 16, 2012, as supplemented by the pricing term sheet dated August 17, 2012, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.
Record Date means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).
Redemption Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.03(a).
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Redemption Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.03(a).
Redemption Price means, for any Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 13.02, 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Notes on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes).
Reference Property shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a).
Regular Record Date, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the February 15 or August 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable March 1 or September 1 Interest Payment Date, respectively.
Scheduled Trading Day means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, Scheduled Trading Day means a Business Day.
Settlement Amount has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(a)(iv).
Settlement Method means, with respect to any conversion of Notes, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as elected (or deemed to have been elected) by the Company.
Settlement Notice has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(a)(iii).
Significant Subsidiary means a Subsidiary of the Company that meets the definition of significant subsidiary in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.
Specified Dollar Amount means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified in the Settlement Notice related to any converted Notes.
Spin-Off shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Stock Price shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.03(c).
Successor Company shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a).
Trading Day means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded and (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities
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exchange or market; provided that if the Common Stock (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) is not so listed or traded, Trading Day means a Business Day; and provided, further, that for purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion only, Trading Day means a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading, except that if the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, Trading Day means a Business Day.
Trigger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Trustee means the Person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture until a successor trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.
unit of Reference Property shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a).
Underwriters means Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
Underwriting Agreement means that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2012, among the Company and the Underwriters.
Valuation Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c).
Section 1.03. References to Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in the Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 5.04. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision of the Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions where such express mention is not made.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES
Section 2.01. Designation and Amount. The Notes shall be designated as the 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is initially limited to $360,000,000 (as increased by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any additional Notes purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to the exercise of their over-allotment option as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement), subject to Section 2.07 hereof and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof, Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, Section 9.05 hereof, Section 11.02 hereof and Section 12.03 hereof.
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Section 2.02. Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of the Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture as may be required by the Custodian or the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or endorsements as the Officer executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Each Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect repurchases, cancellations, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of the Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Payment of principal (including the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.
Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts. (a) The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto. Accrued interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
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(b) The Person in whose name any Note (or its Predecessor Note) is registered on the Note Register at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date. Interest shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in the United States, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Company shall pay interest (i) on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of these Notes at their address as it appears in the Note Register and (B) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to such Holders or, upon application by such Holder to the Note Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holders account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Note Registrar to the contrary or (ii) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
(c) Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes plus one percent, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:
(i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall consent to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.03(c).
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(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation system, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Section 2.04. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary. (a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the Note Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed the Note Registrar for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-Note Registrars in accordance with Section 4.02.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.04, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by the Indenture.
Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Holder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company or the Trustee may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required by law or permitted pursuant to Section 11.02(d) or Section 11.02(e).
None of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-Note Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for
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conversion, (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 12 or (iii) any Notes selected for redemption in accordance with Article 13.
All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with this Supplemental Indenture shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(b) So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, all Notes shall be represented by one or more Registered Global Securities (each, a Global Note) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note, shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with the Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the Applicable Procedures.
(c) The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.
(d) The seventh paragraph of Section 2.07 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full, with respect to the Notes, to read as follows:
If (i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and a beneficial owner of any Note requests that its beneficial interest therein be issued as a Physical Note, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii), a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding such beneficial owners beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be canceled.
Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.04(d) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.
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At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with the Applicable Procedures. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.
Neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
Section 2.05. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In addition to the provisions of Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, in case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been surrendered for required repurchase or is about to be redeemed or is about to be converted in accordance with Article 11 shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
Section 2.06. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc. The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Companys Agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Base Indenture. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by it, and no Notes shall be authenticated in exchange thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of the Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and, after such disposition, shall deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Company, at the Companys written request in a Company Order. If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption, repurchase or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.07. Additional Notes; Repurchases. The Company may, without the consent of the Holders and notwithstanding Section 2.01, issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms (except for any differences in issue price and interest accrued, if any) and as part of the same series as the Notes initially issued hereunder in an unlimited aggregate principal amount;
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provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Article 10 of the Base Indenture, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. In addition, the Company or its Subsidiaries may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.06.
ARTICLE 3
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 3.01. Applicability of Article 8 of the Base Indenture. Article 8 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 3 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 8 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to satisfaction and discharge of the Notes pursuant to Article 8 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 3 and the provisions set forth in this Article 3. The Notes shall not be subject to defeasance.
Section 3.02. Satisfaction and Discharge. This Supplemental Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officers Certificate cease to be of further effect, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture, when (a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (x) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, and (y) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 4.03(d) hereof) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether at the Maturity Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash or cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, as applicable, solely to satisfy the Companys Conversion Obligation, as applicable, sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and all other sums due and payable under the Indenture by the Company; and (b) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture hereof shall survive.
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ARTICLE 4
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the United States an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase (Paying Agent) or for conversion (Conversion Agent) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Company may also from time to time designate as co-Note Registrars one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the United States for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms Paying Agent and Conversion Agent include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office and the office or agency of the Trustee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, each shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.
Section 4.03. Provisions as to Paying Agent. (a) If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.03:
(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;
(ii) that it will give the Trustee prompt notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and
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(iii) that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.
The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.
(b) If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) and accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.
(c) Anything in this Section 4.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture, or for any other reason, pay, cause to be paid or deliver to the Trustee all sums or amounts held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.03, such sums or amounts to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment or delivery by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability but only with respect to such sums or amounts.
(d) Any money and shares of Common Stock deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (including the Redemption Price and/or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) or interest has become due and payable shall, subject to applicable abandoned property law, be paid to the Company on request of the Company contained in an Officers Certificate, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money and shares of Common Stock, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
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required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money and shares of Common Stock remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money and shares of Common Stock then remaining will be repaid or delivered to the Company.
Section 4.04. Existence. Subject to Article 10, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Section 4.05. Reports by The Company. This Section 4.05 shall supersede Section 4.05 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Section 4.05 shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Notes, to be references to this Section 4.05. The Company shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission, copies of any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Company files with the Commission via the Commissions EDGAR system (or any successor system) and that are freely available to the public without charge shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.05 at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system (or any successor system); provided that the Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether or not any such information, documents or reports have been so filed or are available.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents described in this Section 4.05 to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture; and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 4.07. Compliance Certificate; Statements As To Defaults. This Section 4.07 shall supersede Section 4.04 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Section 4.04 shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Notes, to be references to this Section 4.07. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2012) an Officers Certificate stating whether or not the signers thereof have knowledge of any failure by the Company to comply with all conditions and covenants then required to be performed under the Indenture and, if so, specifying each such failure and the nature thereof.
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In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action that the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
ARTICLE 5
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 5.01. Applicability of Article 6 of the Base Indenture. Article 6 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 5 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 6 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Article 6 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 5 and the provisions set forth in this Article 5. All references in the Base Indenture to Section 6.01(d) or Section 6.01(e) thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i), respectively, of this Supplemental Indenture and the provisions set forth therein. In addition, all references in the Base Indenture to Section 6.05 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to Section 5.10 of this Supplemental Indenture and the provisions set forth therein.
Section 5.02. Events of Default. The following events shall be Events of Default with respect to the Notes:
(a) default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
(b) default in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon Optional Redemption, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(c) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a Holders conversion right and the failure continues for a period of five days;
(d) failure by the Company to issue a Fundamental Change Company Notice in accordance with Section 12.01(c) when due;
(e) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 10;
(f) failure by the Company for 90 days after written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received by the Company (and also the Trustee if given by Holders) to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes or the Indenture;
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(g) default by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $25.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration, in each case, after giving effect to any applicable grace period and if such indebtedness has not been discharged or such acceleration or required repurchase has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days, as applicable;
(h) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or
(i) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 30 consecutive days.
Section 5.03. Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment. In case one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding determined in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Notes to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall automatically be immediately due and payable, anything in the Indenture or in the Notes contained to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with
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respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries occurs and is continuing, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all Notes shall become and shall automatically be due and payable immediately.
The immediately preceding paragraph, however, is subject to the conditions that if, at any time after the principal of the Notes shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the monies due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the Company shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay installments of accrued and unpaid interest upon all Notes and the principal of any and all Notes that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on overdue installments of accrued and unpaid interest to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, and on such principal at the rate borne by the Notes plus one percent at such time) and amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture, and if (1) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, (2) any and all existing Events of Default under the Indenture, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on Notes that shall have become due solely by such acceleration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 5.10, and (3) all amounts owing to the Trustee shall have been paid, then and in every such case (except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the Notes and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences and such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the nonpayment of the principal of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any Notes, (ii) a failure to repurchase any Notes when required or (iii) a failure to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes.
Section 5.04. Additional Interest. Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the Companys failure to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the Companys failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.05 hereof shall, after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to (a) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during the 90-day period beginning on, and including the date on which such Event of Default first occurs and on which such Event of Default is continuing and (b) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during the 90-day period beginning on, and including, the 91st day following, and including, the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs and on which such Event of Default is continuing. If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as regular interest on the Notes. On the 181st day after such Event of Default first occurs (if the Event of Default relating to the Companys failure to file is not cured or waived prior to such
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181st day), the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.03. In the event that (A) the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 5.04 or (B) the Company does elect to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, then in each such case, the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.03.
In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company must notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the beginning of such 180-day period. Upon the failure to timely give such notice, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.03.
Section 5.05. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 5.02 shall have occurred, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal and interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes plus one percent at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.
In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.05, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is
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hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agents and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting such Holder or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. The Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors or other similar committee.
All rights of action and of asserting claims under the Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.
In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of the Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party), the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.
In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under the Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant to Section 5.10 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 5.03 or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 5.06. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. After an Event of Default, any monies or properties distributable in respect of the Companys obligations under the Indenture, or any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 5 with respect to the Notes shall be applied in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:
First, to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture;
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Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on, and any cash due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;
Third, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount (including, if applicable, the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time plus one percent, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the cash due upon conversion) and interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) and accrued and unpaid interest; and
Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
Section 5.07. Proceedings by Holders. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including, if applicable, Redemption Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, no Holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided;
(b) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee such security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense to be incurred therein or thereby;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and
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(e) no direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding within such 60-day period pursuant to Section 5.10,
it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 5.07, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal (including the Redemption Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in the Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 5.08. Proceedings by Trustee. In case of an Event of Default the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by the Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in the Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by the Indenture or by law.
Section 5.09. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, all powers and remedies given by this Article 5 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in the Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.07, every power and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.
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Section 5.10. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders. The Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to Notes; provided, however, that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such directions are unduly prejudicial to such Holders) or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, or the principal (including any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price) of, the Notes when due that has not been cured pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.02, (ii) a failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes or (iii) a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 9 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 5.10, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and the Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing.
Section 5.11. Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, mail to all Holders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear upon the Note Register, notice of all Defaults known to a Responsible Officer, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or the Redemption Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a committee of Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
Section 5.12. Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to the Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 5.12 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any
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suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any Note (including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to the Notes being repurchased as provided in this Supplemental Indenture) on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 11.
ARTICLE 6
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 6.01. Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. In addition to the provisions of Article 7 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default that may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred that has not been cured or waived the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
(a) No provision of the Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of the Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith and willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of the Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of the Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
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(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under the Indenture;
(d) whether or not therein provided, every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section and Article 7 of the Base Indenture;
(e) the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-Note Registrar with respect to the Notes;
(f) if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to the Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless such Responsible Officer of the Trustee had actual knowledge of such event;
(g) the Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company; and
(h) in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 and Article 7 of the Base Indenture shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent.
None of the provisions contained in the Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
Section 6.02. No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained in this Supplemental Indenture and in the Notes (except in the Trustees certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of the Indenture. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any information, statement or recital in the Prospectus Supplement or in any other disclosure material prepared or distributed with respect to the issuance of the Notes.
Section 6.03. Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent,
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Conversion Agent or Note Registrar. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as defined in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue as Trustee or resign. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
Section 6.04. Monies and Shares of Common Stock to Be Held in Trust. All monies and shares of Common Stock received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money and shares of Common Stock held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money or shares of Common Stock received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.
ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS
Section 7.01. Action by Holders. Whenever in the Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 hereof, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may fix, but shall not be required to, in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than fifteen days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.
Section 7.02. Proof of Execution by Holders. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.01 hereof, Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture and Section 8.05 hereof, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar. The record of any Holders meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 8.06 hereof.
Section 7.03. Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners. The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and
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notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sums or shares of Common Stock so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or shares deliverable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes following an Event of Default, any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such Holders right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
Section 7.04. Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 7.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in the Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 7.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.
ARTICLE 8
HOLDERS MEETINGS
Section 8.01. Purpose of Meetings. A meeting of Holders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 8 for any of the following purposes:
(a) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under the Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 5;
(b) to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 hereof and Article 7 of the Base Indenture;
(c) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.03; or
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(d) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Notes under any other provision of the Indenture or under applicable law.
Section 8.02. Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders to take any action specified in Section 8.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 7.01, shall be mailed to Holders of such Notes at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. Such notice shall also be mailed to the Company. Such notices shall be mailed not less than twenty nor more than ninety days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
Any meeting of Holders shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Notes then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Notes then outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.
Section 8.03. Call of Meetings by Company or Holders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Holders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed the notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 8.01, by mailing notice thereof as provided in Section 8.02.
Section 8.04. Qualifications for Voting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.
Section 8.05. Regulations. The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 8.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Subject to the provisions of Section 7.04, at any meeting of Holders each Holder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be
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not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Notes held by it or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating it as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Holders. Any meeting of Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
Section 8.06. Voting. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed as provided in Section 8.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.
Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
Section 8.07. No Delay of Rights by Meeting. Nothing contained in this Article 8 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under any of the provisions of the Indenture or of the Notes.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.01. Applicability of Article 9 of the Base Indenture. Article 9 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 9 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 9 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Article 9 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 9 and the provisions set forth in this Article 9.
Section 9.02. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, at the Companys expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency that does not adversely affect Holders of the Notes;
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(b) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture pursuant to Article 10;
(c) to provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;
(d) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture by a successor trustee;
(e) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;
(f) to secure the Notes;
(g) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
(h) to comply with Section 11.07(a) or make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
(i) to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or
(j) to conform the provisions of the Indenture or the Notes to the Description of Notes section of the Prospectus Supplement.
Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any supplemental indenture that affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.02 may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.03.
Section 9.03. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 7) of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 7 and including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company and the Trustee, at the Companys expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, no such supplemental indenture shall:
(a) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
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(b) reduce the rate of or extend the stated time for payment of interest on any Note;
(c) reduce the principal of or extend the Maturity Date of any Note;
(d) make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;
(e) reduce the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders the Companys obligation to make such payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise;
(f) make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note;
(g) change the ranking of the Notes;
(h) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on such Holders Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holders Notes; or
(i) make any change in this Article 9 that requires each Holders consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 5.02 or Section 5.10.
Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid and subject to Section 9.06, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
Holders do not need under Section 9.02 or Section 9.03 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture. It shall be sufficient if such Holders approve the substance thereof. After any such supplemental indenture becomes effective, the Company shall deliver to the Holders a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the supplemental indenture.
Section 9.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9, the Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under the Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes.
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Section 9.05. Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9 may, at the Companys expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of the Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Companys expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 14.07) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.
Section 9.06. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished to Trustee. In addition to the documents required by Section 14.02, the Trustee shall receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 9 and is permitted or authorized by the Indenture, and is valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE 10
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE
Section 10.01. Applicability of Article 5 of the Base Indenture. Article 5 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 10 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 5 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Article 5 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 10 and the provisions set forth in this Article 10.
Section 10.02. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.03, the Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person, unless:
(a) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the Successor Company), if not the Company, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture; and
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Section 10.02, the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to another Person.
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Section 10.03. Successor Corporation to Be Substituted. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and upon the assumption by the Successor Company, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes, the due and punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon conversion of the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by the Company, such Successor Company (if not the Company) shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part, except in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of the Companys properties and assets. Such Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Company instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in the Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by an Officer of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under the Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or transfer (but not in the case of a lease), upon compliance with this Article 10 the Person named as the Company in the first paragraph of the Indenture (or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 10) may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and, except in the case of a lease, such Person shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
Section 10.04. Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee. No consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease shall be effective unless the Trustee shall receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article 10.
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ARTICLE 11
CONVERSION OF NOTES
Section 11.01. Conversion Privilege. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 11, each Holder of a Note shall have the right, at such Holders option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date at an initial conversion rate of 83.3333 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11.04, the Conversion Rate) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 11.02, the Conversion Obligation).
If the Company calls any or all of the Notes for redemption pursuant to Article 13, then Holders may surrender Notes that have been so called for redemption at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. After that time, the right to convert shall expire, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of Notes may convert its Notes until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for.
Section 11.02. Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion.
(a) Subject to this Section 11.02, Section 11.03(b) and Section 11.07(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (Cash Settlement), shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 11.02 (Physical Settlement) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 11.02 (Combination Settlement), at its election, as set forth in this Section 11.02.
(i) All conversions occurring on or after the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, and all conversions occurring after the Companys issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.
(ii) With respect to conversions occurring prior to the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date (except conversions occurring after the Companys issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date) the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions occurring on the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates.
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(iii) If, in respect of any Conversion Date (or (x) the period beginning on, and including, the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date or (y) the period beginning on, and including, the date on which the Company issues a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and ending at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the related Redemption Date, as the case may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the Settlement Notice) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Holders no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (or, in the case of any conversions occurring (x) after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, no later than the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method for a conversion prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement for such conversion and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation prior to the deadline set forth in the second immediately preceding sentence but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be $1,000.
(iv) The cash, shares of Common Stock or combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of any conversion of Notes (the Settlement Amount) shall be computed as follows:
(A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date;
(B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and
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(C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period.
(v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional share, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.
(b) Subject to Section 11.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the Applicable Procedures and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 11.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) (a Notice of Conversion) at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 11.02(h). The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 11 on the Conversion Date for such conversion. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 12.02.
If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.
(c) A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date (the Conversion Date) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as provided in Section 11.03(b) and Section 11.07(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in
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respect of the Conversion Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method. If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holders nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary for the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Companys Conversion Obligation.
(d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall cause the principal balance of a Global Note to be adjusted in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, or shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the converting Holder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such conversion being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such conversion.
(e) If a Holder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion, unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such shares to be issued in a name other than the Holders name, in which case the Holder shall pay that tax. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holders name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(f) Except as provided in Section 11.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any shares issued upon the conversion of any Note as provided in this Article 11.
(g) Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes to such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.
(h) Upon conversion, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Companys settlement of the Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
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on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Regular Record Date to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note.
(i) Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any Notes surrendered for conversion as of the Conversion Date; provided, however, that the Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the relevant Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion.
(j) The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP on the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the applicable Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.
Section 11.03. Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes. (a) If the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of Common Stock (the Additional Shares), as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Notice of Conversion is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 11.03 on account of an anticipated Fundamental Change that does not occur.
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(b) Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, at its option, satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement in accordance with Section 11.02, based on the Conversion Rate as increased to reflect the Additional Shares pursuant to the table set forth below; provided, however, that if, at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be paid to Holders in cash on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes and the Trustee of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.
(c) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the Effective Date) and the price (the Stock Price) paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of the Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments to the Stock Price, in its good faith determination, to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs, during such five consecutive Trading Day period.
(d) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 11.04.
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(e) The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares to be received per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 11.03 for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:
Stock Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effective Date |
$10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 | $15.00 | $17.50 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 16, 2012 |
16.6667 | 14.2348 | 12.1814 | 10.6256 | 8.4576 | 6.7417 | 5.5890 | 4.0869 | 3.1181 | 1.2187 | 0.3991 | 0.1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2012 |
16.6667 | 14.2336 | 12.1804 | 10.6250 | 8.4572 | 6.7415 | 5.5888 | 4.0868 | 3.1180 | 1.2186 | 0.3991 | 0.1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2013 |
16.6667 | 12.5211 | 10.2757 | 8.6429 | 6.5297 | 5.0447 | 4.1467 | 3.0503 | 2.3573 | 0.9871 | 0.3574 | 0.1804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2014 |
16.6667 | 11.0366 | 8.3690 | 6.4685 | 4.2064 | 2.9464 | 2.3699 | 1.7692 | 1.3967 | 0.6544 | 0.2922 | 0.1770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2015 |
16.6667 | 10.2886 | 7.2106 | 4.8094 | 1.1671 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2016 |
16.6667 | 9.1551 | 5.9878 | 3.8878 | 0.9519 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2017 |
16.6667 | 7.5758 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
The exact Stock Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:
(i) if the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year;
(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $100.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and
(iii) if the Stock Price is less than $10.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 100.0000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.04.
(f) Nothing in this Section 11.03 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.04 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, if a Holder converts its Notes prior to the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change, then, whether or not such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs, such Holder shall not be entitled to an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 11.03 in connection with such conversion.
Section 11.04. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes have the right to participate (other than in the case of a stock split or share combination), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 11.04, without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.
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(a) If the Company exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of its Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable; | ||
CR' | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date; and | ||
OS' | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination. |
Any adjustment made under this Section 11.04(a) shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 11.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(b) If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance; |
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CR' | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date; | ||
X | = | the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and | ||
Y | = | the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants. |
Any increase made under this Section 11.04(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that shares of the Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.
For purposes of this Section 11.04(b), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share that is less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 11.04(a) or Section 11.04(b), (ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 11.04(d), and (iii) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 11.04(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the Distributed Property), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; | ||
CR' | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date; | ||
SP0 | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and | ||
FMV | = | the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. |
Any increase made under the portion of this Section 11.04(c) above shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if FMV (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the FMV (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 11.04(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
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With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or business unit of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a Spin-Off), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period; | ||
CR' | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period; | ||
FMV0 | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock applicable to one share of the Common Stock (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as set forth in Section 1.02 as if references therein to Common Stock were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the Valuation Period); and | ||
MP0 | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period. |
The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall occur on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided that in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 11.04(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. In addition, if the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period, references in the portion of this Section 11.04(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of the Observation Period.
For purposes of this Section 11.04(c) (and subject in all respect to Section 11.11), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Companys Capital Stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (Trigger Event): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 11.04(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 11.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of the Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence)
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with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of Section 11.04(a), Section 11.04(b) and this Section 11.04(c), any dividend or distribution to which this Section 11.04(c) is applicable that also includes one or both of:
(A) a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 11.04(a) is applicable (the Clause A Distribution); or
(B) a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 11.04(b) is applicable (the Clause B Distribution),
then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 11.04(c) is applicable (the Clause C Distribution) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 11.04(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 11.04(a) and Section 11.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company (I) the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be outstanding immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date within the meaning of Section 11.04(a) or outstanding immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Ex-Dividend Date within the meaning of Section 11.04(b).
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(d) If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where,
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||
CR' | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||
SP0 | = | the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and | ||
C | = | the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock. |
Any increase pursuant to this Section 11.04(d) shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if C (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of the Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.
(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
CR' | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
AC | = | the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; |
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OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); | ||
OS' | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and | ||
SP' | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires. |
The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.04(e) shall occur at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that in respect of any conversion within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references in this Section 11.04(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. In addition, if the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period, references in this Section 11.04(e) to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date to, and including, the last Trading Day of the Observation Period.
If the Company is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting all or any such purchases or all or any portion of such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had been made only in respect of the purchases actually effected.
(f) Notwithstanding this Section 11.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Holder that has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date would be treated as the record holder of the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 11.02(i) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 11.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.
(g) Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of its Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of its Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.
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(h) In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 11.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of The New York Stock Exchange, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Companys best interest. In addition, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to any of the preceding two sentences, the Company shall mail to the Holder of each Note at its last address appearing on the Note Register a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 11, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:
(i) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Companys securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;
(ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries;
(iii) upon the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) of this subsection and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued;
(iv) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or
(v) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
(j) All calculations and other determinations under this Article 11 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. The Company shall not be required to make an adjustment in the Conversion Rate unless the adjustment would require a change in the Conversion Rate of at least 1%. However, the Company shall carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried-forward adjustments, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (i) on December 31 of each calendar year, (ii) upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, and (iii) on the Conversion Date for any conversions of Notes or, with respect to any conversions that occur on or after the 25th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, on each Trading Day during the Observation Period for such conversions.
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(k) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officers Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder at its last address appearing on the Note Register of the Indenture. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
(l) For purposes of this Section 11.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.
Section 11.05. Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or expiration date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.
Section 11.06. Shares to Be Fully Paid. The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement is applicable).
Section 11.07. Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock.
(a) In the case of:
(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or a change in the par value of the Common Stock);
(ii) any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;
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(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or
(iv) any statutory share exchange,
in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a Merger Event), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the Reference Property, with each unit of Reference Property meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 9.02(h) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 11.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 11.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 11.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.
If the Merger Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (i) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. If the holders receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (x) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 11.03), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Merger Event and (y) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is
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practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 11 (it being understood that no such adjustments shall be required with respect to any portion of the Reference Property that does not consist of shares of Common Equity). If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including to the extent required by the Board of Directors and practicable the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article 12.
(b) In the event the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 11.07, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefore, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise the Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the Note Register provided for in the Indenture, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.
(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 11.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, as set forth in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.
(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.
Section 11.08. Certain Covenants. (a) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(b) The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.
(c) The Company further covenants that if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system the Company will list and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
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Section 11.09. Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Person to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 11.07 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 11.07 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 6.01, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto.
Section 11.10. Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In case of any:
(a) action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.04 or Section 11.11;
(b) Merger Event; or
(c) voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of the Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and to be mailed to each Holder at its address appearing on the Note Register, as promptly as possible but in any event at least 20 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the date on which such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
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Section 11.11. Stockholder Rights Plans. To the extent that the Company has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes, each share of Common Stock, if any, issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such stockholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, unless, prior to any conversion, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights plan, in which case the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock shares of Capital Stock of the Company, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities as provided in Section 11.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
ARTICLE 12
REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS
Section 12.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holders option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holders Notes, or any portion of the principal thereof that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000, on the date (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 Business Days or more than 45 Business Days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), unless the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, in which case the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to Holders of record as of such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased pursuant to this Article 12.
(b) Repurchases of Notes under this Section 12.01 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:
(i) delivery to the Paying Agent by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Applicable Procedures if the Notes are Global Notes, in each case on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and
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(ii) delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, or if the Notes are Global Notes, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor.
The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be repurchased shall state:
(i) in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for repurchase;
(ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and
(iii) that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture;
provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with the Applicable Procedures.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 12.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 12.02.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(c) On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of Notes and the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the Fundamental Change Company Notice) of the occurrence of the effective date of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall be by first class mail or, in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with providing such notice, the Company shall publish a notice containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Company Notice in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or publish such information on the Companys website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:
(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii) the date of the Fundamental Change;
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(iii) the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 12;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;
(vii) if applicable, the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate;
(viii) if applicable, that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and
(ix) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.
No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Holders repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 12.01.
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Companys name and at the Companys expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes). The Paying Agent shall promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes), or any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the Applicable Procedures shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to repurchase any Notes in respect of which the Fundamental Change repurchase right has been exercised pursuant to this Section 12.01 and in respect of which the relevant Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has not been withdrawn if a third party purchases such Notes on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date in the manner and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth herein applicable to the repurchase of Notes upon a Fundamental Change.
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Section 12.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. (a) A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 12.02 at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, specifying:
(i) the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted,
(ii) if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the Notes in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and
(iii) the principal amount, if any, of any such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;
provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Notes, the notice must comply and be delivered in accordance with Applicable Procedures.
Section 12.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. (a) The Company shall deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.03) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date an amount of money sufficient to repurchase all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) shall be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the Holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 12.01) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 12.01 by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register; provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(b) If by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to make payment on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, then (i) such Notes will cease to be outstanding, (ii) interest will cease to accrue on such Notes (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent) and (iii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price).
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(c) Upon surrender of a Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to Section 12.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unrepurchased portion of the Note surrendered.
Section 12.04. Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes. In connection with any repurchase offer, the Company will, if required:
(a) comply with the provisions of the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable;
(b) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and
(c) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes;
in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article 12 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article 12.
ARTICLE 13
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Section 13.01. Applicability of Article 5 of the Base Indenture. Article 3 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 13 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 3 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Article 3 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 13 and the provisions set forth in this Article 13.
Section 13.02. Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to September 1, 2015. On any Business Day on or after September 1, 2015, the Company may redeem (an Optional Redemption) for cash all or part of the Notes, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive), including the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice, during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day prior to the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 13.03.
Section 13.03. Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes.
(a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 13.02, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a Redemption Date) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than 55 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company,
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shall provide or cause to be provided a notice of such Optional Redemption (a Redemption Notice) not less than 40 nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes so to be redeemed as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Note Register; provided, however, that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day.
(b) The Redemption Notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice or any defect in the Redemption Notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.
(c) Each Redemption Notice shall specify:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price;
(iii) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;
(iv) the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;
(v) that Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time prior to the 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date;
(vi) the procedures a converting Holder must follow to convert its Notes and the Settlement Method and Specified Cash Amount, if applicable;
(vii) the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, the number of Additional Shares added to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 11.03;
(viii) the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Notes; and
(ix) in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.
A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.
(d) If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes are in the form of Global Notes, the Depositary will select the Notes to be redeemed. If fewer than all
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of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes are in the form of Physical Notes, the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples thereof) by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers to be fair and appropriate. If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of the Note submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.
Section 13.04. Payment of Notes Called for Redemption. (a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 13.03, the Notes shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Notes shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.
(b) Prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 6.04 an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Notes to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Notes to be redeemed shall be made promptly after the later of:
(i) the Redemption Date for such Notes; and
(ii) the time of presentation of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by this Section 13.04.
Section 13.05. Restrictions on Redemption. The Company may not redeem any Notes on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 14.01. Official Acts by Successor Corporation. Any act or proceeding by any provision of the Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.
Section 14.02. Governing Law. The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and each note, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to the Indenture and each Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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Section 14.03. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, Conversion Date or Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue in respect of the delay.
Section 14.04. No Security Interest Created. Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.
Section 14.05. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder or the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.
Section 14.06. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and headings of the articles and sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 14.07. Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent that shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture, Section 2.04 hereof, Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, Section 2.10 of the Base Indenture, Section 9.05 hereof and Section 12.03 hereof as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by the Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of the Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the authenticating agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes by the Trustee and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an authenticating agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Trustees certificate of authentication.
Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and, except as provided in or pursuant to the Indenture, shall at all times be a corporation eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 7.11 of the Base Indenture that would be permitted by the Trust Indenture Act to act as trustee under an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, is authorized under applicable law and by its charter to act as an Authenticating Agent and has a combined capital and surplus (computed in accordance with Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act) of at least $50,000,000. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
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Any corporation or other entity into which any authenticating agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any authenticating agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to the corporate trust business of any authenticating agent, shall be the successor of the authenticating agent hereunder, if such successor corporation or other entity is otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the authenticating agent or such successor corporation or other entity.
Any authenticating agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any authenticating agent by giving written notice of termination to such authenticating agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any authenticating agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor authenticating agent (which may be the Trustee), shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Holders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the Note Register.
The Company agrees to pay to the authenticating agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the authenticating agent, if it determines such agents fees to be unreasonable.
The provisions of Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture, Section 6.02 hereof, Section 6.03 hereof, Section 7.03 hereof and this Section 14.07 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.
If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
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Section 14.08. Duplicate Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Section 14.09. Separability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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Section 14.10. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 14.11. Calculations. The Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate of the Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Companys calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Companys calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Companys calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.
Section 14.12. Ratification of Indenture. The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
MOLYCORP, INC. | ||
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
MOLYCORP, INC.
6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2017
No. [ ] | [Initially]1 $[ ] |
CUSIP No. 608753 AF6
MOLYCORP, INC., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Company, which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.]2 [ ]3, or registered assigns, the principal sum [as set forth in the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes attached hereto]4 [of $[ ]]5, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $360,000,000 in aggregate at any time (or $414,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement), in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, on September 1, 2017, and interest thereon as set forth below.
This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 6.00% per year from , or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until September 1, 2017. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1, commencing on March 1, 2013, to Holders of record at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the preceding February 15 and August 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in Section 5.04 of the within-mentioned Supplemental Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of such Section 5.04 and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.
Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes plus one percent, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company, at its election, in accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Supplemental Indenture.
The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on this Note, so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the
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Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency in the United States designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Note Registrar in respect of the Notes and the Corporate Trust Office and its agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer.
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Note, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.
This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
MOLYCORP, INC. | ||
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture. |
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]
MOLYCORP, INC.
6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2017
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $360,000,000 (as increased by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any additional Notes purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to the exercise of their over-allotment option as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement) all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of , as previously amended and supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (the Base Indenture) and as further supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of (the Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the Trustee), to which reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Supplemental Indenture (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries), shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) of the Supplemental Indenture with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries occurs and is continuing, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all Notes shall become and shall automatically be immediately due and payable.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.
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No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of and accrued and unpaid interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the lawful money herein prescribed.
The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.
The Notes shall be redeemable at the Companys option on any Business Day on or after September 1, 2015 in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.
Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holders option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holders Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, to convert any Notes, or any portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.
The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture.
Terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM = as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
CUST = Custodian
TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
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SCHEDULE A6
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
MOLYCORP, INC.
6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017
The initial principal amount of this Global Note is THREE HUNDRED SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS ($360,000,000). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
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Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
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ATTACHMENT 1
[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]
To: Molycorp, Inc.
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with Section 11.02(d) or Section 11.02(e) of the Supplemental Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares of Common Stock are to be issued, or Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder. |
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NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
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ATTACHMENT 2
[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]
To: Molycorp, Inc.
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Molycorp, Inc. (the Company) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 12.01 of the Supplemental Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.
In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:
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Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all): $ ,000 |
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
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ATTACHMENT 3
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder. |
NOTICE: The signature on the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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Exhibit 5.1
JONES DAY
NORTH POINT 901 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114.1190
TELEPHONE: +1.216.586.3939 FACSIMILE: +1.216.579.0212
August 22, 2012
Molycorp, Inc.
5619 Denver Tech Center Parkway
Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Re: $414,000,000 of 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 of Molycorp, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Molycorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the issuance and sale of up to $414,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the Convertible Notes) convertible into cash, shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock and, when issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, the Conversion Shares) or a combination of cash and Conversion Shares, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2012 (the Underwriting Agreement), by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (together, the Underwriters). The Convertible Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of August 22, 2012 (the Base Indenture), by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 22, 2012 (together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture), by and between the Company and the Trustee.
In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of this opinion. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Convertible Notes, when they are executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and issued and delivered to the Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.
2. The Conversion Shares initially issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, when issued and delivered upon conversion of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
ALKHOBAR ATLANTA BEIJING BOSTON BRUSSELS CHICAGO CLEVELAND COLUMBUS DALLAS DUBAI DÜSSELDORF FRANKFURT HONG KONG HOUSTON IRVINE JEDDAH LONDON LOS ANGELES MADRID MEXICO CITY MILAN MOSCOW MUNICH NEW YORK PARIS PITTSBURGH RIYADH SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SÃO PAULO SHANGHAI SILICON VALLEY SINGAPORE SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO WASHINGTON
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JONES DAY |
For purposes of the opinion expressed in paragraph 1, we have assumed that (i) the definitive terms of the Convertible Notes will be established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and (ii) the Trustee has authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture and the Indenture is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Trustee.
The opinion expressed in paragraph 1 is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, and by general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or at equity.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of New York, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of any other law of the State of Delaware or the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated the date hereof filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183336) (the Registration Statement), filed by the Company to effect the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act) and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jones Day
Exhibit 5.2
JONES DAY
NORTH POINT 901 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-1190
TELEPHONE: (216) 586-3939 FACSIMILE: (216) 579-0212
August 22, 2012
Molycorp, Inc.
5619 Denver Tech Center Parkway
Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Re: | 27,600,000 Shares of Common Stock of Molycorp, Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Molycorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the issuance and sale of up to 13,800,000 shares (the Company Shares) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Common Stock), of the Company and the issuance and sale of up to 13,800,000 shares (the Borrowed Shares and, together with the Company Shares, the Securities) of Common Stock that the Company may loan to Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC (the Borrower) pursuant to a Share Lending Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2012 (the Share Lending Agreement), by and between the Company and the Borrower, in each case pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2012 (the Underwriting Agreement), by and between the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of this opinion. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company Shares, upon their issuance and sale in in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
2. The Borrowed Shares, upon their issuance and delivery in accordance with the terms of the Share Lending Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
For the purpose of the opinion expressed in paragraph 2, we have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue and deliver the Borrowed Shares pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement will be in full force and effect at all times at which the Borrowed Shares are issued and delivered by the Company, and the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of New York, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of any other law of the State of Delaware or the laws of any other jurisdiction.
ALKHOBAR ATLANTA BEIJING BOSTON BRUSSELS CHICAGO CLEVELAND COLUMBUS DALLAS DUBAI DÜSSELDORF FRANKFURT HONG KONG HOUSTON IRVINE JEDDAH LONDON LOS ANGELES MADRID MEXICO CITY MILAN MOSCOW MUNICH NEW YORK PARIS PITTSBURGH RIYADH SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SÃO PAULO SHANGHAI SILICON VALLEY SINGAPORE SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO WASHINGTON
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JONES DAY |
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated the date hereof filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183336) (the Registration Statement), filed by the Company to effect the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act) and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jones Day
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SHARE LENDING AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 17, 2012
Between
Molycorp, Inc. (Lender)
and
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC (Borrower)
This AGREEMENT sets forth the terms and conditions under which Borrower may, from time to time, borrow from Lender shares of Common Stock.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions. The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
Business Day means a day on which regular trading occurs in the principal trading market for the Common Stock.
Cash means any coin or currency of the United States as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
Clearing Organization means The Depository Trust Company, or, if agreed to by Borrower and Lender, such other securities intermediary at which Borrower and Lender maintain accounts.
Closing Price on any day means, with respect to the Common Stock (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national or regional U.S. securities exchange or is included in the OTC Bulletin Board Service (operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) or any successor thereto, the last reported sale price, regular way, in the principal trading session on such day on such market or service on which the Common Stock is then listed or is included, as the case may be (or, if the day of determination is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), and (ii) if the Common Stock is not so listed or included or if the last reported sale price is not obtainable (even if the Common Stock is listed on such market or included in such service), the average of the bid prices for the Common Stock obtained from as many dealers in the Common Stock (which may include Borrower or its affiliates), but not exceeding three, as shall furnish bid prices available to Lender.
Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Lender; provided that, if the Common Stock shall be exchanged for or converted into any other security, assets and/or other consideration (including cash) as the result of any merger, consolidation, other business combination, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization or other corporate action (including, without limitation, a reorganization in bankruptcy), then, effective upon such exchange or conversion, the amount of such other security, assets and/or other consideration received in exchange for one share of Common Stock shall be deemed to become one share of Common Stock. For purposes of the foregoing, where a share of Common Stock may be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration based upon any form of stockholder election, such consideration will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of the Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election.
Convertible Notes means (i) up to $360,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 issued by Lender and (ii) up to $414,000,000 aggregate principal amount of such securities to the extent the option to purchase such additional securities (the Over-Allotment Option) is exercised as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
Cutoff Time shall mean 10:00 a.m. in the jurisdiction of the Clearing Organization, or such other time on a Business Day by which a transfer of Loaned Shares must be made by Borrower or Lender to the other, as shall be determined in accordance with market practice, in which case such other time will be the Cutoff Time.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Facility Termination Date means the earliest to occur of (i) the 3rd Business Day (as such term is defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) immediately following the 23rd Trading Day (as such term is defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) immediately following the date on which all Convertible Notes have been redeemed, repurchased, converted or otherwise acquired for value, (ii) the date, if any, on which all Loans hereunder are terminated and (iii) the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated.
First Supplemental Indenture means the first supplemental indenture, to be dated as of August 22, 2012, to be entered into between Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the Trustee), to provide for the form, terms and other provisions of the Convertible Notes and which shall supplement the base indenture, to be dated as of August 22, 2012, to be entered into between Lender and the Trustee.
Lenders Designated Account means the securities account of Lender maintained on the books of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as securities intermediary, and with such designation as notified by the Lender to the Borrower promptly following the date hereof and in no event later than August 21, 2012.
Loaned Shares means shares of Common Stock transferred in a Loan hereunder until such Common Stock (or identical Common Stock) is transferred back to Lender hereunder; provided that, to the extent Borrower subsequently transfers to another transferee shares of Common Stock initially transferred to Borrower hereunder, Loaned Shares means an equivalent number of identical shares of Common Stock. If, as the result of a stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased or decreased, then the number of outstanding Loaned Shares shall, effective as of the payment or delivery date of any such event, be proportionately increased or decreased, as the case may be. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be exchanged for or converted into any new or different security or securities, assets and/or other consideration, as described in the definition of Common Stock, such new or different security or securities, assets and/or other consideration shall, effective upon such exchange or conversion, as the case may be, be deemed to become a Loaned Share in substitution for the former Loaned Share for which such exchange is made and in the same proportions as described in the definition of Common Stock. For purposes of return of Loaned Shares by Borrower or purchase or sale of securities pursuant to Section 4 or 10, Borrower may return securities of the same issuer, class and quantity as the Loaned Shares as adjusted pursuant to the two preceding sentences.
Maximum Number of Shares means 13,800,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as follows:
(a) If, as the result of a stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased or decreased, the Maximum Number of Shares shall, effective as of the payment or delivery date of any such event, be proportionally increased or decreased, as the case may be.
(b) If on September 16, 2012, (i) the Over-Allotment Option has not been exercised, the Maximum Number of Shares shall be reduced by 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock or (ii) the Over-Allotment Option has been exercised only in part, Borrower shall determine the appropriate adjustment to the Maximum Number of Shares and the date for such adjustment or adjustments in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided that, in the case of subclause (ii), absent agreement by Borrower, the Maximum Number of Shares shall in no case be reduced pursuant to this clause to a number of shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) less than the product of (x) the then-applicable Maximum Number of Shares, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes assuming the Over-Allotment Option has not been exercised, and the denominator of which is (A) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding as of initial issuance, plus (B) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes that would have been issued if the Over-Allotment Option had been exercised in full, and the date of such adjustment pursuant to subclause (ii) shall be no earlier than September 16, 2012.
(c) If, at any time after September 16, 2012, the Maximum Number of Shares exceeds the product of (A) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding at such time (it being understood and agreed, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the First Supplemental Indenture, that for purposes of this clause (c), Convertible Notes surrendered for conversion by the holders thereof shall not cease to be outstanding until the day on which the Lender delivers to the relevant converting holder the consideration due upon conversion), divided by $1,000 and (B) the Conversion Rate (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture), Lender may so notify Borrower in writing of such fact. Upon receipt of such notice by Borrower, effective five Business Days following such receipt, the Maximum Number of Shares shall be reduced by such excess.
(d) Upon the termination of any Loan pursuant to Section 4(a), the Maximum Number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of Loaned Shares surrendered by Borrower to Lender, in accordance with a direction of Borrower that Borrower will provide to Lender in connection with any such surrender of Loaned Shares; provided that if Borrower does not provide any such direction in connection with any such surrender, the Maximum Number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of Loaned Shares so surrendered; and provided further that if the number of Loaned Shares offered and sold by Borrower in any registered public offering under the Securities Act is less than the number of shares of Common Stock constituting the Loan made in connection with such registered public offering (such difference, the Unsold Amount), any termination of a Loan in an amount equal to the Unsold Amount prior to the date that is 30 calendar days following the date of the Borrowing Notice (as defined below) with respect to such Loan shall not so reduce the Maximum Number of Shares.
Registration Blackout Period means (i) the period beginning at 11:59 p.m. on the fourteenth calendar day preceding the last day of each fiscal quarter of Lender and ending at 11:59 p.m. on the second Business Day following the day on which Lenders quarterly earnings with respect to such fiscal quarter are publicly announced (or, in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter, if no quarterly earnings are announced, Lenders annual earnings), and (ii) if, after September 16, 2012, Lender is in possession of material non-public information about Lender or the Common Stock, the disclosure of which Lender reasonably believes would not be in its best interests, and notifies Borrower of that fact, the period beginning on the day on which Lender provides such notice to Borrower and ending on the 45th Business Day thereafter; provided that the aggregate duration of such Registration Blackout Period under clause (ii) above shall not exceed 45 Business Days during the term of this Agreement.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and as it may be amended from time to time.
Underwriting Agreement means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2012, entered into between Lender and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representative for several underwriters named therein, providing for the public offering of the Common Stock.
Section 2. Loans Of Shares; Transfers of Loaned Shares
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender hereby agrees to make available for borrowing by Borrower shares of Common Stock up to, in the aggregate, the Maximum Number of Shares.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower may, from time to time, by not less than one Business Days written notice to Lender (a Borrowing Notice) initiate one or more transactions in which Lender will lend Loaned Shares to Borrower through the issuance by Lender of such Loaned Shares to Borrower upon the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in this Agreement (each such issuance and loan, a Loan); provided that Borrower may not initiate a Loan by delivering a Borrowing Notice to Lender (i) during any Registration Blackout Period or (ii) after the earlier to occur of (A) March 15, 2013 and (B) the date as of which the Maximum Number of Shares shall have been sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. Such Loan shall be confirmed through the book-entry settlement system of the Clearing Organization. The records maintained by the Clearing Organization shall constitute conclusive evidence with respect to a Loan, including the number of shares of Common Stock that are the subject of such Loan to which the applicable records relate.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Borrower shall not be permitted to borrow, and may not initiate a Loan hereunder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock at any time to the extent (in the case of clause (i) below or to the extent that Borrower determines in its sole discretion (in the case of clause (ii) below) that after receipt of any shares of Common Stock in connection with such Loan, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 8.0% or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit. The Section 16 Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that Borrower and each
person subject to aggregation of shares of Common Stock with Borrower under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as of such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such day. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of shares of Common Stock that a Borrower Person under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Lender that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of shares of Common Stock (the Applicable Restrictions) owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Borrower in its reasonable discretion. A Borrower Person is Borrower and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Borrower. The Applicable Share Limit is, as of any day, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (A) the minimum number of shares of Common Stock that could give rise to materially adverse reporting obligations, materially adverse registration obligations or other materially adverse requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Borrower Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Borrower Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Borrower in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such day.
(d) Lender shall transfer Loaned Shares to Borrower on or before the Cutoff Time on the date specified in the Borrowing Notice for the commencement of the relevant Loan, which date shall not be earlier than the third Business Day following the receipt by Lender of the Borrowing Notice. Delivery of the Loaned Shares to Borrower shall be made in the manner set forth under Section 11 below.
Section 3. Loan Fee. Borrower agrees to pay Lender a single loan fee per Loan (a Loan Fee) equal to $0.001 per Loaned Share included in such Loan. Such Loan Fee shall be paid by Borrower on or before the time of transfer of the Loaned Shares pursuant to Section 2(d) on a delivery-versus-payment basis through the facilities of the Clearing Organization.
Section 4. Loan Terminations.
(a) Borrower may terminate all or any portion of a Loan on any Business Day by giving written notice thereof to Lender and transferring the corresponding number of Loaned Shares to Lender no later than the third Business Day following the date of such notice, without any consideration being payable in respect thereof by Lender to Borrower; provided that such termination shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make such other payments and/or deliveries required to be made by it to Lender hereunder, including any such payments and/or deliveries pursuant to Section 5 hereof. Any such loan termination shall be effective immediately upon delivery of the Loaned Shares in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b) Subject to Section 10 below, all outstanding Loans, if any, shall terminate on the Facility Termination Date, and all Loaned Shares, if any, then outstanding shall be delivered by Borrower to Lender, without any consideration being payable in respect thereof by Lender to Borrower, no later than the third Business Day following the Facility Termination Date; provided that such termination shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make such other payments and/or deliveries required to be made by it to Lender hereunder, including any such payments and/or deliveries pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
(c) Subject to Section 10 below, if a Loan is terminated upon the occurrence of a Default as set forth in Section 9, the Loaned Shares in respect of such Loan shall be delivered by Borrower to Lender, without any consideration being payable in respect thereof by Lender to Borrower, no later than the third Business Day following the termination date of such Loan as provided in Section 9; provided that such termination shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make such other payments and/or deliveries required to be made by it to Lender hereunder, including any such payments and/or deliveries pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
(d) If at any time the aggregate number of Loaned Shares outstanding under this Agreement exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the outstanding Loans (or portions thereof) to the extent of such excess shall immediately terminate and, subject to Section 10 below, such excess number of Loaned
Shares in respect of such terminated Loans (or portions thereof) shall be delivered by Borrower to Lender, without any consideration being payable in respect thereof by Lender to Borrower, no later than the third Business Day following the first date as of which such excess exists; provided that such termination shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make such other payments and/or deliveries required to be made by it to Lender hereunder, including any such payments and/or deliveries pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
Section 5. Distributions.
(a) If, at any time when there are Loaned Shares outstanding under this Agreement, Lender pays a cash dividend or makes a cash distribution in respect of all its outstanding shares of Common Stock, Borrower shall pay to Lender (whether or not Borrower is a holder of any or all of the outstanding Loaned Shares), within three Business Days after the payment of such dividend or distribution, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the amount per share of Common Stock of such dividend or distribution, as the case may be, and (ii) the number of Loaned Shares outstanding at such time; provided that if Borrower returns any Loaned Shares to Lender following a record date for such a dividend or distribution on such Loaned Shares but prior to the payment of such dividend or distribution on such Loaned Shares, Borrower shall nonetheless pay to Lender the amount of such dividend or distribution, as the case may be, within three Business Days after the payment of such dividend or distribution.
(b) If, at any time when there are Loaned Shares outstanding under this Agreement, Lender makes a distribution in respect of all its outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a distribution upon liquidation or a reorganization in bankruptcy) in property or securities, including any spin-off securities or assets, options, warrants, rights or privileges in respect of securities (other than a distribution of Common Stock, but including any spin-off securities or assets, options, warrants, rights or privileges exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) (a Non-Cash Distribution), Borrower shall deliver to Lender in kind (whether or not Borrower is a holder of any or all of the outstanding Loaned Shares), within three Business Days after the date of such Non-Cash Distribution, the property or securities so distributed in an amount (the Delivery Amount) equal to the product of (i) the amount per share of Common Stock of such Non-Cash Distribution, and (ii) the number of Loaned Shares outstanding at such time; provided that if Borrower returns any Loaned Shares to Lender following a record date for such a Non-Cash Distribution on such Loaned Shares but prior to the settlement of such Non-Cash Distribution on such Loaned Shares, Borrower shall nonetheless deliver to Lender the Delivery Amount in respect of such Non-Cash Distribution within three Business Days after the settlement date of distribution.
Section 6. Rights in Respect of Loaned Shares.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including Borrowers obligation to return the Loaned Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and except as otherwise agreed by Borrower and Lender or Borrower and any subsequent transferee of Loaned Shares, insofar as such person is the record owner of any such Loaned Shares, such person shall have all of the incidents of ownership in respect of any such Loaned Shares, including the right to transfer the Loaned Shares to others. Borrower agrees that neither it or any of its affiliates that is the record owner of any Loaned Shares initially transferred hereunder, held for delivery to Lender or held by Borrower or its affiliates (other than any such securities that are held in the accounts of, and beneficially owned by, any unaffiliated third party, where such third party has the power to, and has, directed the vote of such securities), shall vote such Loaned Shares on any matter submitted to a vote of Lenders stockholders.
Section 7. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Each of Borrower and Lender represent and warrant to the other that:
(i) it has full power to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into any Loans contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) it has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery, entry and performance;
(iii) this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto; and
(iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not and will not violate, contravene, or constitute a default under, (A) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other governing documents, (B) any laws, rules or regulations of any governmental authority to which it is subject, (C) any contracts, agreements or instrument to which it is a party or (D) any judgment, injunction, order or decree by which it is bound.
(b) Lender represents and warrants to Borrower, as of the date hereof, and as of the date any Loaned Shares are transferred to Borrower in respect of any Loan hereunder, that the Loaned Shares in respect of such Loan and all other outstanding shares of Common Stock of Lender have been duly authorized and, upon the issuance (if necessary) and delivery of such Loaned Shares to Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and subject to the contemporaneous or prior receipt of the applicable Loan Fee by Lender, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid nonassessable shares of Common Stock, and the stockholders of Lender have no preemptive rights with respect to such Loaned Shares.
(c) Lender represents and warrants to Borrower, as of the date hereof, and as of the date any Loaned Shares are transferred to Borrower in respect of any Loan hereunder, that all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are listed on The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Loaned Shares in respect of such Loan have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.
(d) Lender represents and warrants to Borrower, as of the date any Loaned Shares are transferred to Borrower in respect of any Loan hereunder, that Lender is not insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code) and Lender would be able to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Number of Shares in compliance with the corporate law of Lenders jurisdiction of incorporation.
(e) Lender represents and warrants to Borrower that, as of the date hereof, and as of the date any Loaned Shares are transferred to Borrower in respect of any Loan hereunder, Lender is not, and will not be required to register as, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(f) Lender represents and warrants to Borrower that Lender (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 as of the date hereof.
(g) Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that it (and any successor entity) is, and at any time during which a Loan made pursuant to this Agreement is outstanding will be, a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(h) Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that any shares of Common Stock that Borrower transfers to Lender in respect of any Loan Termination, and any property or securities comprising any Non-Cash Distribution that Borrower transfers to Lender, in each case, shall be made free from any lien, charge, claim or other encumbrance or restrictions (other than (x) a lien, charge, claim or other encumbrance or restriction routinely imposed on all securities by the relevant Clearance System and (y) any lien, charge, claim or other encumbrance or restriction (i) in the case of any shares of Common Stock, that exists in respect to all outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) in the case of any property or securities comprising any Non-Cash Distribution, that exists in respect of all such property or securities so distributed).
(i) The representations and warranties of Borrower and Lender under this Section 7 shall remain in full force and effect at all times during the term of this Agreement and shall survive the termination for any reason of this Agreement.
Section 8. Covenants.
(a) The parties hereto acknowledge that Borrower has informed Lender that Borrower is a financial participant within the meaning of Section 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that (i) each Loan hereunder is intended to be a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) each and every transfer of funds, securities and other property under this Agreement is intended to be a transfer and a settlement payment or a margin payment, as such terms are used in Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (iii) Borrower is intended to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 546(e), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(b) Lender shall, no later than five Business Days prior to any repurchase of Common Stock, give Borrower a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) if, following such repurchase, the Outstanding Borrow Percentage as determined on such day after giving effect to such repurchase would be greater than 8.0% or, after the first such Repurchase Notice, greater by 0.5% than the Outstanding Borrow Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, in the event that the amount of Loaned Shares provided pursuant to the initial Borrowing Notice causes the Outstanding Borrow Percentage to exceed 8.0%, then the first Repurchase Notice shall be deemed to have been given in connection with such initial Borrowing Notice. The Outstanding Borrow Percentage as of any day is the fraction (A) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Loaned Shares outstanding on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such day, including such Loaned Shares.
(c) Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that, insofar as Borrower or any of its affiliates is the record owner of any Loaned Shares, Borrower shall use good faith efforts to use such Loaned Shares solely for the purpose of directly or indirectly facilitating the sale of the Convertible Notes and hedging activities (including short sales of such Loaned Shares) relating to the Convertible Notes by the holders thereof.
Section 9. Events of Default.
(a) All Loans, and any further obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, may, at the option of the non-defaulting party by a written notice to the defaulting party (which option shall be deemed exercised, even if no notice is given, immediately on the occurrence of an event specified in Section 9(a)(v) or 9(a)(vi) below), be terminated (1) immediately on the occurrence of any of the events set forth in Section 9(a)(v) or 9(a)(vi) below or (2) two Business Days following such notice on the occurrence of any of the other events set forth below (each, a Default):
(i) Borrower fails to deliver Loaned Shares to Lender as required by Section 4;
(ii) Borrower fails to deliver or pay to Lender when due any cash, securities or other property as required by Section 5;
(iii) Borrower fails to pay Lender a Loan Fee when due as required by Section 3;
(iv) Borrower fails to pay Lender any amount when due as required by Section 10;
(v) the filing by or on behalf of Lender or Borrower of a voluntary petition or an answer seeking reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under any bankruptcy, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution, moratorium, delinquency, winding-up or liquidation or similar act or law, of any state, federal or other applicable foreign jurisdictions, now or hereafter existing (Bankruptcy Law), or any action by such party for, or consent or acquiescence to, the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
conservatory, custodian or similar official of such party, or of all or a substantial part of its property; or the making by such party of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the admission by such party in writing of its inability to pay its debts as they become due;
(vi) the filing of any involuntary petition against Lender or Borrower in bankruptcy or seeking reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under any Bankruptcy Law and an order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been issued or entered therein; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal or state law or law of any other applicable foreign jurisdictions; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee or other officer having similar powers over such party or over all or a part of its property shall have been entered; or the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of such party or of all or a substantial part of its property or the issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process against any substantial part of the property of such party; and continuance of any such event for 15 consecutive calendar days unless dismissed, bonded to the satisfaction of the court having jurisdiction in the premises or discharged;
(vii) Lender fails to provide any indemnity as required by Section 12; provided that Borrower may waive such Default by Lender in its sole discretion;
(viii) Borrower notifies Lender of its inability to or intention not to perform Borrowers obligations hereunder or otherwise disaffirms, fails to perform, rejects or repudiates any of its obligations hereunder; or
(ix) any representation made by Borrower under this Agreement in connection with any Loan or Loans hereunder shall be incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or Borrower fails to comply in any material respect with any of its covenants under this Agreement.
Section 10. Right to Extend; Lenders Remedies.
(a) Except to the extent a Loan is terminated pursuant to Section 4(c) as a result of a Default by Borrower, Borrower may, following the termination of any Loan pursuant to Section 4, delay the date on which the related Loan Shares are due to Lender (the Settlement Due Date, as so delayed to the extent applicable), with respect to some or all (as the case may be) of such Loaned Shares, if Borrower reasonably determines in good faith based on the advice of counsel that such extension with respect to some or all (as the case may be) of such Loan Shares is reasonably necessary to enable Borrower (or any of its affiliates) to effect purchases of Common Stock related to the delivery of Loan Shares due to Lender in connection with this Agreement in a manner that would be in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (i) applicable to Borrower or such affiliates in purchasing such shares of Common Stock or (ii) if Borrower were deemed to be Lender or an affiliated purchaser of Lender, that would be applicable to Lender in purchasing such shares of Common Stock.
(b) If, upon the termination of any Loan as a result of a Default by Borrower under Section 9 or pursuant to Section 4(c) on any Settlement Due Date, the purchase of Common Stock in an amount equal to all or any portion of the Loaned Shares to be delivered to Lender by Borrower in accordance with Section 4(c) of this Agreement (i) shall be prohibited by any law, rules or regulation of any governmental authority to which it is or would be subject, (ii) shall violate, or would upon such purchase reasonably likely violate, any order or prohibition of any court, tribunal or other governmental authority, (iii) shall require the prior consent of any court, tribunal or governmental authority prior to any such repurchase, (iv) would subject Borrower, based on the advice of counsel to the Borrower, to any liability or potential liability under any applicable federal securities laws (including, without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act), or (v) shall be commercially impracticable in the time period required by Section 4(c), in the commercially reasonable judgment of Borrower as a result of a demonstrable legal or regulatory impediment (including regulations of self-regulatory organizations) to such purchases (each of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), a Legal Obstacle), then, in each case, Borrower shall immediately notify Lender of the Legal Obstacle and the basis therefor, whereupon Borrowers obligations under Section 4(c) shall be suspended until such time as no Legal Obstacle with respect to such obligations shall exist (a Repayment Suspension). Following the
occurrence of and during the continuation of any Repayment Suspension, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remove or cure the Legal Obstacle as promptly as reasonably practicable, including, in the case of clause (iii), Borrower using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prior consent of the relevant court, tribunal or governmental authority in order to make any such repurchase; provided that (except in circumstances where the Legal Obstacle resulted from the failure by Borrower to comply with applicable securities laws or regulations) Lender shall promptly reimburse all reasonable costs and expenses (including of legal counsel to Borrower) incurred or, at Borrowers election, provide reasonably adequate surety or guarantee for any such costs and expenses that may be incurred by Borrower, in each case, in removing or curing such Legal Obstacle; and provided further that, if Borrower cannot remove or cure the Legal Obstacle within five Business Days, then Lender shall have the right at any time thereafter to notify Borrower of its election that Borrower pay to Lender, in lieu of the delivery of Loaned Shares in accordance with Section 4(c), an amount in immediately available funds (the Replacement Cash) equal to the product of (A) the average Closing Price (the Average Closing Price) during the ten consecutive Business Day period ending on the Business Day immediately preceding the date Borrower makes such payment, multiplied by (B) the number of Loaned Shares then outstanding.
(c) If Borrower shall fail to pay the Replacement Cash to Lender in accordance with Section 10(b) above, then, in addition to any other remedies available to Lender under this Agreement or under applicable law, Lender shall have the right (upon prior written notice to Borrower) to purchase a like number of Loaned Shares (Replacement Shares) in the principal market for such securities in a commercially reasonable manner. To the extent Lender shall exercise such right, Borrowers obligation to return a like number of Loaned Shares or to pay the Replacement Cash, as applicable, shall terminate, and Borrower shall be liable to Lender for the purchase price of Replacement Shares (plus all other amounts, if any, due to Lender hereunder), all of which shall be due and payable within three Business Days of notice to Borrower by Lender of the aggregate purchase price of the Replacement Shares. The purchase price of Replacement Shares purchased under this Section 10(c) shall include brokers fees and commissions and all other reasonable costs, fees and expenses related to such purchase.
Section 11. Transfers.
(a) All transfers of Loaned Shares to Borrower hereunder shall be made by the crediting by a Clearing Organization of such Loaned Shares to Borrowers securities account (within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the UCC) designated in the relevant Borrowing Notice maintained with such Clearing Organization. All transfers of Loaned Shares to Lender hereunder shall be made by the crediting of such Loaned Shares to Lenders Designated Account. In every transfer of financial assets (within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC) hereunder, the transferor shall take all steps necessary (a) to effect a delivery to the transferee under Section 8-301 of the UCC, or to cause the creation of a security entitlement in favor of the transferee under Section 8-501 of the UCC, (b) to enable the transferee to obtain control (within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the UCC), and (c) to provide the transferee with comparable rights under any applicable foreign law or regulation that is applicable to such transfer.
(b) All transfers of cash hereunder to Borrower or Lender shall be by wire transfer in immediately available, freely transferable funds.
(c) A transfer of securities or cash may be effected under this Section 11 on any day except (i) a day on which the transferee is closed for business at its address set forth in Section 16 or (ii) a day on which a Clearing Organization or wire transfer system is closed, if the facilities of such Clearing Organization or wire transfer system are required to effect such transfer, in which case under clause (i) or (ii), such transfer shall be made on the immediately following day on which such exceptions are not in effect.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the other party; provided that Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any of Borrowers affiliates (i)(x) if such a transfer is required by or under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or (y) if, absent such transfer, Borrower or any of its affiliates would incur a materially increased cost or other materially increased expense (compared to such cost or expense as of the date hereof) or would experience
any other material adverse effect, in either the case of (x) or (y), upon the advice to Borrower of counsel) and (ii) so long as, in the event Borrower is able to transfer to more than one affiliate in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory orders and in a manner that would not result in Borrower or any of its affiliates incurring a materially increased cost or other materially increased expense (compared to such cost or expense as of the date hereof) nor experiencing any other material adverse effect, such transfer is to the affiliate of Borrower that results in the least adverse effect to Lender (determined by Borrower in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner after consultation with Lender). Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower, Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section 11(d) shall be null and void
Section 12. Indemnities.
(a) Lender hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Borrower and its affiliates and its former, present and future directors, officers, employees from and against any and all liabilities, judgments, claims, settlements, losses, damages and other expenses (including, without limitation, direct losses relating to Borrowers market activities as a consequence of becoming subject to Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act, and including, without limitation, any forbearance from market activities or cessation of market activities and any losses in connection therewith or with respect to this Agreement) (collectively, Losses) incurred or suffered by any such person or entity directly arising from (i) any breach by Lender of any of its representations or warranties contained in Section 7 or (ii) any breach by Lender of any of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, however, that Lender shall not be liable for any Losses arising from (i) any breach by Borrower of any of its representations or warranties contained in Section 7 or (ii) any breach by Borrower of any of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement.
(b) In case any claim or litigation which might give rise to any obligation of Lender under this Section 12 (each an Indemnifying Party) shall come to the attention of the party seeking indemnification hereunder (the Indemnified Party), the Indemnified Party shall within five Business Days notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the existence and amount thereof; provided that the failure of the Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not adversely affect the right of the Indemnified Party to indemnification under this Agreement, except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced thereby. The Indemnifying Party shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party in writing if it accepts such claim or litigation as being within its indemnification obligations under this Section 12. Such response shall be delivered no later than 45 days after the initial notification from the Indemnified Party; provided that, if the Indemnifying Party reasonably cannot respond to such notice within 45 days, the Indemnifying Party shall respond to the Indemnified Party as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.
(c) An Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in and, if (i) in the good faith judgment of the Indemnified Party such claim can properly be resolved by money damages alone and the Indemnifying Party has the financial resources to pay such damages and (ii) the Indemnifying Party admits that this indemnity fully covers the claim or litigation, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to direct the defense of any claim at its expense, but such defense shall be conducted by legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. An Indemnified Party shall not make any settlement of any claim or litigation under this Section 12 without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party. Nothing in this clause (c) shall be deemed to limit, or be a waiver of either party in respect of, this Section 12.
Section 13. Termination Of Agreement.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated (i) at any time by the written agreement of Lender and Borrower or (ii) by Lender or Borrower upon the occurrence of a Default by the other party.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed by Borrower and Lender, the provisions of Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 14. Registration Provisions. If, following the initial Loan hereunder and registration of the initial Loaned Shares in respect of such Loan, any subsequent Loan and public sale of the Loaned Shares in respect of such subsequent Loan, based upon reasonable advice of counsel to Borrower, would require registration under the Securities Act, Lender agrees to register such sale of shares of Common Stock as and to the extent provided in the Underwriting Agreement.
Section 15. Amendments. No amendment or modification in respect of this Agreement shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
Section 16. Notices.
(a) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received.
(b) All such notices and other communications shall be directed to the following address:
(i) If to Borrower to:
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Scott Pecullan
with a copy to:
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile number: (212) 507-4338
(ii) If to Lender to:
Molycorp, Inc.
5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Attention: John F. Ashburn, Jr.
Facsimile number: (303) 843-8082
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attention: Christopher M. Kelly, Esq.
Facsimile number: (216) 579-0212
(c) In the case of any party, at such other address as may be designated by written notice to the other parties.
Section 17. Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction; Severability.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but excluding any choice of law provisions that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than New York.
(b) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY SUCH COURT, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN HEREUNDER AND (B) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT AND ANY RIGHT OF JURISDICTION ON ACCOUNT OF ITS PLACE OF RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE.
(c) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not render any other provision or provisions herein contained unenforceable or invalid.
Section 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Share Lending Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
Molycorp, Inc., as Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Mark A. Smith | |||
Name: | Mark A. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Share Lending Agreement]
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, as Borrower | ||||
By: |
/s/ Scott Pecullan | |||
Name: | Scott Pecullan | |||
Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Share Lending Agreement]
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