-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IYwIyHHrEc0xDfWCK6Sg+GxRVpvI5BF5y/INuAjVZqlM42VzJLd4wkA8NHFFcJKd ZWfBE5v85F6T/RpMzZimaw== 0001193125-10-265343.txt : 20101119 0001193125-10-265343.hdr.sgml : 20101119 20101119170739 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-265343 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 17 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101115 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20101119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101119 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KAMAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000054381 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080] IRS NUMBER: 060613548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-01093 FILM NUMBER: 101206356 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1332 BLUE HILLS AVE CITY: BLOOMFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06002 BUSINESS PHONE: 8602437100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1332 BLUE HILLS AVE CITY: BLOOMFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KAMAN AIRCRAFT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680403 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 19, 2010 (November 15, 2010)

 

 

Kaman Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Connecticut

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-1093   06-0613548
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut   06002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(860) 243-7100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Purchase Agreement

On November 15, 2010, Kaman Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain qualified institutional buyers (collectively the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2017 (the “Initial Securities”) in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company also agreed to grant a 13-day option to the Initial Purchasers to purchase all or part of an additional $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2017 (together with the Initial Securities, the “Convertible Notes”) to cover overallotments. The Initial Purchasers exercised their full overallotment option on November 17, 2010.

The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities, and contribute to payments which the Initial Purchasers may be required to make in respect of any such liabilities.

Indenture

The sale of the Convertible Notes closed on November 19, 2010. The Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of November 19, 2010 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The $115,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes pays interest semiannually in arrears at a rate of 3.25% per annum on May 15 and November 15 of each year commencing on May 15, 2011 and are convertible based upon a conversion rate of 29.4499 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $33.96 per share of common stock). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest. The Company will settle the Convertible Notes upon conversion in cash, up to the principal amount, and will settle amounts in excess of the principal amount, if any, in cash, shares or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election.

The Convertible Notes mature on November 15, 2017, unless earlier purchased by the Company or converted. Prior to May 15, 2017, holders may convert all or a portion of their Convertible Notes only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after April 1, 2011 and only during any such fiscal quarter, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock was greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) in the period of the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the previous fiscal quarter, (2) upon the occurrence of specified corporate transactions, or (3) during the five consecutive business-day period following any five consecutive trading-day period in which, for each day of that period, the trading price for the Convertible Notes was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock and the applicable conversion rate on such trading day. On and after May 15, 2017 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. The conversion rate may be adjusted upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, including distributions and dividends to all or substantially all of the Company’s common stockholders. The holders of the Convertible Notes who convert their Notes in connection with a make-whole fundamental change, as defined in the Indenture, may be entitled to a make-whole premium in the form of an increase in the conversion rate of the Convertible Notes.

The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes; however, upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their Convertible Notes for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

The Indenture contains customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default occurring and continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the Convertible Notes plus accrued interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable.

The Convertible Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company, and as of October 1, 2010, on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the issuance of the Convertible Notes and the use of proceeds, the Company will have approximately $83.3 million outstanding secured indebtedness, $115.8 million outstanding senior unsecured indebtedness and no subordinated indebtedness. The Convertible Notes will rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Notes; rank equal in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of its secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and be structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.


Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions

On November 15, 2010, in connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, and on November 17, 2010, in connection with the exercise of the overallotment option in respect of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible bond hedge transactions with respect to its common stock (the “Convertible Note Hedge Transactions”) with each of Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Bank of America, N.A. (collectively, the “Counterparties”). The Company paid an aggregate amount of $13.2 million to the Counterparties for the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions. The options to purchase the Company’s common stock that comprise the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially identical to those in the Convertible Notes, approximately 3.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a strike price that corresponds to the initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes, also subject to adjustment, and are exercisable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and expire upon the maturity of the Convertible Notes.

The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions are intended to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in the event that the market value per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the Convertible Notes, at the time of exercise is greater than the conversion price of the Convertible Notes.

The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions are separate from the offering of the Convertible Notes, entered into by the Company with the Counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions.

Warrant Transactions

Separately, on November 15, 2010, in connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, and on November 17, 2010, in connection with the exercise of the overallotment option in respect of the Convertible Notes, and in connection with the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions, the Company also entered into warrant transactions (the “Warrants”), whereby the Company sold to the Counterparties Warrants to acquire, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, up to 3.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a strike price of $44.4040 per share, also subject to adjustment. The Company received aggregate proceeds of $1.9 million from the sale of the Warrants to the Counterparties. The Warrants were sold in private placements to the Counterparties pursuant to the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

If the market value per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the Warrants, exceeds the strike price of the Warrants, the Warrants will have a dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings per share.

The Warrants are separate transactions, entered into by the Company with the Counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Warrants.

The Company’s net proceeds from the offering of the Convertible Notes, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ commissions and expenses of the offering, were approximately $110.9 million, because the Initial Purchasers exercised their overallotment option. The Company intends to use (i) approximately $11.3 million of the net proceeds to pay for the cost of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions entered into by the Company with the Counterparties (partially offset by the sale of the Warrants to the Counterparties), (ii) $64.3 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repay amounts outstanding under the Company’s amended and restated revolving credit agreement, which amounts the Company may re-borrow and (iii) the remaining proceeds, if any, for general corporate purposes, including future acquisitions and/or potential pension contributions.

The foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions and Warrants are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the copies of the Indenture, Purchase Agreement, Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmations, Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmations, Confirmations of Base Warrants and Confirmations of Additional Warrants which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1, 10.2(a), 10.2(b), 10.2(c), 10.3(a), 10.3(b), 10.3(c), 10.4(a), 10.4(b), 10.4(c), 10.5(a), 10.5(b) and 10.5(c), and are incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 1.01.

The Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Base and Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmations and Confirmations of Base and Additional Warrants (collectively, the “Agreements”) are provided to give investors information regarding their respective terms. They are not provided to give investors factual information about the Company or any other parties thereto. In addition, the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreements were made only for purposes of those Agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to those Agreements, and may be subject to limitations agreed by the contracting parties, including being qualified by disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Agreements. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Agreements instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under these Agreements and should not view the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions of the Company.


Some of the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with the Company or its affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. In addition, the Initial Purchasers or their affiliates are or have been lenders and, in some cases, arrangers, managers, agents and administrators under the Company’s revolving credit facility and term loan credit facility. Affiliates of the representatives are Counterparties. In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt or equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of the Company and its affiliates. The Initial Purchasers and its affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

As discussed above under Item 1.01, on November 15, 2010, the Company agreed to sell $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes to the Initial Purchasers, and on November 17, 2010, the Initial Purchasers exercised their overallotment option to purchase an additional $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Initial Purchasers agreed to purchase the Convertible Notes for 97% of the principal amount, and the Convertible Notes were offered by the Initial Purchasers to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act at 100% of the principal amount. The terms and conditions of the Convertible Notes, including the conversion terms, described in Item 1.01 above are incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 3.02.

Separately, on November 15, 2010, in connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, and on November 17, 2010, in connection with the exercise of the overallotment option in respect of the Convertible Notes, and in connection with the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions, the Company sold to the Counterparties Warrants to acquire, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, up to 3.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock at a strike price of $44.4040 per share, also subject to adjustment. The Company received aggregate proceeds of $1.9 million from the sale of the Warrants to the Counterparties. The terms and conditions of the Warrants described in Item 1.01 above are incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 3.02.

The Company’s offering of the Convertible Notes to the Initial Purchasers and issuance of the Warrants to the Counterparties were made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Company relied on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the Initial Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement and by the Counterparties in the Confirmations of Base Warrants and Additional Warrants, including that the Initial Purchasers and Counterparties would only offer, sell or deliver the Convertible Notes and Warrants, respectively, to persons inside the United States whom they reasonably believe to be qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

The Convertible Notes, the Warrants and the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes or exercise of the Warrants have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or applicable exemption from registration requirements.


 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 4.1   Indenture dated as of November 19, 2010, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, as Trustee.
Exhibit 10.1   Purchase Agreement, dated November 15, 2010, by and among the Company, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and RBS Securities Inc., as representatives of the several Initial Purchasers.
Exhibit 10.2(a)   Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
Exhibit 10.2(b)   Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Exhibit 10.2(c)   Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
Exhibit 10.3(a)   Confirmation of Base Warrants dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
Exhibit 10.3(b)   Confirmation of Base Warrants dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Exhibit 10.3(c)   Confirmation of Base Warrants dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
Exhibit 10.4(a)   Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
Exhibit 10.4(b)   Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Exhibit 10.4(c)   Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
Exhibit 10.5(a)   Confirmation of Additional Warrants dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
Exhibit 10.5(b)   Confirmation of Additional Warrants dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Exhibit 10.5(c)   Confirmation of Additional Warrants dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.


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.

 

KAMAN CORPORATION
By:   /s/    CANDACE A. CLARK        
  Candace A. Clark
  Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Date: November 19, 2010


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

4.1         Indenture dated as of November 19, 2010, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, as Trustee.
10.1        Purchase Agreement, dated November 15, 2010, by and among the Company, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and RBS Securities Inc., as representatives of the several Initial Purchasers.
10.2(a)    Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
10.2(b)    Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
10.2(c)    Base Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
10.3(a)    Confirmation of Base Warrants dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
10.3(b)    Confirmation of Base Warrants dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
10.3(c)    Confirmation of Base Warrants dated November 15, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
10.4 (a)    Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
10.4(b)    Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
10.4(c)    Additional Convertible Bond Hedging Transaction Confirmation dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
10.5(a)    Confirmation of Additional Warrants dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent.
10.5(b)    Confirmation of Additional Warrants dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
10.5(c)    Confirmation of Additional Warrants dated November 17, 2010, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A.
EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm EXHIBIT 4.1 Exhibit 4.1

EXHIBIT 4.1

EXECUTION COPY

KAMAN CORPORATION

as Issuer

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

as Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of November 19, 2010

3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017


Table of Contents

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

  

  

SECTION 1.01

   Definitions      7   

ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION

AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

  

  

  

SECTION 2.01

   Form and Dating      19   

SECTION 2.02

   Execution and Authentication      20   

SECTION 2.03

   Registrar Paying Agent and Conversion Agent      21   

SECTION 2.04

   Paying Agent to Hold Money and Shares in Trust      22   

SECTION 2.05

   Holder Lists      22   

SECTION 2.06

   Transfer and Exchange      22   

SECTION 2.07

   Replacement Notes      26   

SECTION 2.08

   Outstanding Notes      26   

SECTION 2.09

   Temporary Notes      27   

SECTION 2.10

   Cancellation      27   

SECTION 2.11

   Persons Deemed Owners      27   

SECTION 2.12

   Transfer of Notes      27   

SECTION 2.13

   CUSIP and ISIN Numbers      32   

SECTION 2.14

   Additional Notes; Repurchases      33   
ARTICLE III   
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE   

SECTION 3.01

   Satisfaction and Discharge      33   
ARTICLE IV   
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY   

SECTION 4.01

   Payment of Principal, Interest and Additional Interest      34   

SECTION 4.02

   Maintenance of Office or Agency      35   

SECTION 4.03

   Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office      36   

SECTION 4.04

   Provisions as to Paying Agent      36   

SECTION 4.05

   Existence      37   

SECTION 4.06

   SEC and Other Reports; Additional Interest      37   

SECTION 4.07

   Stay, Extension and Usury Laws      39   

SECTION 4.08

   Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults      39   

SECTION 4.09

   Further Instruments and Acts      39   


ARTICLE V   
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES   

SECTION 5.01

   Events of Default      39   

SECTION 5.02

   Acceleration      41   

SECTION 5.03

   Additional Interest      42   

SECTION 5.04

   Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor      43   

SECTION 5.05

   Application of Monies Collected by Trustee      44   

SECTION 5.06

   Proceedings by Noteholders      45   

SECTION 5.07

   Proceedings by Trustee      46   

SECTION 5.08

   Remedies Cumulative and Continuing      46   

SECTION 5.09

   Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Noteholders      46   

SECTION 5.10

   Notice of Defaults      47   

SECTION 5.11

   Undertaking to Pay Costs      47   
ARTICLE VI   
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE   

SECTION 6.01

   Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee      47   

SECTION 6.02

   Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc.      49   

SECTION 6.03

   No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.      50   

SECTION 6.04

   Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Registrar May Own Notes      50   

SECTION 6.05

   Monies to Be Held in Trust      51   

SECTION 6.06

   Compensation and Expenses of Trustee      51   

SECTION 6.07

   Officers’ Certificate as Evidence      51   

SECTION 6.08

   Conflicting Interests of Trustee      52   

SECTION 6.09

   Eligibility of Trustee      52   

SECTION 6.10

   Resignation or Removal of Trustee      52   

SECTION 6.11

   Acceptance by Successor Trustee      53   

SECTION 6.12

   Succession by Merger, Etc.      54   

SECTION 6.13

   Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor      54   

SECTION 6.14

   Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company      55   

SECTION 6.15

   Lists of Noteholders      55   

SECTION 6.16

   Preservation and Disclosure of Lists      55   

SECTION 6.17

   Reports by Trustee      55   
ARTICLE VII   
CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS   

SECTION 7.01

   Action by Noteholders      56   

SECTION 7.02

   Proof of Execution by Noteholders      56   

SECTION 7.03

   Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners      56   

SECTION 7.04

   Company-Owned Notes Disregarded      57   

SECTION 7.05

   Revocation of Consents; Future Noteholders Bound      57   

 

2


ARTICLE VIII   
NOTEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS   

SECTION 8.01

   Purpose of Meetings      58   

SECTION 8.02

   Call of Meetings by Trustee      58   

SECTION 8.03

   Call of Meetings by Company or Noteholders      58   

SECTION 8.04

   Qualifications for Voting      58   

SECTION 8.05

   Regulations      59   

SECTION 8.06

   Voting      59   

SECTION 8.07

   No Delay of Rights by Meeting      60   
ARTICLE IX   
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES   

SECTION 9.01

   Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders      60   

SECTION 9.02

   Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders      61   

SECTION 9.03

   Effect of Supplemental Indentures      62   

SECTION 9.04

   Notation on Notes      62   

SECTION 9.05

   Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished to Trustee      62   
ARTICLE X   
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE   

SECTION 10.01

   Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms      63   

SECTION 10.02

   Successor Corporation to Be Substituted      63   

SECTION 10.03

   Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee      64   
ARTICLE XI   

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

  

  

SECTION 11.01

   Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations      64   
ARTICLE XII   
CONVERSION OF NOTES   

SECTION 12.01

   Conversion Privilege and Consideration      64   

SECTION 12.02

   Conversion Procedure      67   

SECTION 12.03

   Settlement Upon Conversion.      69   

SECTION 12.04

   Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes      71   

SECTION 12.05

   Adjustment of Conversion Rate      73   

SECTION 12.06

   Shares to Be Fully Paid      82   

SECTION 12.07

   Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale      82   

SECTION 12.08

   Certain Covenants      85   

SECTION 12.09

   Responsibility of Trustee      85   

SECTION 12.10

   Notice to Noteholders Prior to Certain Actions      86   

SECTION 12.11

   Stockholder Rights Plans      87   

 

3


ARTICLE XIII   
REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS   

SECTION 13.01

   Repurchase at Option of Noteholders upon a Fundamental Change      87   

SECTION 13.02

   Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice      90   

SECTION 13.03

   Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price      90   
ARTICLE XIV   
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS   

SECTION 14.01

   Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors      91   

SECTION 14.02

   Official Acts by Successor Corporation      91   

SECTION 14.03

   Addresses for Notices, Etc.      91   

SECTION 14.04

   Governing Law      92   

SECTION 14.05

   Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee      92   

SECTION 14.06

   Legal Holidays      93   

SECTION 14.07

   No Security Interest Created      93   

SECTION 14.08

   Trust Indenture Act      93   

SECTION 14.09

   Benefits of Indenture      93   

SECTION 14.10

   Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.      94   

SECTION 14.11

   Authenticating Agent      94   

SECTION 14.12

   Execution in Counterparts      95   

SECTION 14.13

   Severability      95   

SECTION 14.14

   Waiver of Jury Trial      95   

SECTION 14.15

   Force Majeure      95   

SECTION 14.16

   Calculations in Respect of the Notes      95   

 

4


EXHIBITS

Exhibit A    Form of Note      A-1   
Exhibit B    Form of Notice of Conversion      B-1   
Exhibit C    Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice      C-1   
Exhibit D    Form of Assignment and Transfer      D-1   
Exhibit E    Restricted Stock Legend      E-1   

 

5


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA Section

   Indenture Section

310(a)(1)

   6.09

(a)(2)

   6.09

(a)(3)

   N.A.

(a)(4)

   N.A.

(a)(5)

   6.09

(b)

   6.08

311(a)

   6.13

(b)

   6.13

312(a)

   6.17

(b)

   6.17

(c)

   6.17

313(a)

   6.18

(b)(1)

   N.A.

(b)(2)

   N.A.

(c)

   14.03

(d)

   6.18(b)

314(a)

   4.06; 4.08

(b)

   N.A.

(c)(1)

   14.05

(c)(2)

   14.05

(c)(3)

   N.A.

(d)

   N.A.

(e)

   14.05

(f)

   N.A.

315(a)

   6.01; 6.02

(b)

   5.10

(c)

   6.01

(d)

   6.01

(e)

   5.04

316(a)(last sentence)

   7.04

(a)(1)(A)

   5.09

(a)(1)(B)

   5.09

(a)(2)

   N.A.

(b)

   9.02

(c)

   7.01

317(a)(1)

   5.04; 5.07

(a)(2)

   5.04

(b)

   4.04

318(a)

   14.08

 

“N.A.” means not applicable

Note: This Cross-Reference table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.

 

6


INDENTURE dated as of November 19, 2010 between Kaman Corporation, a Connecticut corporation, as issuer (the “Company”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issue of its 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (hereinafter sometimes called the “Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 (or $115,000,000 if the Initial Purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full as set forth in the Purchase Agreement), and in order to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture;

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 Purchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided for; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to constitute a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS 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 I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or that are by reference therein defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this Indenture. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this 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.

 

7


Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Sections 4.06(b) and 5.03, as applicable, hereof.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agent Members” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12(e).

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Note, in each case to the extent applicable to such transfer or transaction and as in effect from time to time.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which the banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close or be closed.

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 Election” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.03(a)(2).

Cash Percentage” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.03(a)(2)(i).

Cash Percentage Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.03(a)(2)(i).

Certificated Notes” means Notes that are in registered definitive form.

close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

8


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, subject to Section 12.07, shares of common stock of the Company, par value $1 per share, at the date of this Indenture or shares of any class or classes resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and that have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and that are not subject to redemption by the Company; provided that if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class, the shares of each such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the proportion that the total number of shares of such class resulting from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from all such reclassifications.

Company” means Kaman Corporation, a Connecticut corporation, and subject to the provisions of Article 10, shall include its successors and assigns.

Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company (i) by its Chairman, its President, Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President—Finance and (ii) by its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer and delivered to the Trustee; provided, however, that such written request or order may be signed by any two of the officers or directors listed in clause (i) above in lieu of being signed by one of such officers or directors listed in such clause (i) and one of the officers listed in clause (ii) above.

Continuing Director” means a director who either was a member of the Board of Directors on November 19, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Board of Directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Board of Directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company on behalf of the entire Board of Directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.02(a)(i).

Conversion Obligation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a).

Conversion Price” means as of any date, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

Conversion Rate” means 29.4499 shares of Common Stock, per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth in Sections 12.04 and 12.05.

Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 525 William Penn Place, 38th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15259, Attention: Corporate Trust Department,

 

9


or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company).

Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days in an Observation Period, one fortieth (1/40th) of the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on such VWAP Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP on such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Settlement Amount” means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days in an Observation Period:

(a) an amount of cash equal to the lesser of (i) one fortieth (1/40th) of $1,000 and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value (such minimum, the “Daily Principal Portion”); and

(b) to the extent the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day exceeds one fortieth (1/40th) of $1,000, a number of shares of the Common Stock (the “Daily Share Amount”), subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or a portion of such number of shares of the Common Stock pursuant to Section 12.03(a)(2), equal to the fraction, the numerator of which equals the excess of (i) the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day over (ii) the Daily Principal Portion for such Trading Day, and the denominator of which equals the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Share Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Settlement Amount.”

Daily VWAP” means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days in an Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “KAMN <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto 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 VWAP Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, using a volume-weighted average method, determined in a commercially reasonable manner by the Board of Directors). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Default” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.

Defaulted Interest” means any interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Note that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any May 15 or November 15 of each year, beginning May 15, 2011.

 

10


Depositary” means, with respect to the Global Notes, the Person specified in Section 2.01(a) as the Depositary with respect to such Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

Distributed Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.05(c).

DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York.

Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.04(a).

Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

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 the shares of the Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Expiration Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.05(e).

Expiration Time” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.05(e).

Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year” means a fiscal year of the Company.

Freely Tradable” means, with respect to the Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, that such Notes or such shares of Common Stock, if any, (i) are eligible to be sold by a Person who has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the preceding three months without any volume or manner of sale restrictions under the Securities Act, (ii) do not bear a Restricted Securities Legend or Restricted Stock Legend and (iii) with respect to Global Notes only, are identified by an unrestricted CUSIP number in the facilities of the Depositary.

Free Trade Date” means the date that is one year after the last date of original issuance of the Notes.

Fundamental Change” means the occurrence after the original issuance of the Notes of any of the following events:

(a) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company or its Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Common Equity;

 

11


(b) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or 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 or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not be a Fundamental Change;

(c) the first day on which Continuing Directors cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors;

(d) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(e) the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Notes are then convertible) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange,

provided, however, in the case of an event described in clause (b) above, a Fundamental Change will not be deemed to have occurred if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights, in the transaction or event constituting the Fundamental Change consists of shares of Publicly Traded Securities, and as a result of the transaction or event, the Daily Share Amount the holder of a Note is entitled to receive upon conversion is deliverable solely in such Publicly Traded Securities (subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or a portion of such Publicly Traded Securities) and the Daily Conversion Value is based solely on the Daily VWAP of such Publicly Traded Securities.

For purposes of this definition, whether a “person” is a “beneficial owner” shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and “person” includes any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

Fundamental Change Company Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.01(b).

Fundamental Change Expiration Time” shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.01(b)(ix).

 

12


Fundamental Change Purchase Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.01(a).

Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.01(a)(i).

Fundamental Change Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 13.01(a).

Global Note” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

Global Securities Legend” means a legend set forth in Exhibit A.

Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.

Initial Dividend Threshold” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.05(d).

Initial Purchasers” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc. and the several initial purchasers named in Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement.

Interest Payment Date” means each May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2011;

Interest Record Date,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date, respectively.

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 last bid price and last ask price or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading. The Last Reported Sale Price will be determined without reference to after-hours or extended market trading. If the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a United States national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, then the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock will be the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by the Pink OTC Markets Inc. or similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted, the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock will be determined by a United States nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company for this purpose.

Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.04(a).

 

13


Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change under clause (a) or (b) of the definition thereof (in the case of any Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, determined without regard to the proviso in such clause (b), but subject to the paragraph immediately following clause (e) of the definition thereof).

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.04(a).

Market Disruption Event” means, (i) a failure by the principal United States 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 (ii) on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock, the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, for more than a 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 future contracts relating to the Common Stock.

Maturity Date” means November 15, 2017.

Measurement Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a)(ii).

Merger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.07(a).

Note” or “Notes” shall mean any note or notes, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

Noteholder” or “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.

Note Register” means the register maintained at the Corporate Trust Office pursuant to Section 4.02.

Note Registrar” means the Trustee for the purpose of registering Notes and Transfers of Notes as herein provided.

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.02(a).

Observation Period” means, with respect to any Note, (i) if the Conversion Date of such Note occurs prior to the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on and including the second Scheduled Trading Day (or, if such Scheduled Trading Day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately following VWAP Trading Day) after such Conversion Date, and (ii) if the Conversion Date of such Note occurs on or after the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on and including the 42nd Scheduled Trading Day (or, if such Scheduled Trading Day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately following VWAP Trading Day) immediately preceding November 15, 2017.

 

14


Offering Memorandum” means the final offering memorandum dated November 15, 2010 relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

Officer” means, with respect to the Company, (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Chief Financial Officer, and (ii) the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company. Each Officers’ Certificate (other than certificates provided pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(4)) shall include the statements provided for in TIA Section 314(e).

open of business” or “opening of business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, or other counsel acceptable to the Trustee, that is delivered to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 14.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section.

outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 7.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:

(f) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;

(g) Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.09 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 2.07 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;

(h) Notes that have become due and payable, whether at the Maturity Date, any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, for which the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Noteholders, as applicable, cash or cash and shares of Common Stock, if any (solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, if applicable), sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and all other sums due payable under this Indenture by the Company; and

(i) Notes converted pursuant to Article 12.

Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

 

15


Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.

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 2.07 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.

Publicly Traded Securities” means shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with a Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition thereof.

Purchase Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2010, among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers.

QIBs” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

Record Date” shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock (or other 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 stockholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).

Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.07.

Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Sections 2.03.

Resale Restriction Termination Date” shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit E.

Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture or any other officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Note” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(f)(i).

 

16


Restricted Securities Legend” means a legend in the form set forth in Exhibit A, or any other substantially similar legend indicating the restricted status of the Notes under Rule 144.

Restricted Stock Legend” means a legend in the form set forth in Exhibit E, or any other substantially similar legend indicating the restricted status of the shares of Common Stock under Rule 144.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A Information” shall be such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal United States 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.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Significant Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Subsidiary that would constitute a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act as in effect on November 15, 2010.

Specified Corporate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a)(iv).

Specified Corporate Transaction Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a)(iv).

Spin-off” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.05(c).

Stock Price” means (a) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change in which holders of Common Stock receive solely cash consideration in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid per share of the Common Stock and (b) in the case of any other Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the period of five consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Board of Directors will make appropriate adjustments, in its good faith judgment, 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.

 

17


Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Successor Company” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).

Temporary Notes” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.09.

Trading Day” means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a United States 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 our Common Stock is available on such securities exchange or market. If the Common Stock (or other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Trading Price” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the bona fide secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Company for $5.0 million principal amount of Notes (expressed as a price per $1,000 principal amount) at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent United States nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Company, but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Company, that one bid shall be used. If the Company cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5.0 million principal amount of Notes from a United States nationally recognized securities dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate.

Trading Price Product” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a)(ii).

transfer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(i).

Trust Indenture Act or “TIA’ means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as it was in force at the date of execution of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.03 and Section 12.07; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after the date hereof, the term “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean, to the extent required by such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.

Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.

 

18


Unit of Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.07(a).

Valuation Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.05(c).

“VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock (or any other security for which a Daily VWAP must be determined) is not so listed or traded, “VWAP Trading Day” means a “Business Day.”

Weighted Average Consideration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.07(a).

ARTICLE II

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION

AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

SECTION 2.01 Form and Dating. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which is a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. The Company shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Indenture, all Notes shall be identical in all respects. Notwithstanding any differences among them, all Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters as one class.

(a) Initial Notes. The Notes initially shall be offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A (“QIBs”) in reliance on Rule 144A and shall be issued in global form (a “Global Note”) that shall be deposited with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of DTC or the nominee thereof (DTC, or any successor thereto, and any such nominee being hereinafter referred to as the “Depositary”), duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided.

(b) Global Notes in General. Each Global Note shall represent the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each Global Note 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 reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, purchases by the Company and conversions.

 

19


Any adjustment of the aggregate principal amount of a 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 in accordance with instructions given by the holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary. Payment of the principal, accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any, or payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price 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.

(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.01(c) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.02, authenticate and deliver Global Notes that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depositary and (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions.

(d) Legends.

(i) Each Global Note shall bear the Global Securities Legend set forth in Exhibit A unless otherwise directed by the Company.

(ii) Each Restricted Note shall bear the Restricted Securities Legend set forth in Exhibit A. Each Note that bears or is required to bear the Restricted Securities Legend shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth therein, and each holder of such Note, by such holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer.

(iii) Every stock certificate representing the shares of Common Stock issued in the circumstances described in Section 2.06(g) hereof shall bear the Restricted Stock Legend set forth in Exhibit E unless removed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06(j) or otherwise at the direction of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Execution and Authentication. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any Officer. The signature of the Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

At any time on and after the original issuance of the Notes, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee, in accordance with such written order of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver such Notes.

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Notes shall originally be issued only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 of principal amount and any integral multiple thereof.

 

20


The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated by the Trustee under this Indenture is initially limited to $115,000,000, subject to Section 2.14 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.09, 2.12, 9.04, 12.02 and 13.03 hereof.

The Trustee may appoint authenticating agents. The Trustee may at any time on and after the original issuance of the Notes appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so, except any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent shall have the same right to deal with the Company as the Trustee with respect to such matters for which it has been appointed.

SECTION 2.03 Registrar Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”), an office or agency where Notes may be presented for conversion (“Conversion Agent”) and an office or agency where notices to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Registrar shall keep a register for the recording of, and shall record, the names and addresses of holders of the Notes, the Notes held by each holder and the transfer, exchange and conversion of Notes (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the parties may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a holder hereunder for all purposes of this Indenture. The Company may have one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional conversion agents. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent, including any named pursuant to Section 4.02. The term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion agent, including any named pursuant to Section 4.02.

The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or co-registrar not a party to this Indenture, which shall incorporate the terms of the TIA. Any such agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Trustee may agree to act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 6.06. The Company or any of its domestically incorporated wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee as the Paying Agent, the Conversion Agent, and the Registrar, in connection with the Notes, and the Corporate Trust Office to be such office or agency of the Company for the aforesaid purposes. The Company may at any time rescind the designation of the Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or the Registrar or approve a change in the location through which any of them acts.

SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Money and Shares in Trust. Except as otherwise provided herein, on or prior to each due date of payment or delivery of conversion consideration in respect of any Note, the Company shall deposit with the

 

21


Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as the case may be, a sum of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on the due date) and shares of Common Stock, if applicable, sufficient to make such payments or satisfy such conversion obligations when so becoming due. The Paying Agent and Conversion Agent shall (or, if the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent is not a party hereto, the Company shall require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to agree in writing that such Paying Agent or Conversion Agent shall) hold in trust for the benefit of holders or the Trustee (if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent) all money and shares of Common Stock, if any, held by the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent for the making of payments or satisfaction of conversion obligations in respect of the Notes and shall notify the Trustee (if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent) of any default by the Company in making any such payment or conversion obligation. At any time during the continuance of any such default, the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (if not the Trustee) shall, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all money and shares of Common Stock, if any, so held in trust. If the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, it shall segregate the money and shares of Common Stock, if any, held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay all money and shares of Common Stock, if any, held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds and shares of Common Stock, if any, disbursed by the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent. Upon complying with this Section 2.04, the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

SECTION 2.05 Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, promptly after each Record Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of holders.

SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Subject to Section 2.12 hereof, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the holder or such holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, at the office or agency of the Company-designated Registrar or co-Registrar pursuant to Section 2.03, (i) the Company shall execute, and the Trustee (or any authenticating agent) shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture and (ii) the Registrar shall record the information required pursuant to Section 2.03 regarding the designated transferee or transferees in the Register. The Company shall not charge a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company and the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with the registration of, transfer or exchange of the Notes from the holder requesting such transfer or exchange.

 

22


At the option of the holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged, at such office or agency, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the holder or such holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and documents of identity and title satisfactory to Registrar. 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.

The Company shall not be required to make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Notes in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given and not validly withdrawn by the holder thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (except, in the case of Notes to be repurchased in part, the portion of such Notes not to be repurchased).

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Note remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depositary, transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.12 and this Section 2.06(b). Transfers of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note to the Depositary, to nominees of the Depositary or to a successor of the Depositary or such successor’s nominee.

(c) Successive registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration shall be noted on the Register.

(d) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.03 shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Notes upon transfer or exchange of Notes.

(e) No Registrar shall be required to make registrations of transfer or exchange of Notes during any periods designated in Section 13.03 or otherwise in this Indenture as periods during which such registration of transfers and exchanges need not be made.

(f) Transfer Restrictions.

(i) Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.06(f) to bear the Restricted Securities Legend required by Section 2.01(d) (the “Restricted Notes”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.06(f) unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the holder of each such Restricted Note, by such holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.06(f), and Sections 2.06(g), 2.12(b) and 2.12(c), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, loan, hypothecation or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Note. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture with respect to any Restricted Notes (including, without limitation, Section 2.06(i) below) or as permitted under the terms of such Restricted Securities Legend, if a request is made to

 

23


remove the legend on any Restricted Note, the legend shall not be removed unless there is delivered to the Company and the Registrar such satisfactory evidence that neither the Restricted Securities Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144, that such Notes are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 or that transfers thereof comply with all other applicable securities laws and regulations. In such a case, upon (i) provision of such satisfactory evidence, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, pursuant to a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver a Note that does not bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

(ii) Except as provided elsewhere in this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 2.06(i) below), until the later of (x) the date that is one year after the last date of original issuance of the Notes and (y) the date that is three months after the holder ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company, any certificate evidencing such Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the Restricted Stock Legend, if applicable) shall bear the Restricted Securities Legend unless such Notes have been transferred (A) to the Company, (B) under a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, (C) to a Person the seller reasonably believes is a QIB that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of another QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, all in compliance with Rule 144A, or (D) under any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

(iii) No transfer of any Note prior to the Free Trade Date will be registered by the Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.

(g) Legends on the Common Stock.

(i) Except as provided elsewhere in this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 2.06(j) below), until the later of (x) the date that is one year after the last date of original issuance of the Notes and (y) the date that is three months after the holder of such shares of Common Stock ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company, any stock certificate representing shares of the Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Notes shall bear the Restricted Stock Legend unless the Notes or such Common Stock, as applicable, has been transferred (a) to the Company; (b) under a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act; (c) to a Person the holder reasonably believes is a QIB that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of another QIB pursuant to a valid private placement exemption under the Securities Act and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such an exemption; or (d) under any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

24


(ii) Any such shares of Common Stock as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, subject to applicable securities laws and regulations and upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which shall not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.

(h) The Company shall not permit any Note that is purchased or owned by the Company or any Affiliate thereof to be resold by the Company or such Affiliate unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction that results in such Notes, as the case may be, no longer being “restricted securities” (as defined under Rule 144). If the legend is removed from the face of a Note and the Note is subsequently held by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, the legend shall be reinstated.

(i) So long as and to the extent that any Notes are represented by one or more Global Notes held by or on behalf of the Depositary only, the Company may cause the removal of the Restricted Securities Legend from such Notes at any time on or after the Free Trade Date by:

(i) providing to the Trustee written notice stating that the Free Trade Date has occurred and instructing the Trustee to remove the Restricted Securities Legend from such Notes;

(ii) providing to the holders of such Notes written notice that the Restricted Securities Legend has been removed or deemed removed;

(iii) providing to the Trustee and the Depositary written notice to change the CUSIP number for the Notes to the applicable unrestricted CUSIP number; and

(iv) complying with any Applicable Procedures for delegending;

whereupon the Restricted Securities Legend shall be deemed removed from any Global Notes without further action on the part of holders.

(j) On and after the Free Trade Date, the Company shall also (i) instruct the transfer agent for the Common Stock to remove the Restricted Stock Legend from any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes that bear the Restricted Stock Legend; (ii) notify the holders of any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes (to the extent any shares of Common Stock have been issued upon conversion of the Notes) that such Restricted Stock Legend has been removed; (iii) if relevant, notify the transfer agent for the Common Stock to change the CUSIP number for any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes to the applicable unrestricted CUSIP number; and (iv) comply with any Applicable Procedures that apply to the delegending of any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of a Note.

 

25


SECTION 2.07 Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the holder of a Note claims that such Note has been lost, destroyed or stolen and the holder provides evidence of the loss, theft or destruction satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee, the Company shall issue, and the Trustee shall authenticate, a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the holder satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Company, such holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and any co-registrar from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may charge the holder for their expenses in replacing a Note.

Upon the issuance of any new Notes under this Section 2.07, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in exchange for any mutilated Note, or in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Note, shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company and any other obligor upon the Notes, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of (and shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated , destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

SECTION 2.08 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time include and are limited to all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except (i) those cancelled by it, (ii) those delivered to it for cancellation and (iii) those deemed not outstanding under this Section 2.08. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note, a Note does not cease to be outstanding; provided, however, that for purposes of determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have given or concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder, Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding. Subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time of such determination shall be considered in any such determination (including, without limitation, determinations pursuant to Article 7).

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date or on the Maturity Date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then immediately after such Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be, such Notes shall cease to be outstanding, interest (including Additional Interest), if any, on such Notes shall cease to accrue and such Notes shall cease to be convertible.

 

26


If a Note is converted in accordance with Article 12, then from and after the time of conversion on the Conversion Date, such Note shall cease to be outstanding and interest (including any Additional Interest), if any, shall cease to accrue on such Note.

SECTION 2.09 Temporary Notes. Until Certificated Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon written request of the Company, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed) (“Temporary Notes”). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of Certificated Notes but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such Temporary Note shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Certificated Notes. Without unreasonable delay the Company will prepare, execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Certificated Notes (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all Temporary Notes (other than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such Temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Certificated Notes. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the Temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Certificated Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 2.10 Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange, conversion, purchase, or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, conversion, purchase, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of such Notes in its customary manner. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has purchased, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any holder has converted pursuant to Article 12.

SECTION 2.11 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Register as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, interest (including Additional Interest), if any, or payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, for the purpose of conversion and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

SECTION 2.12 Transfer of Notes.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, (A) transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Sections 2.06 and 2.12(a)(i); (B) transfers of a beneficial interest in a Global Note for a Certificated Note shall comply with Sections 2.06 and 2.12(a)(ii), and (C) transfers of a Certificated Note shall comply with Sections 2.06 and 2.12(a)(iii) and (iv) below. All such transfers shall comply with the Applicable Procedures to the extent so required.

 

27


(i) Transfer of Global Note. A Global Note may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no transfer of a Global Note to any other Person may be registered; provided that this clause (i) shall not prohibit any transfer of a Note that is issued in exchange for a Global Note but is not itself a Global Note. No transfer of a Note to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Notes unless and until such Note has been registered in the name of such Person. Nothing in this Section 2.12(a)(i) shall prohibit or render ineffective any transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Note effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 2.12(a).

(ii) Restrictions on Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note for a Certificated Note.

(A) A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Certificated Note unless:

(1) DTC notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice;

(2) DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such cessation, in which case Certificated Notes shall be issued to all owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note in exchange for their beneficial interests; or

(3) An Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case, the owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note will be entitled to receive a Certificated Note in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note.

In connection with the exchange of an entire Global Note for Certificated Notes pursuant to this Section 2.12(a)(ii), such Global Note shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by DTC in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Certificated Notes of authorized denominations.

(B) Upon receipt by the Registrar of instructions from the holder of a Global Note directing the Registrar to (x) issue one or more Certificated Notes in the amounts specified to the owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Note and (y) debit or cause to be debited an equivalent amount of beneficial interest in such Global Note, subject to the Applicable Procedures:

(1) the Registrar shall notify the Company and the Trustee of such instructions and identify the owner of and the amount of such beneficial interest in such Global Note;

 

28


(2) the Company shall promptly execute, and upon Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to such beneficial owner Certificated Note(s) in an equivalent amount to such beneficial interest in such Global Note; and

(3) the Registrar shall decrease such Global Note by such amount in accordance with the foregoing.

(iii) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Notes. When Certificated Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request: (x) to register the transfer of such Certificated Notes; or (y) to exchange such Certificated Notes for an equal principal amount of Certificated Notes of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(A) must be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed in writing by the holder thereof or its duly authorized attorney-in-fact; and

(B) so long as such Notes are “restricted securities” (as defined under Rule 144), such Notes are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) below, and are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(1) if such Certificated Notes are being delivered to the Registrar by a holder for registration in the name of such holder, without transfer, a certification from such holder to that effect; or

(2) if such Certificated Notes are being transferred to the Company, a certification from such holder to that effect; or

(3) if such Certificated Notes are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration, (i) a certification from such holder to that effect (in the form set forth in Exhibit D, if applicable) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company or any other evidence as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend thereon that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

29


(iv) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. (a) A Certificated Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below.

Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Certificated Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:

(A) so long as the Notes are Restricted Notes, certification, in the form set forth in Exhibit D, that such Certificated Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A; and

(B) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase, then the Trustee shall cancel such Certificated Note and cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Note to be exchanged, and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Certificated Note so cancelled. If no Global Notes are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, a new Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

(b) Subject to the succeeding Section 2.12(c), every Note shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in Section 2.06(f), including the delivery of an opinion of counsel, if so required. Whenever any Restricted Note is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Note registered in a name other than that of the holder, such Note must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D, dated the date of such surrender and signed by the holder of such Note, as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such registration of transfer or exchange any Note not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate.

(c) The restrictions imposed by Section 2.06(f) upon the transferability of any Note shall cease and terminate when such Note has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144. Any Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Note for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, if such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by an opinion of counsel having substantial experience in practice under the Securities Act and otherwise reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the transfer of such Note has been made in compliance with

 

30


Rule 144), be exchanged for a new Note, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the legends required by Section 2.01(d). The Company shall inform the Trustee upon the occurrence of the Free Trade Date and promptly after a registration statement with respect to the Notes or any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement.

(d) The provisions of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) below shall apply only to Global Notes:

(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, a Global Note shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Note registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Note may be exchanged for Notes registered in the name of any Person designated by the Depositary if (A) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or such Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (A) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (B) above may be exchanged in whole or, from time to time, in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Note issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be a Global Note; provided that any such Note so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Note.

(ii) Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Note or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Note to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar. With regard to any Global Note to be exchanged in part, either such Global Note shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Note, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Note issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

(iii) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(e), a holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which such holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

 

31


(iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

(e) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the “Agent Members”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf any Agent Member may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Note, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any Agent Members or any other Person on whose behalf Agent Members may act with respect to (i) any ownership interests in the Global Note, (ii) the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee (iii) any notice required hereunder or (iv) any payments, under or with respect to, the Global Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Note. The registered holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action that a holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

SECTION 2.13 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

(a) The Company, in issuing the Notes, shall use restricted CUSIP and ISIN numbers for such Notes (if then generally in use) until such time as the Restricted Securities Legend is removed pursuant to Section 2.06(i). At such time as the legend is removed from such Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(i), the Company will use an unrestricted CUSIP number for such Note, but only with respect to the Notes where so removed. The Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices as a convenience to holders; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility for any defect in the CUSIP or ISIN number that appears on any Note, check, advice of payment or notice, and any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any action taken in connection with such a notice shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing in the event of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers.

(b) Until such time as the Restricted Stock Legend is no longer required to be borne by any shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(g) or otherwise, any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes shall bear a restricted CUSIP number. At such time as the Restrictive Stock Legend is no longer required to be borne by any shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.06(g) or otherwise, any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes shall bear an unrestricted CUSIP number.

 

32


SECTION 2.14 Additional Notes; Repurchases. The Company may, without the consent of the Noteholders and notwithstanding Section 2.02, reopen this Indenture and increase the principal amount of the Notes by issuing additional Notes in the future pursuant to this Indenture with the same terms and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes initially issued hereunder in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, provided that the Company may use a temporary CUSIP number for securities law purposes and provided further that no such additional Notes may be issued unless they will be fungible with the original Notes for United States federal income tax purposes. 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 Section 14.05, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. The Company may also from time to time repurchase the Notes in open market purchases or negotiated transactions without prior notice to Noteholders.

The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Additional Securities under this Section 2.14 if the Trustee, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken by the relevant Issuer or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or board of trustee, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees or Responsible Officers shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Noteholders.

ARTICLE III

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 3.01 Satisfaction and Discharge. This 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 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 2.07 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 4.04(d)) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Noteholders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether at the Maturity Date, any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash or cash and shares of Common Stock, if any (solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, if applicable), sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and all other sums due and payable under this 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 Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.06 shall survive.

 

33


ARTICLE IV

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

SECTION 4.01 Payment of Principal, Interest and Additional Interest.

(a) The Company shall promptly make all payments on the Notes and satisfy all conversion obligations on the dates, in the manner and as otherwise required under the Notes or this Indenture. If the Company is required to deliver any amounts of cash and/or shares of Common Stock to the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, such amounts of cash and/or shares of Common Stock shall be deposited by the Company with the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the required date. The Company may, at its option, make payments on any Certificated Notes by check mailed to a Noteholder’s registered address; provided, however, that if a Noteholder of more than $5,000,000 principal amount of Certificated Notes requests in writing that the Company make payments on its Certificated Notes by wire transfer to an account in the United States, the Company shall, beginning with the interest payment corresponding to the next Record Date, make all subsequent payments due to such Noteholder to such account until such Noteholder notifies the Registrar in writing that the Company should no longer make payments by wire transfer to such account. If the Notes are held in book-entry form, the Company shall make all payments by wire transfer.

(b) The Company shall make any required interest payments (including of Additional Interest), if any, to the Person in whose name each Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest payment. The principal, accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any, or payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be considered paid on the applicable date due if on such date (or, in the case of a Fundamental Change Purchase Price, on the Business Day following the applicable Fundamental Change Purchase Date) the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, cash sufficient to pay all such amounts then due.

(c) The Company shall pay interest on the Notes at a rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day. Interest on a Note shall be paid to the holder of such Note at the Close of Business on May 1 or November 1 (each, an “Interest Record Date”), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. In the event of the maturity, conversion, or repurchase of a Note by the Company at the option of the holder, interest shall cease to accrue on such Note. If the Conversion Date for a Note occurs after an Interest Record Date but on or before the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be paid to the holder of such Note on such Interest Record Date notwithstanding the conversion of such Note.

 

34


(d) Any Defaulted Interest shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Noteholder on the relevant Interest Record Date by virtue of its having been such Noteholder, and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:

(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than twenty-five 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 Interest 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 Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than fifteen days and not less than ten days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than ten days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment (unless the Trustee shall consent to an earlier date). 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 Interest 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 seven days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2) of this Section 4.01(d).

(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest 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.

SECTION 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain, in the continental United States, an office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, repurchase, or conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall initially be such office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency (other than a change in the location of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee). 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 address of the Corporate Trust Office.

 

35


The Company may also from time to time designate 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.

SECTION 4.03 Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 6.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.

SECTION 4.04 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 4.04:

(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional 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 of and accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest), on the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and

(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.

Subject to Section 13.03, the Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), or accrued and unpaid interest or Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), or accrued and unpaid interest or Additional Interest, if any, 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 of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional 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 Fundamental Change Purchase Price), accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional 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 of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.

 

36


(c) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained, and upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.

(d) Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), interest or Additional Interest has become due and payable shall 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 all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being 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, New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than thirty days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

SECTION 4.05 Existence. Subject to Article 10, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

SECTION 4.06 SEC and Other Reports; Additional Interest.

(a) For so long as the Notes are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee within fifteen days after the same is required to be filed with the Commission, the Company’s annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may by rules and regulations prescribe) (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) and the Company shall otherwise comply with the requirements of TIA Section 314(a), to the extent applicable. Documents filed by the Company with the Commission via the EDGAR filing system will be deemed to be filed with the Trustee as of the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR filing system. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

37


(b) If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date which is six months after the last date of original issuance of the Notes and ending on the Free Trade Date, the Company fails to timely file (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) any periodic report that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than current reports on Form 8-K), and the Company does not cure such failure to file within 14 calendar days, the Company shall pay interest (such interest, and any interest payable pursuant to Section 5.03, “Additional Interest”) on the Notes, accruing from and including the due date of the first missed filing that gives rise to such obligation (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) and continuing until the earlier of (i) the Free Trade Date and (ii) the date all such filings have been made. During the first 90 days on which such Additional Interest is payable, such Additional Interest shall accrue at a rate of 0.25% per annum; thereafter, such Additional Interest shall accrue at a rate of 0.50% per annum.

(c) In addition, if the Notes or any shares of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes do not become Freely Tradable on and at all times after the Free Trade Date (or the next succeeding Business Day if the Free Trade Date is not a Business Day), the Company will pay Additional Interest on the Notes accruing from and including the Free Trade Date and continuing until the date on which the Notes and any shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Notes become Freely Tradable. During the first 90 days on which such Additional Interest is payable, such Additional Interest will accrue at a rate of 0.25% per annum; thereafter, such Additional Interest will accrue at a rate of 0.50% per annum.

(d) Notwithstanding anything else in this Indenture, in no event will (i) the combined rate of any Additional Interest payable under this Section 4.06 and of any Additional Interest payable under Section 5.03 exceed 0.50% per annum; or (ii) Additional Interest accrue on any day in which (A)(1) the Company has filed a shelf registration statement for the resale of the Notes, (2) such shelf registration statement is effective and usable by Noteholders for the resale of the Notes, and (3) the Noteholders may register the resale of their Notes under such shelf registration statement on terms customary for the resale of convertible securities offered in reliance on Rule 144A; or (B) conditions (A)(1) through (A)(3) of this sentence have been satisfied for a period of two years.

(e) Whenever Additional Interest is accruing on a Record Date, the Company will pay all accrued and unpaid Additional Interest to the Noteholders of record on such Record Date on the corresponding Interest Payment Date. If Additional Interest is not accruing on a Record Date, but has accrued since the immediately preceding Record Date, the Company shall pay any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to the latter Record Date to Noteholders of record on the latter Record Date.

If the Company is required to pay Additional Interest to Noteholders, the Company shall provide a direction or order in the form of a written notice to the Trustee (and if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, to the Paying Agent) of the Company’s obligation to pay such Additional Interest no later than three Business Days prior to the date on which any such Additional Interest is scheduled to be paid. Such notice shall set forth the amount of Additional Interest to be paid by the Company on such payment date and direct the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, to the Paying Agent) to make payment to the extent it receives

 

38


funds from the Company to do so. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Noteholder to determine whether the Additional Interest is payable, or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of the Additional Interest, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Additional Interest.

SECTION 4.07 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 this 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 4.08 Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (beginning with the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2010) an Officers’ Certificate stating whether or not the signer thereof has knowledge of any failure by the Company to comply with all conditions and covenants then required to be performed under this Indenture and, if so, specifying each such failure and the nature thereof.

In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within thirty 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 proposes to take with respect thereto.

SECTION 4.09 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.

ARTICLE V

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 5.01 Events of Default. Each of the following shall be an “Event of Default”:

(a) default in the payment in respect of the principal of any Note at its maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(b) default in the payment of any interest (including any Additional Interest) upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

(c) the Company’s failure to deliver the consideration due upon the conversion of any Notes in the manner and within the time periods described herein;

 

39


(d) the Company’s failure to timely issue a Fundamental Change Notice as required under Section 13.01(a)(i) or a Specified Corporate Transaction Notice in accordance with Section 12.01(a)(4);

(e) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in the performance or breach of which is specifically dealt with in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 5.01), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes;

(f) a default or defaults under any bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (other than the Notes) by the Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $15.0 million, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default or defaults shall have resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity or shall constitute a failure to pay at least $15.0 million of such indebtedness when due and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto;

(g) the entry against the Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary (or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) of a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $15.0 million, by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgments remain undischarged, unwaived, unstayed, unbonded, unappealed or unsatisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days;

(h) the Company, any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(i) commences a voluntary case;

(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

(iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

 

40


(vi) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(1) is for relief against the Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case;

(2) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

(3) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

SECTION 5.02 Acceleration. (a) 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 5.01(h), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable (or waived), either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 7.04, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Noteholders), may declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional 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 this Indenture or in the Notes contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

(b) If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(h) occurs and is continuing, the principal of all the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest) shall be immediately due and payable. This provision, 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 (including any accrued and unpaid Additional 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 (including any accrued and unpaid Additional 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 at such time) and amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06, and if (1) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) any and all Events of Defaults under this Indenture, other than the

 

41


nonpayment of principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest) on Notes that shall have become due solely by such acceleration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 5.09, then and in every such case 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 (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from a failure to repurchase any Notes when required upon a Fundamental Change or a failure to deliver, upon conversion, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, due upon conversion) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences (other than a declaration or consequences, as the case may be, resulting from a failure to repurchase any Notes when required upon a Fundamental Change or a failure to deliver, upon conversion, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, due upon conversion) and such Default (other than a Default resulting from a failure to repurchase any Notes when required upon a Fundamental Change or a failure to deliver, upon conversion, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, due upon conversion) shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom (other than a Default resulting from a failure to repurchase any Notes when required upon a Fundamental Change or a failure to deliver, upon conversion, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, due upon conversion) shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this 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.

SECTION 5.03 Additional Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary (except as provided in Section 4.06(d)), if the Company so elects, the sole remedy of Noteholders for an Event of Default relating to any obligation to file reports as required under Section 4.06(a) shall, for the first 180 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default (which will be the 60th day after written notice is provided to the Company in accordance with Section 5.01(e)), consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at an annual rate equal to (x) 0.25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes for the first 90 days an Event of Default is continuing in such 180-day period and (y) 0.50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes for the remaining 90 days an Event of Default is continuing in such 180-day period. Additional Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following the occurrence of such Event of Default in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes. The Company may elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy under this Section 5.03 by giving notice to the holders, the Trustee and Paying Agent of such election on or before the close of business on the 5th Business Day after the date on which such Event of Default otherwise would occur. If the Company fails to timely give such notice or pay Additional Interest, the Notes will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.02. On the 181st day after such Event of Default (if such violation is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.02. This Section 5.03 shall not affect the rights of the Noteholders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest upon an Event of Default in accordance with this Section, the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.02. Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of interest on, or in respect of, any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of “Additional Interest” provided for in this

 

42


Section 5.03 and Section 4.06 to the extent that, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of such sections, and express mention of the payment of Additional Interest (if applicable) in any provision shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions where such express mention is not made.

SECTION 5.04 Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. (a) If an Event of Default under clause (a) or (b) of Section 5.01 shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest and Additional Interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal, interest and Additional Interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 6.06. 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 monies 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.

(b) 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 any Bankruptcy 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 5.04, 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 (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest) 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 Noteholders 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 the Trustee under Section 6.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Noteholders 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 Noteholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agent’s and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 6.06 hereof, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances

 

43


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.

(c) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Noteholder or the rights of any Noteholder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding.

(d) All rights of action and of asserting claims under this 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.

(e) In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this 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.

(f) In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such waiver or rescission and annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Noteholders, 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 Noteholders, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

SECTION 5.05 Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. 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 6.06;

Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on the Notes (including any Additional Interest) in default, in the order of the date due of the installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon the overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;

 

44


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 the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and the cash component of the Conversion Obligation, if any, then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) 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, 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 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 and accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest); and

Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.

SECTION 5.06 Proceedings by Noteholders. (a) No holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding determined in accordance with Section 7.04 shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and 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, and the Trustee for sixty days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and 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 in principal amount of the Notes outstanding within such sixty-day period pursuant to Section 5.09; 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 Noteholders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Noteholder, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Noteholders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 5.06, each and every Noteholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Noteholder to receive payment of the principal of (including the consideration due upon conversion pursuant to Article 12 and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price upon purchase pursuant to Article 11), and accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest) on such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Noteholder.

 

45


(c) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the holder of any Note, without the consent of either the Trustee or the holder of any other Note, in its own behalf and for its own benefit, may enforce, and may institute and maintain any proceeding suitable to enforce, its rights of conversion as provided herein.

SECTION 5.07 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 this 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 this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

SECTION 5.08 Remedies Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the second paragraph of Section 2.07 and Section 5.03, all powers and remedies given by this Article 5 to the Trustee or to the Noteholders 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 this 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 any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Noteholders.

SECTION 5.09 Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Noteholders. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 7.04 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 this 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 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 7.04 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 or accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal (including any Fundamental Change Purchase 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 deliver any 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

 

46


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 5.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 5.10 Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within ninety days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, mail to all Noteholders 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; and provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest or accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, on any of the Notes, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing any Default in the payment of any Fundamental Change Purchase Price, then in any such event 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 Noteholders.

SECTION 5.11 Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to this 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 this 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 5.11 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 7.04, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of accrued and unpaid interest or accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, on any Note (including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Notes being repurchased as provided in this 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 12.

ARTICLE VI

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 6.01 Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. 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 this Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or

 

47


use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; provided that if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders unless such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that

(a) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred:

(i) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and, if applicable, after it has been qualified thereunder, the Trust Indenture Act, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith or 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 this 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 this 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 grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(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 in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 7.04 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 this Indenture;

(d) whether or not therein provided, every provision of this 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 6.01;

(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-registrar with respect to the Notes;

 

48


(f) if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this 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) in the absence of written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the Trustee shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon or for losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such written investment direction from 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 shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent.

None of the provisions contained in this 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 Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.01:

(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;

(c) the Trustee may consult with counsel and require an Opinion of Counsel and any advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

 

49


(d) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, at a reasonable time on any Business Day, to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

(e) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian, nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder; and

(f) the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.

The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the name of the individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specific actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such Officers’ Certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes, unless either (1) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee by the Company or by any holder of the Notes.

SECTION 6.03 No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s 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 this 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 this Indenture.

SECTION 6.04 Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or 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 with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Note Registrar.

 

50


SECTION 6.05 Monies to Be Held in Trust. All monies 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 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 received by it hereunder except as may be agreed from time to time by the Company and the Trustee.

SECTION 6.06 Compensation and Expenses of Trustee. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to in writing between the Trustee and the Company, and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity hereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document or transaction entered into in connection herewith and its agents and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors, agents or employees, or such agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or in any other capacity hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim of liability in the premises. The obligations of the Company under this Section 6.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured (subject to Section 14.07 below) by a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except, subject to the effect of Section 5.05, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the holders of particular Notes. The obligation of the Company under this Section 6.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation or removal or the Trustee. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 6.06 shall extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Trustee and shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(h) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.

SECTION 6.07 Officers’ Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein

 

51


specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such Officers’ Certificate, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

SECTION 6.08 Conflicting Interests of Trustee. After qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act (if applicable), if the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either (a) eliminate such interest within ninety days, (b) apply to the Commission for permission to continue as Trustee or (c) resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture.

SECTION 6.09 Eligibility of Trustee. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 6.09, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

SECTION 6.10 Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company and by mailing notice thereof to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within sixty days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the Noteholders, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 5.11, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 6.08 within a reasonable time after written request therefor by the Company or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months, or

 

52


(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Noteholder, or

(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, the Company may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 5.11, any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

(c) The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 7.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless within ten days after notice to the Company of such nomination the Company objects thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed or any Noteholder, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 6.10(a) provided, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee.

(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 6.11.

SECTION 6.11 Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 6.10 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act.

Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.06, subject to Section 14.07 below.

 

53


No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 6.11 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 6.08 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 6.09.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 6.11, each of the Company and the successor trustee, at the written direction and at the expense of the Company, shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to mail such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.

SECTION 6.12 Succession by Merger, Etc. Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, such corporation or other entity shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 6.08 and eligible under the provisions of Section 6.09.

In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee or authenticating agent appointed by such predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by such successor trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

SECTION 6.13 Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor. If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), after qualification under the Trust Indenture Act (if applicable), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of the claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).

 

54


SECTION 6.14 Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date any officer that the Company has indicated to the Trustee should receive such application actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of any omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in accordance with this Indenture in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

SECTION 6.15 Lists of Noteholders. The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semi-annually, not more than fifteen days after each May 1 and November 1 in each year, beginning with May 1, 2011, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within thirty days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Noteholders as of a date not more than fifteen days (or such other date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.

SECTION 6.16 Preservation and Disclosure of Lists.

(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.15 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.16 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b) The rights of Noteholders to communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes and the corresponding rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

(c) Every Noteholder, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Noteholders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 6.17 Reports by Trustee.

(a) The Trustee shall transmit to holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each February 15 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to holders a brief report, dated as of such February 15, that complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).

 

55


(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Noteholders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange and automated quotation system upon which the Notes are listed and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing within a reasonable time when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or automated quotation system and when any such listing is discontinued.

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS

SECTION 7.01 Action by Noteholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the holders of a specified percentage in 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 Noteholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) by the record of the Noteholders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Noteholders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 8, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Noteholders. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Noteholders 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 Noteholders. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.01, Section 6.02 and Section 8.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Noteholder 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 Noteholders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 8.06.

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 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 (including the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), and (subject to Section 4.01(d)) accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional 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 so made to any holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid and, to the extent of the sum or

 

56


sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 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 holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

SECTION 7.04 Company-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 7.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or a Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to Section 6.01, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

SECTION 7.05 Revocation of Consents; Future Noteholders 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 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this 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.

 

57


ARTICLE VIII

NOTEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

SECTION 8.01 Purpose of Meetings. A meeting of Noteholders 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 this 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 Noteholders 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;

(c) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02; or

(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 this Indenture or under applicable law.

SECTION 8.02 Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Noteholders 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 Noteholders, 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 Noteholders 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 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 Noteholders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding those Notes identified in Section 7.04), shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Noteholders, 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 twenty days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Noteholders 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 Noteholders 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 Noteholders 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.

 

58


SECTION 8.05 Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Noteholders, in regard to proof of the holding of Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.

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 Noteholders as provided in Section 8.03, in which case the Company or the Noteholders 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 Noteholders each Noteholder 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 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 Noteholders. Any meeting of Noteholders 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 Noteholders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Noteholders 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 Noteholders 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.

 

59


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 Noteholders 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 Noteholders under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Notes.

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders. The Company and the Trustee, at the Company’s 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 in this Indenture or the Notes;

(b) to conform the terms of the Indenture or the Notes to the description thereof in the Offering Memorandum;

(c) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture pursuant to Article 10;

(d) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

(e) to secure the Notes;

(f) to add to the covenants of the Company further covenants, restrictions or conditions for the benefit of the Noteholders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(g) to make any change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any holder;

(h) to appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes; or

(i) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

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 Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 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 9.02.

 

60


SECTION 9.02 Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 7) of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 7 and including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee, at the Company’s 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 this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Notes or waiving any past default; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall:

(a) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding necessary to modify or amend this Indenture or to waive any past Default or Event of Default;

(b) reduce the rate or extend the stated time for payment of interest (including any Additional Interest), on any Note;

(c) reduce the principal amount of, or change the Maturity Date of, any Note;

(d) make any change that impairs or adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;

(e) reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the holders of the Notes the Company’s obligation to make such payment, 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 any Additional Interest) on such holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such holder’s Note;

(i) make any change in this Article 9 that requires each holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 5.01 or Section 5.09; or

(j) reduce the quorum or voting requirements under this Indenture,

in each case without the consent of each holder of an outstanding Note affected.

Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Noteholders as aforesaid and subject to Section 9.05, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

 

61


It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. After an amendment under this Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. 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 amendment.

SECTION 9.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9 shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; provided that this Section 9.03 shall not require such supplemental indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act or this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall any such qualification constitute any admission or acknowledgment by any party to such supplemental indenture that any such qualification is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act or this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9, this 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 this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Noteholders 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 this Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 9.04 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 Company’s expense, bear a notation as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 14.11) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.

SECTION 9.05 Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished to Trustee. In addition to the documents required by Section 14.05, the Trustee shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that and 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.

 

62


ARTICLE X

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE

SECTION 10.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, the Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or into, or 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, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture; and

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture.

Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture.

For purposes of this Section 10.01, the 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, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to another Person.

SECTION 10.02 Successor Corporation to Be Substituted. In case of any such consolidation, merger, 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 (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price), accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional 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 this Indenture to be performed by the Company, such Successor 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. Such Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue in its own name 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 this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, 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 this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of

 

63


this 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, conveyance or transfer (but not in the case of a lease), the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this 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 this Indenture.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, 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 10.03 Opinion of Counsel to Be Given to Trustee. The Company shall not effect any merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease referred to in Section 10.01 unless the Trustee shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that and as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, 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.

ARTICLE XI

IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS,

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

SECTION 11.01 Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest) on any Note, nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Note, nor because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, employee, agent, officer or director or Subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation or entity, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation or entity, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Notes.

ARTICLE XII

CONVERSION OF NOTES

SECTION 12.01 Conversion Privilege and Consideration.

(a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, a Noteholder shall have the right, at such Noteholder’s option, to convert the principal amount of its Notes, or any portion of such principal amount that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into an amount of cash and a number of shares of the Common Stock, if any, determined

 

64


in accordance with Section 12.03, (x) prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding May 15, 2017, only upon the satisfaction of one or more of the conditions described in clauses (i) through (iv) below, and (y) on and after May 15, 2017, at any time until the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, without regard to the conditions described in clauses (i) through (iv) below (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 12.03, the “Conversion Obligation”):

(i) During any fiscal quarter (and only during any such fiscal quarter) after the fiscal quarter ending April 1, 2011 if, for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock is greater than or equal to 130% of the Conversion Price on such Trading Day. If the Notes become convertible in accordance with this Section 12.01(a)(i), as promptly as practicable, the Company shall notify the Noteholders that the condition to conversion described in this Section 12.01(a)(i) has been satisfied.

(ii) During the five consecutive Business Day period immediately following any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which, for each Trading Day of such Measurement Period, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Noteholder in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12.01(a)(ii), is less than 98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on such Trading Day and (y) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day (for any Trading Day, the “Trading Price Product”).

(A) The Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless a Noteholder (x) provides the Company and the Trustee with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for the immediately following Trading Day will be less than 98% of the Trading Price Product for such Trading Day and (y) requests the Company to determine the Trading Price of the Notes on the immediately following Trading Day.

(B) Upon receipt from a Noteholder of such evidence and such a request, the Company shall promptly determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until a Trading Day occurs in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Trading Day is greater than or equal to 98% of the Trading Price Product for such Trading Day.

(C) As promptly as practicable after the condition to conversion described in this Section 12.01(a)(ii) has been met, the Company shall notify the Noteholders and the Trustee of the Noteholders’ rights to convert their Notes in accordance with this Section 12.01(a)(ii). On the first Trading Day thereafter on which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Trading Day is greater than or equal to 98% of the Trading Price Product for such Trading Day, as promptly as practicable, the Company shall notify the Noteholders that the condition to conversion described in this Section 12.01(a)(ii) is no longer satisfied.

 

65


(iii) If the Company elects to:

(A) issue to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock rights, options or warrants that entitle them, for a period of not more than 60 calendar days after the record date for such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share of Common Stock less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the first public announcement of the terms of such issuance; or

(B) distribute to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock the Company’s assets, debt securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company, which distribution has a per share value, as determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution,

then, in each case, at least 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution, the Company shall provide notice to the Noteholders and the Trustee describing such issuance or distribution, the Noteholders’ rights to convert their Notes in accordance with this Section 12.01(a)(iii), the Conversion Rate in effect on the date the Company mails such notice, any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that must be made pursuant to Section 12.05 as a result of such issuance or distribution, and the effective date for any such adjustments. Once the Company has given such notice, a Noteholder may surrender its Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of (x) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for the issuance or distribution or (y) the date of Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place. No Noteholder may exercise this right to convert if such holder otherwise may participate in the distribution of cash or Common Stock without conversion based upon the Conversion Rate and upon the same terms as holders of our Common Stock.

(iv) If a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change without giving effect to the penultimate paragraph of the definition of Fundamental Change and regardless of whether the Noteholders have the right to require the Company to purchase their Notes pursuant to Section 13.01, or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (a “Specified Corporate Transaction”), the Company shall provide notice (a “Specified Corporate Transaction Notice”) of such Specified Corporate Transaction to the Noteholders as promptly as practicable after the Company first learns of the anticipated or actual effective date of such Specified Corporate Transaction; provided that, for any Specified Corporate Transaction, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Specified Corporate Transaction Notice for such Specified Corporate Transaction at least 50 Scheduled Trading Days in advance of such anticipated effective date. The Specified Corporate Transaction Notice shall describe:

(A) such Specified Corporate Transaction;

 

66


(B) the anticipated effective date of such Specified Corporate Transaction;

(C) the Noteholders’ rights to convert their Notes in accordance with this Section 12.01(a)(iv);

(D) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date the Company mails such notice;

(E) any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that must be made pursuant to Section 12.05 as a result of such transaction;

(F) whether such Specified Corporate Transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, and, if so, the Noteholders’ rights to require the Company to purchase their Notes pursuant to Article 16; and

(G) whether such Specified Corporate Transaction also constitutes a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, and, if so, the Noteholders’ rights under Section 12.04 to receive Additional Shares if they convert their Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

Upon the Company’s delivery of a Specified Corporate Transaction Notice for a Specified Corporate Transaction, a Noteholder may surrender its Notes for conversion at any time until the close of business on the earliest of (w) the 40th Trading Day immediately following the effective date of such Specified Corporate Transaction, (x) if such Specified Corporate Transaction constitutes a Fundamental Change, the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date, (y) if the Company announces that such Specified Corporate Transaction will not occur, the date on which the Company makes such announcement, and (z) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

SECTION 12.02 Conversion Procedure.

(a) To convert a Note, a Noteholder must (i) in the case of a Global Note, (A) comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect on the date such Noteholder surrenders its Note for conversion and (B) if required, pay all funds required under Sections 12.02(e) and 12.02(f) below, and (ii) in the case of a Certificated Note, (A) complete and manually sign the conversion notice in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “Notice of Conversion”) or a facsimile of the Notice of Conversion, (B) deliver the Notice of Conversion, which is irrevocable, and the Certificated Note to the Conversion Agent, (C) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, (D) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes, and (E) if required, pay all funds required under Sections 12.02(e) and 12.02(f) below.

(i) On the first Business Day on which such Noteholder satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Section 12.02(a) above with respect to a Note (and the conversion of such Note is not otherwise prohibited by Article 12 hereof), such Note will be deemed converted and such Business Day will be the conversion date (the “Conversion Date”) for such Note.

 

67


(ii) If the last day on which a Note may be converted is not a Business Day, the Note may be surrendered on the immediately following day that is a Business Day. Upon the conversion of a Note, the Conversion Agent, as promptly as possible, and in no event later than one Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for the Note, will provide the Company with notice of the conversion of the Note, and the Company, as promptly as possible, and in no event later than two Business Days after such Conversion Date, will notify the Trustee, if other than the Conversion Agent, of the conversion of the Note.

(b) If a Noteholder converts the entire principal amount of a Note, such Person will no longer be a Noteholder of such Note.

(c) If a Noteholder surrenders only a portion of a Certificated Note for conversion, promptly after the Conversion Date for such portion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to such Noteholder, a new Certificated Note in an authorized denomination equal to the aggregate principal amount of the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note. Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee shall promptly make a notation on the “Schedule of Increases and Decreases of Global Note” of such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing upon any conversion of a Note effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(d) If any shares of Common Stock are issuable upon the conversion of a Note, the Person in whose name the certificate or certificates for such shares of Common Stock will be registered will become the holder of record of such shares at the close of business on the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period corresponding to the Conversion Date for such Note.

(e) If a Noteholder surrenders a Note for conversion after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Record Date and prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Noteholder must accompany the Note with an amount of cash equal to the amount of interest (including any Additional Interest), that will be payable on the Note on such corresponding Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that a Noteholder need not make such a payment (i) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after the Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, (ii) to the extent of any overdue interest on the Note, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion, or (iii) if the Noteholder surrenders the Note after the close of business on the last Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

(f) If a Noteholder surrenders a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay all stamp taxes and all other duties, if any, which may be imposed by the United States or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock, if any, upon the conversion. However, if any tax is due because the Noteholder requests that any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion be issued in a name other than that of the Noteholder, the Noteholder shall pay such tax and the Conversion

 

68


Agent, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax, may refuse to deliver any certificates representing shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than that of the converting Noteholder. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulations.

SECTION 12.03 Settlement Upon Conversion.

(a) (1) If a Noteholder surrenders a Note for conversion, the Company will satisfy its obligation to convert the Note by delivering, on the third Business Day immediately following the final VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period corresponding to the Conversion Date for such Note, cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 VWAP Trading Days during the Observation Period for such Note.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.03(a)(1), the Company may elect to settle all or a portion of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period relating to a Conversion Date in cash (a “Cash Election”).

(i) To make a Cash Election with respect to all or a portion of the Daily Share Amounts for each Trading Day in the Observation Period relating to a Conversion Date, on the Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date, the Company must deliver notice (a “Cash Percentage Notice”) to all Noteholders converting Notes on such Conversion Date. The Cash Percentage Notice for a Conversion Date must specify the single percentage of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Conversion Date that the Company will settle in cash (the “Cash Percentage”); provided that to make a Cash Election with respect to a Conversion Date occurring on or after the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company must (A) irrevocably specify a single Cash Percentage that will apply to every Conversion Date occurring on or after the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date and (B) deliver a Cash Percentage Notice specifying such Cash Percentage to every Noteholder on or prior to the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

(ii) If the Company timely delivers a Cash Percentage Notice for a Conversion Date, (x) the amount of cash that the Company will deliver in lieu of the applicable portion of the shares of Common Stock comprising the Daily Share Amount for a VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period relating to such Conversion Date will equal the product of (A) the Cash Percentage specified in the Cash Percentage Notice for such Conversion Date, (B) the Daily Share Amount for such VWAP Trading Day (calculated as if the Company had not specified a Cash Percentage), and (C) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day, and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company will deliver as part of the Daily Share Amount for such VWAP Trading Day will equal the product of (A) 100% minus the Cash Percentage for such Conversion Date and (B) the Daily Share Amount for such VWAP Trading Day (calculated as if the Company had not specified a Cash Percentage).

 

69


(iii) If, for any Conversion Date, the Company fails to deliver a Cash Percentage Notice in accordance with Section 12.03(a)(2)(i), the Company must instead settle the Daily Share Amount for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period relating to such Conversion Date by delivering a number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with Section 12.03(a)(1).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not issue fractional shares of Common Stock as part of the Daily Share Amount. Instead, if the Daily Share Amount for any VWAP Trading Day includes a fraction of a share of the Common Stock, the Company will, in lieu of delivering such fraction of a share of Common Stock, pay an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) such fraction of a share and (ii) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period.

(c) If a Noteholder surrenders more than one Note for conversion on a single day, the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, that the Company will deliver, and the amount of cash that the Company will pay in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock, if any, shall be determined based on the total principal amount of Notes surrendered by such Noteholder.

(d) If a Noteholder converts a Note, the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on the Note, and, except to the extent specified in the fourth sentence of Section 4.01(c) or in Section 4.01(d), the Company will not make any cash payment to such Noteholder for any accrued and unpaid interest on the Note. Furthermore, except to the extent specified in the fourth sentence of Section 4.01(c) or in Section 4.01(d), the Company’s delivery to such Noteholder of the amount of cash and the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, into which such Noteholder’s Note is convertible shall be deemed to satisfy and discharge in full the Company’s obligation to pay to such Noteholder (i) the principal amount of such converted Note and (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest, but not Defaulted Interest), on such converted Note. As a result, except to the extent specified in the fourth sentence of Section 4.01(c) or in Section 4.01(d)), any accrued and unpaid interest with respect to a converted Note shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

(e) Notices.

(i) On the second Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for any Notes, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Trustee stating (A) the aggregate principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date, (B) whether the Company has made a Cash Election with respect to such Conversion Date, and (C) if the Company has made a Cash Election for such Conversion Date, the Cash Percentage for such Conversion Date.

(ii) On the first Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for each Conversion Date, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Trustee stating (A) the aggregate principal amount of Notes that were converted on such Conversion Date, (B) the aggregate amount of cash and the aggregate number of Shares that the Company is obligated to deliver to settle all of the Notes converted on such Conversion Date, and (C) the Daily Share Amounts and the Daily Settlement Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Conversion Date.

 

70


SECTION 12.04 Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Conversion Rate applicable to each Note that is surrendered for conversion, in accordance with this Article 12, from, and including, the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change until, and including, the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, or the fortieth Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change (in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that does not constitute a Fundamental Change by virtue of the parenthetical in the definition of Make-Whole Fundamental Change) (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”), shall be increased to an amount equal to the Conversion Rate that would, but for this Section 12.04, otherwise apply to such Note pursuant to this Article 12, plus an amount equal to the Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment.

As used herein, “Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the amount set forth in the following table that corresponds to the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and the Stock Price for such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, all as determined by the Company:

Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment

(per $1,000 principal amount of Notes)

 

 

Stock Price

 

Effective Date

   $26.12      $30.00      $35.00      $40.00      $45.00      $50.00      $60.00      $70.00      $80.00      $90.00      $100.00  

11/19/2010

     8.8349         6.3895         4.2649         3.0809         2.3455         1.8655         1.2944         0.9804         0.7847         0.6445         0.5373   

11/15/2011

     8.8349         6.3662         4.2029         2.9480         2.1879         1.7046         1.1559         0.8668         0.6923         0.5672         0.4726   

11/15/2012

     8.8349         6.3241         4.0684         2.7519         1.9795         1.5068         0.9949         0.7418         0.5905         0.4842         0.4038   

11/15/2013

     8.8349         6.2694         3.8441         2.4767         1.7099         1.2622         0.8063         0.6016         0.4790         0.3933         0.3281   

11/15/2014

     8.8349         6.0833         3.4617         2.0822         1.3559         0.9630         0.6023         0.4523         0.3629         0.2991         0.2498   

11/15/2015

     8.8349         5.6165         2.8697         1.5328         0.9085         0.6137         0.3857         0.2960         0.2394         0.1972         0.1640   

11/15/2016

     8.8349         4.7769         1.9173         0.7770         0.3911         0.2653         0.1900         0.1522         0.1246         0.1032         0.0861   

11/15/2017

     8.8349         3.8834         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

provided, however, that:

(i) if the actual Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is between two Stock Prices listed in the table above under the row titled “Stock Price,” or if the actual Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is between two Effective Dates listed in the table above in the column immediately below the title “Effective Date,” then the Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment for such Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be determined by the Company by straight-line interpolation between the Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment set forth for such higher and lower Stock Prices, or for such earlier and later Effective Dates based on a 365 day year, as applicable;

 

71


(ii) if the actual Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is greater than $100.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Price as provided in clause (iii) below), or if the actual Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is less than $26.12 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Price as provided in clause (iii) below), then the Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment shall be equal to zero and this Section 12.04 shall not require the Company to increase the Conversion Rate with respect to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change;

(iii) if an event occurs that requires, pursuant to this Article 12 (other than solely pursuant to this Section 12.04), an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then, on the date and at the time such adjustment is so required to be made, each price set forth in the table above under the row titled “Stock Price” shall be deemed to be adjusted so that such Stock Price, at and after such time, shall be equal to the product of (1) such Stock Price as in effect immediately before such adjustment to such Stock Price and (2) a fraction whose numerator is the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before such adjustment to the Conversion Rate and whose denominator is the Conversion Rate to be in effect, in accordance with this Article 12, immediately after such adjustment to the Conversion Rate;

(iv) each Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment set forth in the table above shall be adjusted in the same manner in which, at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted pursuant to Section 12.05; and

(v) in no event will the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes exceed 38.2848 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.05.

(b) As soon as practicable after the Company determines the anticipated Effective Date of any proposed Make-Whole Fundamental Change but in any event not later than five Business Days following the Effective Date, the Company shall provide the Trustee, the Noteholders and the Conversion Agent written notice of, and shall issue a press release indicating, the anticipated Effective Date of such proposed Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts in time to give such notice no later than fifty Business Days in advance of such anticipated Effective Date. Each such press release notice, announcement and publication shall also state that in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall increase, in accordance herewith, the Conversion Rate applicable to Notes entitled as provided herein to such increase (along with a description of how such increase shall be calculated and the time periods during which Notes must be surrendered in order to be entitled to such increase). No later than five Business Days after the actual Effective Date of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide the Trustee, the Noteholders and the Conversion Agent written notice of such Effective Date and the amount by which the Conversion Rate has been so increased.

 

72


Nothing in this Section 12.04 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.05 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

SECTION 12.05 Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as set forth below, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Noteholders participate 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 below as if such Noteholders held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable conversion rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such holder, without having to convert its Notes:

(a) If the Company issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all of the shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination of the Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

CR =  CR0  x         OS       
       OS0   

 

where      

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;

CR

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;

OS0

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; and

OS

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be.

Any adjustment made under this Section 12.05(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the effective date for such share split or share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 12.05(a)

 

73


is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors of the Company 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 sixty calendar days after the record date for such issuance to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the first announcement of the terms of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR =  CR0  x     OS0 + X   
   OS0 + Y   

 

where:      

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

OS0

   =    the number of shares of the Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

X

   =    the total number of shares of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

Y

   =    the number of shares of the 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 Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the first public announcement of the terms of such issuance.

Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. 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 readjusted 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 again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution had not occurred.

 

74


For purposes of this Section 12.05(b), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for each Trading Day in the applicable ten consecutive Trading Day period, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors. In no event shall the Conversion Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 12.05(b) (other than upon a readjustment as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph).

(c) If the Company shall distribute shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other of its assets or property or rights or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding (i) dividends, distributions (including share splits), rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 12.05(a) or Section 12.05(b), (ii) rights issued to all holders of Common Stock pursuant to a rights plan, where such rights are not presently exercisable, continue to trade with the Common Stock and Noteholders will receive such rights together with any Common Stock upon conversion, (iii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash and covered by Section 12.05(d), and (iv) Spin-offs to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 12.05(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, indebtedness, or other assets or property hereinafter in this Section 12.05(c) called the “Distributed Property”), then, in each such case the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR =  CR0  x     SPO   
   SP0 – FMV   

 

where:      

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

SP0

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten 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 shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property rights, options or warrants distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock as of the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; provided that if “FMV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP0” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, each Noteholder shall have the right to receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes held by such holder, at

 

75


the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such holder would have received had such holder already owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. If the Board of Directors determines “FMV” for purposes of this Section 12.05(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 ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 12.05(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 other business unit of the Company and such dividend or distribution is listed for trading or quoted (or will be so listed or quoted upon consummation of the Spin-off) on a United States national or regional securities exchange (a “Spin-off”), the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR  =  CR0  x    FMV + MP0   
  MP0   

 

where      

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-off;

CR

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-off;

FMV

   =    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 for purposes of the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as if such capital stock or similar equity interest were the Common Stock) over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-off (the “Valuation Period”), and

MP0

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

Any adjustment to the applicable conversion rate under the preceding paragraph of this Section 12.05(c) will be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period but will be given effect immediately after the opening of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-off. If such Spin-off is subsequently cancelled and does not become effective, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would have been in effect if such Spin-off had not been declared.

 

76


Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for any conversion occurs on or after the effective date for the Spin-off, but less than ten Trading Days immediately following, and including the Effective Date for the Spin-off, references to ten Trading Days in the portion of this Section 12.05(c) relating to Spin-offs shall be deemed replaced, for purposes of calculating the affected Daily Settlement Amounts in respect of that conversion, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Effective Date for the Spin-off to, and including, the last VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period, and (ii) for the purposes of determining the Conversion Rate applicable to any conversion for which the Conversion Date occurs during the ten Trading Days commencing on the Effective Date for any Spin-off, references to ten Trading Days in the portion of this Section 12.05(c) relating to Spin-offs shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Effective Date for such Spin-off to, but excluding, the relevant Conversion Date.

In no event shall the Conversion Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 12.05(c) (other than upon a readjustment if a distribution of Distributed Property is not made as set forth above in this Section 12.05(c)).

(d) If the Company pays any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.14 per share of the Common Stock (the “Initial Dividend Threshold”), the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

CR =  CR0  x    SP0T   
  SP0      C   

where

 

CR0

   =    the applicable Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

SP0

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

T

   =    the Initial Dividend Threshold; provided that if the dividend or distribution in question is not a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Initial Distribution Threshold will be deemed to be zero; and

C

   =    the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of its Common Stock in excess of the Initial Dividend Threshold.

The Initial Dividend Threshold is subject to concurrent adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Conversion Rate; provided that no adjustment will be made to the Initial Dividend Threshold for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.05(d).

 

77


Such increase shall become effective immediately after the open of business 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 to 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 the 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 the Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

In no event shall the Conversion Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 12.05(d) (other than upon a readjustment if a regular, quarterly cash dividend or distribution is not made as set forth above in this Section 12.05(d)).

(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock and if the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Common Stock exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading-Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR =  CR0  x    AC + (SP x OS)   
  OS0 x SP   

where

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

CR

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;

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;

OS0

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer);

 

78


OS

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer); and

SP

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.

Such adjustment under this Section 12.05(e) shall be determined at the close of business on the last Trading Day of the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Expiration Date but will be given effect immediately after the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. If the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date is less than ten Trading Days prior to, and including, the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion, references within this Section 12.05(e) to ten Trading Days shall be deemed replaced, for purposes of calculating the affected Daily Settlement Amounts 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 VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period. If the Company is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is ultimately prevented by applicable law from effecting any or all or any portion of such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made or had been made only in respect of the purchases that had been effected. In no event shall the Conversion Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 12.05(e) (other than upon a readjustment if a self-tender offer is not made as set forth above in this Section 12.05(e)).

(f) Adjustments Not Yet Effective.

If a Noteholder converts a Note and, on any VWAP Trading Day during the Observation Period corresponding to the Conversion Date for such Note:

(A) shares of Common Stock are deliverable as part of the Daily Settlement Amount for such VWAP Trading Day;

(B) any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.05(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) has occurred, but will not result in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such Noteholder; and

(C) the shares of Common Stock (or the cash value thereof) that the Noteholder shall receive as part of the Daily Settlement Amount for such VWAP Trading Day will not be entitled to participate in the distribution or transaction requiring the adjustment (because such shares were not held by such Noteholder on the record date corresponding to such distribution or transaction or otherwise),

then the Company shall adjust the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash value thereof) deliverable to such Noteholder as part of the Daily Settlement Amount for such VWAP Trading Day in a manner that appropriately reflects the relevant distribution or transaction requiring adjustment.

 

79


(g) Noteholder Participation in Adjustment Events. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if pursuant to this Section 12.05, an adjustment to the Conversion Rate becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date or effective date and a Noteholder that has converted its Notes would (i) receive shares of Common Stock based on an adjusted Conversion Rate and (ii) be a record holder of the shares of Common Stock on the record date for the dividend, distribution or event giving rise to the adjustment pursuant to this Section 12.05, then, in lieu of receiving shares of Common Stock at such an adjusted Conversion Rate, such Noteholder will participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment and shall receive a number of shares of Common Stock, if any, upon conversion based on an unadjusted Conversion Rate.

(h) Other Adjustments. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the calculation of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Daily VWAP or any functions thereof over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors will make appropriate adjustments to such prices, functions of such prices, the Conversion Rate, or the amount of cash and the number of shares of the Common Stock, if any (subject to the Company’s right under Section 12.02 to pay cash in lieu of all or a portion of any shares of Common Stock deliverable as part of a Daily Settlement Amount), due upon conversion to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate in which the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs, at any time prior to or during the period during which such calculation is to be made.

(i) In addition to those required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 12.05, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market or such other principal exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least twenty Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest. In addition, the Company may also (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 shares of Common Stock in connection with any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide notice to the Noteholders and the Trustee at least fifteen 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.

(j) The Company shall not take any action that would result in adjustment of the Conversion Rate, pursuant to this Article 12, in such a manner as to result in the reduction of the Conversion Price to less than the par value per share of the Common Stock.

(k) Except as specifically described in this Section 12.05, the Conversion Rate will not be subject to adjustment as a result of any issuance of shares of Common Stock, securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or rights, options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for

 

80


shares of Common Stock. In addition, if the application of the formulas in Sections 12.05(a) through 12.05(e) would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made (other than as a result of a reverse share split or share combination); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Company adjusts the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.05(a), 12.05(b), 12.05(c), 12.05(d) or 12.05(e) and the event that gave rise to the adjustment is not paid or made, delivered or issued or fails to become effective, as applicable, the Company may readjust the Conversion Rate as expressly contemplated in the applicable section. Without limiting the foregoing, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted upon the following events:

(i) the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of the Common Stock under any plan;

(ii) the issuance of any shares of the 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 Company’s Subsidiaries;

(iii) 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 including the hedge warrants issued in connection with the offering of the Notes;

(iv) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any plan of acquisition of the stock or assets of another entity, whether by asset purchase, stock purchase, merger or other combination (except as provided in Section 12.04);

(v) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or

(vi) for accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest).

(l) All calculations and other determinations under this Article 12 shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share.

(m) The Company shall not be required to make an adjustment in the Conversion Rate unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate. However, the Company shall carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried forward adjustments with respect to a Note, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, on the first VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Note and, on each subsequent VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period for such Note, shall be required to make adjustments to the Conversion Rate regardless of whether such adjustments could otherwise be carried forward pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

81


(n) In the event of an increase in the Conversion Rate above that which would result in the Notes, in the aggregate, becoming potentially convertible into shares in excess of 19.9% of the shares outstanding at the time of the initial offering of the Notes, the Company shall, at its option, either obtain stockholder approval of such issuances or, in accordance with the terms of the Notes, deliver cash in lieu of any shares otherwise deliverable upon conversions in excess of such limitation.

(o) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and any Conversion Agent other than 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 the holder of each Note at its registered address, within ten days of the effective date of such adjustment. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

(p) For purposes of this Section 12.05, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares 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. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.

SECTION 12.06 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.

SECTION 12.07 Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a) Upon the occurrence of:

(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination for which an adjustment is provided pursuant to Section 12.05);

(ii) any sale or conveyance to another person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company;

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to another Person of substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(iv) a consolidation, merger, or combination involving the Company; or

 

82


(v) any statutory share exchange,

and, in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock will be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination including cash) (any such event, a “Merger Event,” such stock, securities, other property or assets, “Reference Property,” and the kind and amount of such stock, securities, other property or assets that a holder of one share of the Common Stock immediately prior to the effective date of such Merger Event would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such transaction, a “Unit of Reference Property,” provided that if a 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 election by holders of the Common Stock), then each Unit of Reference Property will be deemed to be the Weighted Average Consideration), then:

(A) on or prior to the effective date 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 (which shall comply with the TIA as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture if such supplemental indenture is then required to so comply) providing for the conversion and settlement of the Notes as set forth in this Indenture and for adjustments to the Conversion Rate that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 12. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities and assets of a corporation other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other corporation and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Noteholders 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 repurchase rights set forth in Article 13 herein;

(B) subject to the provisions of Sections 12.01 and 12.04, at and after the effective date of such Merger Event, the right of Noteholders to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes into cash and shares of Common Stock, if any (subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock), shall be changed into a right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes into cash and Units of Reference Property, if any (subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or any portion of the Units of Reference Property) so that on or after the effective date of such Merger Event,

(1) references in Section 12.01 to the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock shall be deemed to be references to the Last Reported Sale Price of a Unit of Reference Property;

(2) the Daily VWAP for a VWAP Trading Day (and any functions thereof) will be calculated based on the value of a Unit of Reference Property on such VWAP Trading Day;

 

83


(3) instead of delivering shares of Common Stock to converting Noteholders as part of the Daily Share Amount for a VWAP Trading Day, the Company shall deliver a number of Units of Reference Property equal to such number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or a portion of the Daily Share Amount); and

(4) instead of delivering an amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock based on the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock, the Company will deliver an amount of cash in lieu of fractional Units of Reference Property, with the amount of cash calculated in accordance with Section 12.02 (except using the Daily VWAP computed in accordance with clause (2) above).

(C) For the purposes of this Section 12.07, if a 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 election by holders of the Common Stock), the “Weighted Average Consideration” for such Merger Event means the weighted average, per share of Common Stock, of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of the Common Stock that affirmatively make an election receive in such Merger Event.

(b) Notices.

(i) As soon as practicable after it determines the Weighted Average Consideration, the Company shall notify the Noteholders of the Weighted Average Consideration.

(ii) As soon as practicable upon learning the anticipated or actual effective date of a Merger Event, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Noteholders stating:

(1) a brief description of such Merger Event;

(2) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date the Company delivers such notice;

(3) the anticipated effective date for the Merger Event;

(4) that the Notes will be convertible into Reference Property in lieu of shares of Common Stock on and after the effective date for the Merger Event; and

(5) the composition of a Unit of Reference Property for such Merger Event.

 

84


provided, however, that the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such written notice at least 45 Scheduled Trading Days immediately prior to the effective date for such Merger Event.

(c) If the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 12.07, as promptly as practicable, the Company shall file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly describing such Merger Event, the composition of a Unit of Reference Property for such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent to such Merger Event under this Indenture have been complied with. Any failure to deliver such Officers’ Certificate shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(d) The provisions of this Section 12.07 shall apply successively to successive Merger Events.

(e) The Company covenants that it will not become party to any transaction that would constitute a Merger Event unless the terms thereof are consistent with this Section 12.07.

SECTION 12.08 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.

SECTION 12.09 Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Noteholder 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

 

85


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 12.07 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Noteholders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 12.07 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. Neither the Trustee nor any other Conversion Agent shall at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Noteholder to determine whether any facts exist that may require Additional Interest to be paid by the Company, or the determination of the amount thereof, if any.

SECTION 12.10 Notice to Noteholders Prior to Certain Actions. In case:

(a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 12.05; or

(b) the Company shall authorize the granting to all of the holders of its Common Stock of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights, options or warrants; or

(c) of any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;

the Company shall provide notice to the Trustee and the Noteholders as promptly as possible but in any event at least twenty 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 dividend, distribution or rights, options or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (ii) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, 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 reclassification, consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend, distribution, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.

 

86


SECTION 12.11 Stockholder Rights Plans. To the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” 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 or poison pill, as the same may be amended from time to time. If prior to the time of conversion, however, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights agreement so that the holders of the Notes would not be entitled to receive any rights in respect of Common Stock, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company had distributed to all holders of Common Stock, shares of Capital Stock of the Company, evidence of indebtedness or assets as provided in Section 12.05(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

ARTICLE XIII

REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

SECTION 13.01 Repurchase at Option of Noteholders upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If there shall occur a Fundamental Change at any time prior to the Maturity Date, then each Noteholder shall have the right, at such holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such holder’s Notes, or any portion thereof that is an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, on the date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”) specified by the Company that is not less than twenty Business Days and not more than thirty-five Business Days after the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice (as defined below) at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest), thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Price”), unless the Fundamental Change Purchase Date is after an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to holders of the Notes as of the preceding Interest Record Date and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price payable to the holder surrendering the Note for repurchase pursuant to this Section 13.01 shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes subject to repurchase and will not include any accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest). Repurchases of Notes under this Section 13.01 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 Purchase Notice”) in the form of Exhibit C hereto on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

(ii) delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) at the office of the Paying Agent, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor;

 

87


provided that such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 13.01 only if the Note so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice shall state:

(A) if certificated, the certificate numbers of Notes to be delivered for repurchase;

(B) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

(C) that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture;

provided, however, that if the Notes are not in certificated form, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must comply with appropriate Depositary procedures.

Any repurchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13.01 shall be consummated by the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price pursuant to Section 13.03(a).

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 13.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date in accordance with Section 13.02 below.

The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

(b) On or before the twentieth calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide notice to holders of record of the Notes (and to beneficial owners if required by applicable law) (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the holders arising as a result thereof. The Company shall also deliver a copy of the Fundamental Change Company Notice to the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent within five Business Days after the effective date of the Fundamental Change. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the effective date of the Fundamental Change, and, whether the Fundamental Change is a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, in which case the effective date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change;

(iii) the last date on which a holder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Section 13.01;

 

88


(iv) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

(v) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

(vi) if applicable, the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(vii) if applicable, the applicable Conversion Rate, and any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate;

(viii) if applicable, that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a holder may be converted only if the holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

(ix) that the holder must exercise the repurchase right on or prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Expiration Time”);

(x) that the holder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes surrendered prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time; and

(xi) the procedures that holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.

No failure of the Company to give a Fundamental Change Company Notice and no defect therein shall limit the Noteholders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 13.01.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company 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 the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Notes).

(d) In connection with any purchase offer, the Company will:

(i) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act, if required under the Exchange Act,

(ii) file a Schedule TO or any successor or similar schedule, if required under the Exchange Act, and

(iii) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to purchase the Notes.

 

89


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Indenture, compliance by the Company with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rule under the Exchange Act in accordance with clause (i) above, to the extent inconsistent with any other provision of this Indenture, will not, standing alone, constitute an Event of Default solely as a result of compliance by the Company with such rules.

Notwithstanding the foregoing the Company shall not be required to repurchase the Notes in accordance with this Section 13.01 if a third party makes an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 13.01 and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such purchase offer.

SECTION 13.02 Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

(a) A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 13.02 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date specifying:

(i) the certificate number, if any, of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted,

(ii) the principal amount of the Note with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Purchase 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 not in certificated form, the withdrawal notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary.

SECTION 13.03 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

(a) The Company will 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 4.04) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as applicable, an amount of money sufficient to repurchase all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as the case may be. 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 the Fundamental Change Expiration Time, if applicable) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 13.01) 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 13.01 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 Purchase Price, as applicable.

 

90


(b) If by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase 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 as a result of the corresponding Fundamental Change, then (i) such Notes will cease to be outstanding, (ii) interest, including Additional Interest, if any, will cease to accrue on such Notes, and (iii) all other rights of the holders of such Notes will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, as applicable, and previously accrued but unpaid interest, including Additional Interest, if any, upon book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes), in each case, whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent.

(c) The Registrar need not transfer or exchange any Notes in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn (except, in the case of a Note to be purchased in part, the portion of the Note not to be repurchased). Upon surrender of a Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to Section 13.01, 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.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 14.01 Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in this Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 14.02 Official Acts by Successor Corporation. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this 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 successor of the Company.

SECTION 14.03 Addresses for Notices, Etc. Any notice or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Noteholders on the Company shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with the Trustee) to Kaman Corporation, 1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, Attention: Robert Starr, Vice President and Treasurer, with a copy to Candace Clark, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel, and to Crowell & Moring LLP, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004, Attention: Morris DeFeo. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to the Corporate Trust Office.

 

91


The Trustee, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given to it if so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. Except as otherwise provided herein, if a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice to holders by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event to a holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), pursuant to customary procedures of such Depositary.

The Trustee may rely upon and comply with instructions or directions sent via unsecured facsimile or email transmission provided they are via a Company Order and the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss, liability or expense of any kind incurred by the Company or the holders due to the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with instructions or directions given by unsecured facsimile or email transmission, provided, however, that such losses have not arisen from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee, it being understood that the failure of the Trustee to verify or confirm that the person providing the instructions or directions, is, in fact, an authorized person does not constitute negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 14.04 Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 14.05 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee.

(a) Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(i) an Officers’ Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

 

92


(b) Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(i) a statement that each person signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement or opinion contained in such certificate or opinion is based;

(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, the person has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable the person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that, with respect to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.

SECTION 14.06 Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Purchase 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 for the period from and after such date.

SECTION 14.07 No Security Interest Created. Nothing in this 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 14.08 Trust Indenture Act. This Indenture is hereby made subject to, and shall be governed by, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act required to be part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act upon such qualification; provided that this Section 14.08 shall not require that this Indenture or the Trustee be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall it constitute any admission or acknowledgment by any party hereto that any such qualification is required prior to the time such qualification is in fact required under the terms of the Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to be included in an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control.

SECTION 14.09 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this 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 Noteholders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

93


SECTION 14.10 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The table of contents and the titles and headings of the articles and sections of this 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 14.11 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, Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.09, Section 9.04, Section 12.02 and Section 13.04 as fully to all intents and purposes as though the authenticating agent had been expressly authorized by this Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this 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 Trustee’s certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 6.09.

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 Noteholders 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 agent’s fees to be unreasonable.

The provisions of Section 6.02, Section 6.03, Section 6.04, Section 7.03 and this Section 14.11 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.

 

94


If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section 14.11, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:

  
as Authenticating Agent, certifies that this is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture.
By:    
  Authorized Officer

SECTION 14.12 Execution in Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 14.13 Severability. In the event any provision of this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

SECTION 14.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 14.15 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 14.16 Calculations in Respect of the Notes. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall make all calculations and determinations under this Indenture and the Notes (including, without limitation, the Last Reported Sale Price, Daily VWAPs, accrued interest payable and the Conversion Rate). All calculations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be made in good faith. In the absence of manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on all holders. The Company shall provide a copy of any such calculation it has made to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent as required hereunder, and both of the Trustee and Conversion Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the accuracy of any such calculation without independent verification. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall forward the Company’s calculations or any calculations by the Trustee or such other Conversion Agent, as applicable, to any Noteholder upon the written request of that Noteholder.

 

95


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

KAMAN CORPORATION
By:   /s/ William C. Denninger
  Name: William C. Denninger
  Title: Sr. Vice President and CFO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By:   /s/ Beth Mellinger
  Name: Beth Mellinger
  Title: Senior Associate


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Include the following legend for Global Notes only (the “Global Securities Legend”):]

THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER 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 THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[Include the following legend on all Notes that are Restricted Notes (the “Restricted Securities Legend”):]

THE SALE OF THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS NOTE AND ANY COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (AND ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN) MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT:

(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;

(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;

(C) TO A PERSON THAT YOU REASONABLY BELIEVE TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR

(D) UNDER ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (INCLUDING, IF AVAILABLE, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).

THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE DATE: (A) THAT IS AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE NOTES; AND (B) ON WHICH THE COMPANY HAS INSTRUCTED THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS LEGEND WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING CLAUSE (D), THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE AND MAY RELY UPON TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

NO AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY MAY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE NOTES.

 

A-1


KAMAN CORPORATION

3.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2017

 

No. [            ]

   $[      ]

CUSIP No. [        ]

Kaman Corporation, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Connecticut (herein called 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., or its registered assigns,]1 the principal sum of [            ] million Dollars, [as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Note attached hereto,]2 on November 15, 2017, interest thereon as set forth below and Additional Interest in the manner, at the rates and to the Persons set forth in Sections 4.06 and 5.03, as applicable, of the Indenture.

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate of 3.25% per annum (subject to increase pursuant to Sections 4.06 and 5.03, as applicable, of the Indenture) from November 19, 2010 semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on May 15, 2011, to holders of record at the close of business on the preceding November 1 and May 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively, until the maturity or earlier conversion or repurchase. Interest on the Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid, or, if no interest has been paid on the Note, from November 19, 2010.

Payment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest) on this Note shall be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such lawful money of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that any payment to the Depositary or its nominee shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds in accordance with the wire transfer instruction supplied by the Depositary or its nominee from time to time to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from Trustee).

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 or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock of the Company, 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.

 

1

Use bracketed language for a Global Note.

2

Use bracketed language for a Global Note.

 

A-2


This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of said State.

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.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank]

 

A-3


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

KAMAN CORPORATION
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Dated:

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described

in the within-named Indenture.

By:    
  Authorized Officer

 

A-4


[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

KAMAN CORPORATION

3.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2017

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $115,000,000 all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of November 19, 2010 (as such may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto 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 Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of and interest, including Additional Interest, if any, on all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 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.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the principal amount on the Maturity Date 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 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.

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 of and accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional 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

 

A-5


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 tax, assessments or other governmental charges 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.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the holder has the right, at such holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes into cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, at a Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

Terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.

 

A-6


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   
        Custodian
   (Cust)   

TEN ENT as tenants by the entireties

       
   (Minor)   

JT TEN -as joint tenants with right of

survivorship and not as tenants in common

   Uniform Gifts to Minors Act   
        (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used

though not in the above list.

 

A-7


SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE3

KAMAN CORPORATION

3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $[    ]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

            Date:                   Amount of decrease in
Principal Amount of this

Date Global Note
     Amount of increase in
Principal Amount of this
Global Note
     Principal Amount of this
Global Note following

such decrease or
increase
     Signature of authorized
signatory of Trustee or
Custodian
 
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         
           
                                         

 

3 For Global Notes only.

 

A-8


EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: KAMAN CORPORATION

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 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 an amount of a cash, together with a number of shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, if any, payable upon conversion, 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 transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

 

Dated:          
            
      Signature(s)

Signature Guarantee

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 to be delivered, other than to

and in the name of the registered holder.

 

B-1


Fill in for registration of shares if to be issued, and Notes if

to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the

registered holder:

 

(Name)

 

(Street Address)

 

(City, State and Zip Code)

Please print name and address

 

Principal amount to be converted

(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.

 
Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number

 

B-2


EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE]

To: KAMAN CORPORATION

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Kaman Corporation (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to repay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 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 Purchase Date does not fall during the period after an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

In the case of Certificated Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

 

Dated:        
            
      Signature(s)
       
      Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number
      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.

 

C-1


EXHIBIT D

[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.

In connection with any transfer of the within Note occurring prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, as defined in the Indenture governing such Note, the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:

¨ To Kaman Corporation or a subsidiary thereof; or

¨ For so long as the Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to a person it reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to which notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; or

¨ Pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

¨ Pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available.

 

D-1


Dated:    
 
 
Signature(s)
 
Signature Guarantee
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 l7Ad-15 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.

 

D-2


EXHIBIT E

RESTRICTED STOCK LEGEND

THE SALE OF THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS SECURITY (AND ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN) MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT:

(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;

(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR

(C) UNDER ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (INCLUDING, IF AVAILABLE, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).

THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE DATE: (A) THAT IS AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE COMPANY’S 3.25% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017; AND (B) ON WHICH THE COMPANY HAS INSTRUCTED THE TRANSFER AGENT THAT THIS LEGEND WILL NO LONGER APPLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE FOR THE NOTES.

PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING CLAUSE (C), THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY’S TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE AND MAY RELY UPON TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

E-1

EX-10.1 3 dex101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit 10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

 

KAMAN CORPORATION

(a Connecticut corporation)

$100,000,000

3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

November 15, 2010

 

 

 


EXECUTION VERSION

KAMAN CORPORATION

(a Connecticut corporation)

$100,000,000

3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

November 15, 2010

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

RBS Securities Inc.

as Representatives of the several Initial Purchasers

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York,

New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

KAMAN CORPORATION, a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and each of the other Initial Purchasers named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers,” which term shall also include any initial purchaser substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom Merrill Lynch and RBS Securities Inc. are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”), with respect to (i) the sale by the Company and the purchase by the Initial Purchasers, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth in said Schedule A of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Initial Securities”) and (ii) the grant by the Company to the Initial Purchasers, acting severally and not jointly, of the option to purchase all or any part of an additional $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Option Securities” and, together with the Initial Securities, the “Securities”) to cover overallotments. The Securities are to be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of November 19, 2010 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Company understands that the Initial Purchasers propose to make an offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth in this Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) and agrees that the Initial Purchasers may resell, subject to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers (“Subsequent Purchasers”) at any time after this Agreement has been executed and delivered. The Securities are to be offered and sold through the Initial Purchasers without being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in reliance upon exemptions therefrom. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, investors that acquire Securities may only resell or otherwise transfer such Securities if such Securities are hereafter registered under the 1933 Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act is available (including the exemption afforded by Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) of the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act (the “1933 Act Regulations”) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)).


The Company has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a preliminary offering memorandum dated November 15, 2010 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”) and has prepared and will deliver to each Initial Purchaser, on the date hereof or the next succeeding day, copies of a final offering memorandum dated November 15, 2010 (the “Final Offering Memorandum”), each for use by such Initial Purchaser in connection with its solicitation of purchases of, or offering of, the Securities. “Offering Memorandum” means, with respect to any date or time referred to in this Agreement, the most recent offering memorandum (whether the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or supplement to either such document), including exhibits thereto and any documents incorporated therein by reference, which has been prepared and delivered by the Company to the Initial Purchasers in connection with their solicitation of purchases of, or offering of, the Securities. The Company will prepare a final term sheet reflecting the final terms of the Securities, in the form set forth in Schedule B hereto (the “Final Term Sheet”), and will deliver such Final Term Sheet to the Initial Purchasers in connection with their solicitation of purchases of, or offering of, the Securities. The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, it will not make any offer relating to the Securities by any written materials other than the Offering Memorandum and the Issuer Written Information. “Issuer Written Information” means (i) any writing intended for general distribution to investors as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule C hereto, including the Final Term Sheet, and (ii) any “road show” that is a “written communication” within the meaning of the 1933 Act and that has been previously reviewed and approved for distribution by the Company. “General Disclosure Package” means the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and any Issuer Written Information specified on Schedule C hereto and issued at or prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on November 15, 2010 or such other time as agreed by the Company and Merrill Lynch (such date and time, the “Applicable Time”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Offering Memorandum (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which are incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) which is incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum.

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties.

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Initial Purchaser as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time (as defined below) and any Date of Delivery (as defined below), except in the case of representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of a specified date, in which instance the Company represents and warrants as of such specified date, and agrees with each Initial Purchaser, as follows:

(i) General Disclosure Package; Rule 144A Eligibility. The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the General Disclosure Package, including the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Term Sheet, and the Final Offering Memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers. The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not be, at the Closing Time, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the 1934 Act, or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system.

(ii) No Registration Required; No General Solicitation. Subject to compliance by the Initial Purchasers with the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers and the procedures set forth in Section 6 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and

 

2


delivery of the offered Securities to the Initial Purchasers and to each Subsequent Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering Memorandum to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”). None of the Company, its affiliates controlled by the Company or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation) has engaged, in connection with the offering of the offered Securities, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the 1933 Act Regulations.

(iii) Accurate Disclosure. As of the Applicable Time, neither (A) the General Disclosure Package nor (B) any Issuer Written Information, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Final Offering Memorandum, as of its date, at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, did not, does not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, when such documents incorporated by reference were filed with the Commission, when read together with the other information in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, did not, does not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Initial Purchaser through Merrill Lynch expressly for use therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the information in the first paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution–Price Stabilization, Short Positions” in the Offering Memorandum (collectively, the “Initial Purchaser Information”).

(iv) Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, when they became effective or at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the “1934 Act Regulations”).

(v) Independent Accountants. The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Offering Memorandum are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act, the 1934 Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(vi) Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the

 

3


periods involved. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Offering Memorandum present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations. All disclosures contained in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, or incorporated by reference therein, regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the 1934 Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable.

(vii) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Except as otherwise stated therein, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) except for regular quarterly dividends on the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), in amounts per share that are consistent with past practice, there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

(viii) Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Connecticut and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(ix) Good Standing of Subsidiaries. Each “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (each, a “Significant Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Significant Subsidiaries”) has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity, except for the security interest granted in favor of the collateral agent under that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2010, among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and Bank of America,

 

4


N.A. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Subsidiary. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any subsidiary (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) other than (i) the subsidiaries listed in Schedule D hereto (each a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) and (ii) subsidiaries that, if considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a Significant Subsidiary.

(x) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum in the column entitled “Actual” under the caption “Capitalization” (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum).

(xi) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(xii) Hedge and Warrant Confirmations. The confirmations (the “Convertible Note Hedge Confirmations”) among the Company and the counterparties thereto (the “Note Hedge Counterparties”) relating to the OTC convertible note hedge as described in the General Disclosure Package and Final Offering Memorandum and the confirmations (the “Warrant Transaction Confirmations”) among the Company and the counterparties thereto (the “Warrant Counterparties” and, together with the Note Hedge Counterparties, the “Counterparties”) relating to the OTC warrant transaction described in the General Disclosure Package and Final Offering Memorandum have been duly authorized and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each Counterparty, when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute valid and binding instruments of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(xiii) Authorization of the Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(xiv) Authorization of the Securities and the Common Stock. The Securities have been duly authorized and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion

 

5


of the Securities have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such conversion by all necessary corporate action and such shares, when issued upon such conversion, will be validly issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable; no holder of such shares will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; and the issuance of such shares upon such conversion will not be subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.

(xv) Description of the Securities, the Common Stock and the Indenture. The Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum. The Common Stock conforms to all statements relating thereto contained or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and such description conforms to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same.

(xvi) Registration Rights. There are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered for sale by the Company under the 1933 Act.

(xvii) Absence of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its charter, by-laws or similar organizational document, (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”), except for such defaults that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (C) in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”), except for such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of the Convertible Note Hedge Confirmations, the Warrant Transaction Confirmations and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, therein and in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described therein under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) and compliance by the Company with its obligations under the Convertible Note Hedge Confirmations, the Warrant Transaction Confirmations and this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational document of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity (except for such violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect). As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

6


(xviii) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, which would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xix) Absence of Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect their respective properties or assets or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Convertible Note Hedge Confirmations, the Warrant Transaction Confirmations or this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Convertible Note Hedge Confirmations, the Warrant Transaction Confirmations or this Agreement; and the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any such Subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is the subject which are not described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xx) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Indenture, except such as have been already obtained.

(xxi) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxii) Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real property owned by them and good title to all other properties owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (A) are described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (B) liens for Taxes or governmental assessments, charges or claims, the payment of which is not yet due or (C) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made

 

7


of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds properties described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, are in full force and effect (except where the failure of such leases and subleases to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect), and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.

(xxiii) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate 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, trade names or other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on the business now operated by them, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxiv) Environmental Laws. Except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”) (except for such violation of Environmental Laws that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect) (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements (except where the lack of such permit, authorization or approval or non-compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect), (C) there are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Entity, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8


(xxv) Accounting Controls and Disclosure Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain effective internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13-a15 and 15d-15 under the 1934 Act Regulations) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act Regulations) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

(xxvi) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(xxvii) Payment of Taxes. All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns or otherwise assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. No assessment has been made against the Company in respect of United States federal income tax returns of the Company through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all other tax returns that are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other law except insofar as the failure to file such returns would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company and its subsidiaries, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been established by the Company. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of any income and corporation tax liability for any years not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments or re-assessments for additional income tax for any years not finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxviii) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is sufficient for the Company’s business as now conducted, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be unable (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

9


(xxix) Investment Company Act. The Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum will not be required, to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

(xxx) Absence of Manipulation. Neither the Company nor any affiliate controlled by the Company has taken, nor will the Company or any affiliate of the Company take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would be expected, to cause or result in, or which has constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(xxxi) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate controlled by the Company or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (excluding the Initial Purchasers, in their capacity as such, as to which no representation or warranty is made) is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates controlled by the Company have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

(xxxii) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(xxxiii) OFAC. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate controlled by the Company or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any of its subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

10


(xxxiv) Statistical and Market-Related Data. Any statistical and market-related data included in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

(b) Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters covered thereby.

SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Initial Purchasers; Closing.

(a) Initial Securities. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, and each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company, at the price set forth in Schedule A, the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A, plus any additional principal amount of Initial Securities which such Initial Purchaser may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 hereof, subject to such adjustments as Merrill Lynch in its discretion shall make to ensure that any sales or purchases are in authorized denominations.

(b) Option Securities. In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, to purchase the Option Securities, at the price set forth in Schedule A. The option hereby granted will expire 30 days after the date hereof and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time only for the purpose of covering overallotments made in connection with the offering and distribution of the Initial Securities upon notice by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the amount of Option Securities as to which the several Initial Purchasers are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a “Date of Delivery”) shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the Initial Purchasers, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total principal amount of Option Securities then being purchased which the number of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Initial Purchaser bears to the total principal amount of Initial Securities, subject in each case to such adjustments as Merrill Lynch in its discretion shall make to ensure that any sales or purchases are in authorized denominations.

(c) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Initial Securities shall be made at the offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, at 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third (fourth, if the pricing occurs after 4:30 P.M. (New York City time) on any given day) business day after the date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 11), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “Closing Time”).

In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Initial Purchasers, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from the Representatives to the Company.

 

11


Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Initial Purchasers of certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each Initial Purchaser has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, which it has agreed to purchase. Merrill Lynch, individually and not as representative of the Initial Purchasers, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Initial Securities or the Option Securities, if any, to be purchased by any Initial Purchaser whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but such payment shall not relieve such Initial Purchaser from its obligations hereunder.

(d) Denominations; Registration. Certificates for the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations ($1,000 or integral multiples thereof) and registered in such names as the Representatives may request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, will be made available for examination and packaging by the Representatives in The City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be.

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Initial Purchaser as follows:

(a) Delivery of Offering Memorandum. The Company has delivered to each Initial Purchaser, without charge, as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum (as amended or supplemented) thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein as such Initial Purchaser reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will furnish to each Initial Purchaser, without charge, such number of copies of the Final Offering Memorandum thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein as such Initial Purchaser may reasonably request.

(b) Notice and Effect of Material Events. If at any time prior to the completion of resales of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers or for the Company, to amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum in order that the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a Subsequent Purchaser, the Company will promptly (A) give the Representatives notice of such event and (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed use or distribution, furnish the Representatives with copies of any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not use or distribute any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives or counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall object. The Company will furnish to the Initial Purchasers such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

(c) Reporting Requirements. Until the completion of resales of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, the Company will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations. The Company

 

12


has given the Representatives notice of any filings made pursuant to the 1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time; the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time to the Closing Time and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall reasonably object.

(d) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Initial Purchasers, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representatives may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

(e) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under “Use of Proceeds.”

(f) DTCC. The Company will cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and use its best efforts to permit the offered Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”).

(g) Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities on the Nasdaq Global Market or New York Stock Exchange.

(h) Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of 90 days from the date of the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, (i) directly or indirectly, 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 or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or file any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such swap or 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. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder, (B) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (C) any shares of Common Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to existing employee benefit plans of the Company referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or as inducement grants pursuant to the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, provided such grants are subject to restrictions substantially similar to those set forth above (D) any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any non-employee director stock plan or dividend reinvestment plan referred to in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, (E) the filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 to register shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s existing employee benefit plans or (F) during the last 60 days of such 90 day period, the issuance of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue or agree to issue in connection with the acquisition of one or more businesses, products or technologies (whether by means of merger, stock purchase or asset

 

13


purchase), provided that such shares of common stock are subject to restrictions substantially similar to those set forth above and provided, further, that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued or agreed to be issued in such transactions in the aggregate shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the Closing Time.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Expenses. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof and any charges of DTCC in connection therewith, (ii) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (iii) the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(d) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchasers in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (iv) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Initial Purchasers of copies of each Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Written Information, the Final Term Sheet and the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments or supplements thereto and any costs associated with electronic delivery of any of the foregoing by the Initial Purchasers to investors, (v) all fees and expenses of the Trustee and any expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities, (vi) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities, including without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the road show, (vii) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities on the Nasdaq Global Market and (viii) the costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any damages or other amounts payable in connection with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Securities made by the Initial Purchasers caused by a breach of the representation contained in the first sentence of Section 1(a)(iii).

(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Section 10(a)(i) or (iii) or Section 11 hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Initial Purchasers. In the case of termination by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 11, the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse a defaulting Initial Purchaser pursuant to this Section 4(b).

SECTION 5. Conditions of Initial Purchasers’ Obligations. The obligations of the several Initial Purchasers hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in certificates of any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:

(a) Opinion of Counsel for Company. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Crowell & Moring LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Initial Purchasers to the effect set forth in Exhibit A - 1 hereto. In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York and the federal securities laws of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Representatives.

 

14


(b) Opinion of Local Counsel for Company. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Murtha Cullina LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Initial Purchasers to the effect set forth in Exhibit A - 2 hereto. In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of Connecticut and the federal securities laws of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Representatives.

(c) Opinion of Chief Legal Counsel of Company. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Candace Clark, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Initial Purchasers to the effect set forth in Exhibit A - 3 hereto.

(d) Opinion of Counsel for Initial Purchasers. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Initial Purchasers in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives. In giving such opinion such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York and the federal securities laws of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Representatives. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers and other representatives of the Company and its subsidiaries and certificates of public officials.

(e) Officers’ Certificate. At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer/President of the Company and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time and (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time.

(f) Accountant’s Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG LLP a letter, dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Initial Purchasers 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 Offering Memorandum.

(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

 

15


(h) Approval of Listing. At the Closing Time, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market, subject only to official notice of issuance.

(i) Lock-up Agreements. At the date of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto signed by the persons listed on Schedule E hereto.

(j) Maintenance of Rating. Since the execution of this Agreement, there shall not have been any decrease in or withdrawal of the rating of any 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 1934 Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in or withdrawal of any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.

(k) Execution and Delivery of Certain Transaction Documents. At or prior to the Closing Time, the Company shall have executed and delivered the Convertible Note Hedge Confirmations and the Warrant Transaction Confirmations, each in a form satisfactory to the Representatives.

(l) Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities. In the event that the Initial Purchasers exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Company and any of its subsidiaries hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Representatives shall have received:

(i) Officers’ Certificate. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

(ii) Opinion of Counsel for Company. If requested by the Representatives, an opinion of Crowell & Moring LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(a) hereof.

(iii) Opinion of Local Counsel for Company. If requested by the Representatives, an opinion of Murtha Cullina LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.

(iv) Opinion of Chief Legal Counsel of Company. If requested by the Representatives, an opinion of Candace Clark, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof.

(v) Opinion of Counsel for Initial Purchasers. If requested by the Representatives, an opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.

 

16


(vi) Bring-down Comfort Letter. If requested by the Representatives, a letter from KPMG LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(g) hereof, except that the “specified date” in the letter furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Date of Delivery.

(m) Additional Documents. At the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery (if any), counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Initial Purchasers.

(n) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option Securities on a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, the obligations of the several Initial Purchasers to purchase the relevant Option Securities, may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. Subsequent Offers and Resales of the Securities.

(a) Offer and Sale Procedures. Each of the Initial Purchasers and the Company hereby establish and agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities:

(i) Offers and Sales. Offers and sales of the Securities shall be made to such persons and in such manner as is contemplated by the Offering Memorandum. Each Initial Purchaser severally agrees that it will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws thereof, and that it will take at its own expense whatever action is required to permit its purchase and resale of the Securities in such jurisdictions. The Company has not entered into any contractual arrangement, other than this Agreement, with respect to the offering and sale of the Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities and the Company will not enter into any such arrangement except as contemplated thereby.

(ii) No General Solicitation. No general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the 1933 Act Regulations) will be used in the United States in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities.

(iii) Legends. Each of the Securities will bear, to the extent applicable, the legend contained in “Notice to Investors” in the General Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated therein.

 

17


(iv) Minimum Principal Amount. No sale of the Securities to any one Subsequent Purchaser will be for less than U.S. $1,000 principal amount and no Security will be issued in a smaller principal amount. If the Subsequent Purchaser is a non-bank fiduciary acting on behalf of others, each person for whom it is acting must purchase at least U.S. $1,000 principal amount of the Securities.

(b) Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Initial Purchaser as follows:

(i) Integration. The Company agrees that it will not and will cause its affiliates controlled by the Company not to, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy, sell or make any offer or sale of, or otherwise negotiate in respect of, securities of the Company of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of “integration” referred to in Rule 502 under the 1933 Act Regulations, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the sale of the offered Securities by the Company to the Initial Purchasers, (ii) the resale of the offered Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of the offered Securities by such Subsequent Purchasers to others) the exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Section 4(2) thereof or by Rule 144A thereunder or otherwise.

(ii) Rule 144A Information. The Company agrees that, in order to render the offered Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, while any of the offered Securities remain outstanding, it will make available, upon request, to any holder of offered Securities or prospective purchasers of Securities the information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4), unless the Company furnishes information to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

(iii) Restriction on Repurchases. Until the expiration of one year after the original issuance of the offered Securities, the Company will not, and will cause its affiliates controlled by the Company not to, resell any offered Securities which are “restricted securities” (as such term is defined under Rule 144(a)(3)), whether as beneficial owner or otherwise (except as agent acting as a securities broker on behalf of and for the account of customers in the ordinary course of business in unsolicited broker’s transactions).

(c) Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Initial Purchasers. Each Initial Purchaser severally and not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that it is a “Qualified Institutional Buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act Regulations and an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act Regulations. Each Initial Purchaser understands that the offered Securities have not been and will not be registered under the 1933 Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Each Initial Purchaser severally represents and agrees that it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, any offered Securities constituting part of its allotment within the United States except in accordance with Rule 144A or another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Accordingly, neither it nor any person acting on its behalf has made or will make offers or sales of the Securities in the United States by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in the United States. Each Initial Purchaser will take reasonable steps to inform, and cause each of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act Regulations (each, an “Affiliate”)) to take reasonable steps to inform, persons acquiring Securities from such Initial Purchaser or Affiliate, as the case may be, in the United States that the Securities (A) have not been and will not be registered under the 1933 Act, (B) are being sold to them without registration under the 1933 Act in reliance on Rule 144A or in accordance with another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, as the case may be, and (C) may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred except (1) to the Company,

 

18


(2) outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S or (3) inside the United States in accordance with (x) Rule 144A to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer that is purchasing such Securities for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the offer, sale or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (y) pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.

SECTION 7. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Initial Purchasers. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its Affiliates, its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Final Offering Memorandum, the information contained in the Final Term Sheet, any Issuer Written Information or any other written information used by or on behalf of the Company that has been previously reviewed and approved for distribution by the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities (or any amendment or supplement to the foregoing) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 7(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company;

(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Merrill Lynch), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Final Offering Memorandum or the information contained in the Final Term Sheet (or any amendment or supplement to the foregoing) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information.

(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers. Each Initial Purchaser severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in any Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Final Offering Memorandum or the information contained in the Final Term Sheet (or any amendment or supplement to the foregoing) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Initial Purchaser Information.

 

19


(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by Merrill Lynch, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 7 or Section 8 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 7(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

SECTION 8. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discount received by the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities as set forth on the cover of the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

20


The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Initial Purchasers and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 8. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 8 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities purchased and sold by it hereunder exceeds the amount of any damages which such Initial Purchaser 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 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section 8, each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each Initial Purchaser’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchaser, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Initial Purchasers’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.

SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Initial Purchaser, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Securities.

SECTION 10. Termination of Agreement.

(a) Termination. The Representatives, in their absolute discretion, may terminate this Agreement without liability to the Company, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse

 

21


change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the offering or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the Nasdaq Global Market, or (iv) if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange or in the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by order of the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) or any other governmental authority, or (v) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, or (vi) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.

(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6(c), 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 11. Default by One or More of the Initial Purchasers. If one or more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail at the Closing Time or a Date of Delivery to purchase the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or any other initial purchasers, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

(i) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or

(ii) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, this Agreement or, with respect to any Date of Delivery which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of the Initial Purchasers to purchase, and the Company to sell, the Option Securities to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery, shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser.

No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of its default.

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the Initial Purchasers to purchase and the Company to sell the relevant Option Securities, as the case may be, either the (i) Representatives or (ii) the Company shall have the right to postpone Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the General Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term “Initial Purchaser” includes any person substituted for an Initial Purchaser under this Section 11.

 

22


SECTION 12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Initial Purchasers shall be directed to Merrill Lynch at One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, attention of Syndicate Department, with a copy to ECM Legal; notices to the Company shall be directed to it at 1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, attention of Robert Starr, Vice President and Treasurer.

SECTION 13. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering of the Securities and the process leading thereto, each Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Company or any of its subsidiaries on other matters) and no Initial Purchaser has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and (e) the Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering of the Securities and the Company has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.

SECTION 14. Parties. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Initial Purchasers and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Initial Purchasers and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Initial Purchasers and the Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 15. Trial by Jury. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and each of the Initial Purchasers hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF, THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.

SECTION 17. TIME. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

 

23


SECTION 18. 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.

SECTION 19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

SECTION 20. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

24


If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Initial Purchasers and the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,
KAMAN CORPORATION
By   /s/ William C. Denninger
  Name:   William C. Denninger
  Title:  

Senior Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer

 

CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,

as of the date first above written:

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &
SMITH INCORPORATED

By   /s/ David Iwan
  Authorized Signatory
RBS SECURITIES INC.
By   /s/ Robert Hammer
  Authorized Signatory
       Robert Hammer
       Head of Equity and Structured Retail

For themselves and as Representatives of the other Initial Purchasers named in Schedule A hereto.

 

25


SCHEDULE A

The initial offering price of the Securities shall be 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

The purchase price to be paid by the Initial Purchasers for the Securities shall be 97% of the principal amount thereof.

The interest rate on the Securities shall be 3.25% per annum.

 

Name of Initial Purchaser

   Principal
Amount of
Securities
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

   $ 65,000,000   

RBS Securities Inc.

   $ 20,000,000   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 7,000,000   

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

   $ 2,000,000   

CJS Securities, Inc.

   $ 2,000,000   

Sidoti & Company, LLC

   $ 2,000,000   

Stephens Inc.

   $ 2,000,000   
        

Total

   $ 100,000,000  
        

 

Sch A - 1


SCHEDULE B

Final Term Sheet

Pricing term sheet dated November 15, 2010

to Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated November 15, 2010

(the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”)

Kaman Corporation

$100,000,000

3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

The information in this pricing term sheet relates only to the offering of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 by Kaman Corporation and should be read together with the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. Terms used in this pricing term sheet but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

 

Issuer:    Kaman Corporation.
Ticker/Exchange for Common Stock:    KAMN/NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”).
Title of Securities:    3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017.
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:    $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes (excluding the initial purchasers’ option to purchase up to $15,000,000 of additional aggregate principal amount of notes solely to cover overallotments, if any)
Net Proceeds of the Offering:    Approximately $96.3 million (or approximately $110.9 million if the initial purchasers exercise their overallotment option to purchase additional notes in full), after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses of $0.7 million payable by the Issuer.
Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions:    The cost of the convertible note hedge transactions, after being partially offset by the proceeds from the sale of the warrants, will be approximately $9.9 million. If the over-allotment option is exercised, we will use a portion of the additional net proceeds (together with the proceeds from the sale of additional warrants) to increase the size of the convertible note hedge transactions. The exercise price of the warrant transactions represents a 70% premium over the Closing Stock Price.
Maturity:    The notes will mature on November 15, 2017, unless earlier purchased by the Issuer or converted.

 

Sch C - 1


Annual Interest Rate:    3.25% per annum.
Interest Payment Dates:    Interest will accrue from November 19, 2010, and will be payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2011.
Issue Price:    100%, plus accrued interest, if any, from November 19, 2010.
Closing Stock Price:    $26.12 on NASDAQ as of November 15, 2010.
Conversion Premium:    Approximately 30% above the Closing Stock Price.
Initial Conversion Price:    Approximately $33.96 per share of the Issuer’s common stock.
Initial Conversion Rate:    29.4499 shares of the Issuer’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes.
Conversion Trigger Price:    Approximately $44.15, which is 130% of the Initial Conversion Price.
Joint Book-Running Managers:    BofA Merrill Lynch and RBS.
Trade Date:    November 15, 2010.
Expected Settlement Date:    November 19, 2010.
CUSIP Number:    483548 AD5
Ranking:    The notes will be general unsecured obligations of Kaman Corporation. On a pro forma basis, as of October 1, 2010, after giving effect to the issuance of the notes and the use of proceeds, we would have had approximately $83.3 million outstanding secured indebtedness, substantially all of which will represent borrowings under our amended and restated revolving credit agreement and term loan credit agreement, $100.8 million of outstanding senior unsecured indebtedness and no subordinated indebtedness. As of October 1, 2010, in addition to our domestic subsidiaries serving as guarantors under our amended and restated revolving credit agreement and amended and restated term loan credit agreement, our subsidiaries had $0.8 million of outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities (excluding intercompany liabilities).

 

Sch C - 1


Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon a Conversion in Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change:    The following table sets forth the stock prices and effective dates and the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased for a holder that converts a note in connection with a make-whole fundamental change having such effective date and stock price:

 

Stock Price

 

Effective Date

   $26.12      $30.00      $35.00      $40.00      $45.00      $50.00      $60.00      $70.00      $80.00      $90.00      $100.00  

11/19/2010

     8.8349         6.3895         4.2649         3.0809         2.3455         1.8655         1.2944         0.9804         0.7847         0.6445         0.5373   

11/15/2011

     8.8349         6.3662         4.2029         2.9480         2.1879         1.7046         1.1559         0.8668         0.6923         0.5672         0.4726   

11/15/2012

     8.8349         6.3241         4.0684         2.7519         1.9795         1.5068         0.9949         0.7418         0.5905         0.4842         0.4038   

11/15/2013

     8.8349         6.2694         3.8441         2.4767         1.7099         1.2622         0.8063         0.6016         0.4790         0.3933         0.3281   

11/15/2014

     8.8349         6.0833         3.4617         2.0822         1.3559         0.9630         0.6023         0.4523         0.3629         0.2991         0.2498   

11/15/2015

     8.8349         5.6165         2.8697         1.5328         0.9085         0.6137         0.3857         0.2960         0.2394         0.1972         0.1640   

11/15/2016

     8.8349         4.7769         1.9173         0.7770         0.3911         0.2653         0.1900         0.1522         0.1246         0.1032         0.0861   

11/15/2017

     8.8349         3.8834         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

 

Sch C - 1


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 listed in the table or the effective date is between two effective dates listed 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 $26.12 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 exceed 38.2848 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rates—Conversion Rate Adjustments.”

Capitalization

The following table sets forth our unaudited cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term cash investments and capitalization as of October 1, 2010:

 

   

on an actual basis; and

 

   

on an as adjusted basis giving effect to (i) the issuance of $100 million of notes and the receipt of the net proceeds from the sale of the notes after payment of the initial purchasers’ commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, (ii) the use of a portion of the proceeds from this offering to fund the net cost of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, and (iii) the application of such net proceeds (assuming the use of $64.3 million of the net proceeds from this offering to repay portions of our amended and restated revolving credit agreement, which amounts we may re-borrow), as if such events took place on October 1, 2010, reflecting the application of ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” which requires issuers to separately account for the debt and equity components of convertible debt instruments that allow for cash settlement.

In accordance with ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” we estimate that $100 million of the aggregate principal amount of the notes will be recognized (and, to the extent applicable, reflected in the table below ) as follows (in thousands):

 

Equity component

   $ 11,590   

Liability component:

  

Principal

   $ 100,000   

Less: debt discount

     (11,590
        

Net carrying amount

   $ 88,410   
        

 

Sch C - 1


You should read this table together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2010, which are incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

 

     As of October 1, 2010  
     Actual     As Adjusted  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,946      $ 34,123   
                

Debt

    

Notes payable

   $ 768      $ 768   

Current portion of long-term debt

     5,000        5,000   

Notes offered hereby

     —          88,410   

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

     100,550        36,250   
                

Total debt

   $ 106,318      $ 130,428   
                

Shareholders’ equity

    

Capital stock, $1 par value per share:

    

Preferred stock, 200,000 shares authorized; none outstanding

   $ —        $ —     

Common stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, voting, 26,042,901 issued (1)

     26,043        26,043   

Additional paid-in capital

     94,737        96,008   

Retained earnings

     314,792        314,792   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (81,283     (81,283

Less 63,130 shares of common stock held in treasury, at cost

     (866     (866
                

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 353,423      $ 354,694   
                

Total Capitalization

   $ 459,741      $ 485,122   
                

 

(1) The number of shares outstanding does not include the following:

 

   

1,032,522 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding as of October 1, 2010 under our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan with a weighted average exercise price of approximately $20.58 per share;

 

   

307,167 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock awards granted to employees and outstanding as of October 1, 2010 under our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $22.80 per share;

 

   

21,700 shares of common stock issuable upon the settlement of stock appreciation rights outstanding as of October 1, 2010 under our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, with a weighted average exercise price of approximately $10.66 per share;

 

   

1,101,834 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan as of October 1, 2010;

 

   

725,102 shares of common stock reserved for future sale under our Employees Stock Purchase Plan as of October 1, 2010; and

 

   

shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes offered hereby or exercise of hedge warrants.

 

Sch C - 1


This communication is intended for the sole use of the person to whom it is provided by the sender. This material is confidential and is for your information only and is not intended to be used by anyone other than you. This information does not purport to be a complete description of the notes or the offering.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the laws of any such state.

Neither the notes nor any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any jurisdiction. Unless they are registered, the notes and any share of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may be offered only in transactions that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the notes are being offered and sold only to “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). For further details about eligible offerees and resale restrictions, see the section of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum captioned “Notice to Investors.”

A copy of the final offering memorandum for the offering of the notes may be obtained by contacting: BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attention: Prospectus Department.

ANY DISCLAIMER 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.

 

Sch C - 1


SCHEDULE C

Issuer Written Information

Final Term Sheet in the form set forth on Schedule B

 

Sch C - 1


SCHEDULE D

Subsidiaries

Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc.

Kaman Aerospace Corporation

Kamatics Corporation

Kaman Precision Products, Inc.

RWG Frankenjura-Industrie Flugwerklager GmbH

Kaman UK Holdings Limited

Brookhouse Holdings Limited

Brookhouse Group Holdings Limited

Brookhouse 2004 Limited

Brookhouse Tooling Limited

Brookhouse Composites Limited

Brookhouse Aerospace Limited

Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation

Minarik Corporation

 

Sch D - 1


SCHEDULE E

List of Persons and Entities Subject to Lock-up

Brian E. Barents

E. Reeves Callaway III

Candace A. Clark

William C. Denninger

Ronald M. Galla

Karen M. Garrison

A. William Higgins

Edwin A. Huston

Neal J. Keating

Eileen S. Kraus

George E. Minnich

Thomas W. Rabaut

Gregory L. Steiner

Richard J. Swift

John J. Tedone

Jack Cahill

Stephen J. Smidler

 

Sch E - 1


Exhibit A – 1

FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY’S COUNSEL

TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b)

[TO BE ATTACHED]

 

A – 1 - 1


Exhibit A – 2

FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY’S CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b)

[TO BE ATTACHED]

 

A – 2 - 1


Exhibit A – 3

FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY’S LOCAL COUNSEL

TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c)

[TO BE ATTACHED]

 

A – 3 - 1


Exhibit B

FORM OF LOCK-UP TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(h)

November 15, 2010

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,

RBS Securities Inc.

  as Representatives of the several

  Initial Purchasers to be named in the

  within-mentioned Purchase Agreement

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

 

  Re: Proposed Public Offering by Kaman Corporation

Dear Sirs:

The undersigned, a stockholder [and an officer and/or director] of Kaman Corporation, a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), understands that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and RBS Securities Inc. propose to enter into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Company providing for the offering (the “Offering”) of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Securities”). In recognition of the benefit that such Offering will confer upon the undersigned as a stockholder [and an officer and/or director] of the Company, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees with each initial purchaser to be named in the Purchase Agreement that, during a period of 90 days from the date of the Purchase Agreement (the “Lock-up Period”), the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, directly or indirectly, (a) 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 for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”), or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any of the Lock-up Securities, or file or cause to be filed any registration statement in connection therewith, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to:

(i) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering, or the exercise of any stock option to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any benefit plan of the Company;

 

B-1


(ii) transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock as a bona fide gift or in connection with estate planning, including but not limited to, dispositions to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or the immediate family of the undersigned and dispositions from any grantor retained annuity trust established for the direct benefit of the undersigned and/or a member of the immediate family of the undersigned, or by will or intestacy;

(iii) distributions of shares of Common Stock or any security directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock to limited partners, members, stockholders or affiliates of the undersigned, or to any partnership, corporation or limited liability company controlled by the undersigned or by a member of the immediate family of the undersigned; or

(iv) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b 5-1 under the 1934 Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period;

provided, however, that (a) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii), each donee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up letter agreement substantially in the form of this letter agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) and (b) in the case of any transaction pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), such transaction is not required to be reported during the Lock-Up Period by anyone in any press release, public report or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise (other than a required filing on Form 5, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or 13D-A or 13G-A) and no such press release, public report or filing shall be made voluntarily during the Lock-Up Period. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, it will not, during the Lock-Up Period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if:

(1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-up Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or

(2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results or becomes aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-up Period,

Merrill Lynch may extend, by written notice to the Company, the restrictions imposed by this lock-up agreement until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, as applicable.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that written notice of any extension of the Lock-up Period pursuant to the previous paragraph will be delivered by Merrill Lynch to the Company (in accordance with Section 12 of the Purchase Agreement) and that any such notice properly delivered will be deemed to have been given to, and received by, the undersigned. The undersigned further agrees that, prior to engaging in any transaction or taking any other action that is subject to the terms of this lock-up agreement during the period from the date of this lock-up agreement to and including the 34th day following the expiration of the initial Lock-up Period, it will give notice thereof to the Company and will not consummate such transaction or take any such action unless it has received written confirmation from the Company that the Lock-up Period (as may have been extended pursuant to the previous paragraph) has expired.

 

B-2


The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the Lock-Up Securities except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

This Lock-Up Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (1) either Merrill Lynch, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, advising the other in writing, prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement, that they have determined not to proceed with the Offering, (2) termination of the Purchase Agreement before the sale of any Securities to the Initial Purchasers, or (3) December 31, 2010, in the event that the Purchase Agreement has not been executed by that date.

 

Very truly yours,
Signature:    
Print Name:    

 

B-3

EX-10.2(A) 4 dex102a.htm EXHIBIT 10.2(A) Exhibit 10.2(a)

EXHIBIT 10.2(a)

Opening Transaction

   November 15, 2010
To:    Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield,    Connecticut 06002
   Attn:    Robert Starr
   Telephone:    860-243-7838
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365
From:    The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
   c/o RBS Securities Inc.
   600 Washington Blvd.
   Stamford, CT 06901
Re:    Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of November 15, 2010 between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Indenture”) relating to the USD 100,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 (the “Convertible Securities”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered following execution of this Confirmation but prior to the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(a) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.


2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:

  

Trade Date:

   November 15, 2010

Effective Date:

   The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Options:

   The number of Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount issued by Counterparty on the closing date for the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Applicable Percentage:

   30%

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage. (ii) the Number of Options and (iii) the Conversion Rate.

Conversion Rate:

   As of any date, the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date, but without regard to any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” pursuant to Section 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges

Procedures for Exercise:

  

Exercise Dates:

   Each Conversion Date.

Conversion Date:

   Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (such Convertible Securities the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date).

Required Exercise on Conversion Dates:

   On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised.

Expiration Date:

   The second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture).

Automatic Exercise:

   As provided above under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

 

2


Exercise Notice Deadline:

   In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day prior to the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period starting on and including the 60th “Scheduled Trading Day” and ending on and including the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) (the “Final Conversion Period”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) the applicable “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above.
   Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a Cash Percentage with respect to the Convertible Securities.
   For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses reasonably incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Notice of Cash Percentage:

   Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately prior to the 61st “Scheduled Trading Day” preceding

 

3


   the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the irrevocable election by Counterparty, in accordance with Section 12.03(a) of the Indenture, of the “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date falling in the Final Conversion Period.

Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Dealer.

Settlement Terms:

  

Settlement Date:

   In respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, the settlement date for the cash and Shares (if any) to be delivered in respect of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture; provided that the Settlement Date will not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time.

Delivery Obligation:

   In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Dividends” (under “Share Adjustments”) below, in respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash, as the case may be, that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture in excess of the sum of the “Daily Principal Portion” for each “VWAP Trading Day” in the relevant “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) (except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 12.05(l) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that such obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Relevant Convertible Securities in connection with which holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares and/or cash pursuant to the adjustment to the Conversion Rate set forth in Section 12.04 of the Indenture, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delivery Obligation shall include the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) such additional Shares and/or cash, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the VWAP Price on the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”) does not exceed the amount as determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if such Conversion

 

4


   Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction (except that, for purposes of determining such amount (x) the Number of Options shall be deemed to be equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date and (y) such amount payable will be determined as if Section 12.04 of the Indenture were deleted) was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation).

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

   No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Cash Percentage or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

Restricted Certificated Shares:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.

Share Adjustments:

  

                  Dividends:

   If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than the Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.

 

5


Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.14 (subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions); for any other cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.05(a)-(e) of the Indenture that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (an “Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Adjustment Event Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture.

Consequences of Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer (taking into account a commercially reasonable hedge position) is not adversely affected as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.

Notice of Merger Consideration:

   Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the effective time of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.

 

6


 

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

 

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b) Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c) Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d) Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

Hedging Party:

   For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Determining Party:

   For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3.      Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4.      Account Details:

  

Dealer Payment Instructions:

  

Chase Bank, New York

BIC: CHASUS33

ABA # 021000021

A/C Name: RBS Securities Inc.

BIC: GRNWUS33

A/C: 066615674

Counterparty Payment Instructions:

   To be provided by Counterparty.

5.      Offices:

  

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

  

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

c/o RBS Securities Inc.

600 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, CT 06901

  

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable

6.      Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

  

Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

  

 

To:

  

Kaman Corporation

1332 Blue Hills Avenue

   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
Attn:    Robert Starr
Telephone:    860-243-7838
Facsimile:    860-243-6365

 

7


Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:

   The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
   c/o RBS Securities Inc.
   600 Washington Blvd.
   Stamford, CT 06901

Attn:

   Legal Department (Tam Beattie)

Telephone:

   (203) 897-6086

Facsimile:

   (203) 873-4571

Email:

   Tamerlaine.Beattie@rbs.com

With a copy to:

  
   The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
   c/o RBS Global Banking & Markets
   280 Bishopsgate
   London EC2M 4RB

Attn:

   Swap Administration

Facsimile:

   +44 (0) 20 7085 5050

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(b) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) On the Trade Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

 

8


(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Shares hereunder in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(ix) Counterparty is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(x) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, between the Counterparty and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(xi) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

9


(e) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of (i) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture or (ii) an Amendment Event shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the consent of Dealer.

(b) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, upon reasonable notice to Counterparty to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:

   Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Property:

   A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:

   The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Unit:

   In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional

 

10


   Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

Other applicable provisions:

   If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(c) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, any Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page KAMN <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

(d) Amendment to Equity Definitions. The following amendment shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

 

11


(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) in each case that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 5.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof), and, if such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, or the intention to effect the same, would constitute material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares, Counterparty shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure; provided, however, that such indemnification shall exclude any losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, and (iii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any entities sponsored or organized by, or on behalf of or for the benefit of Dealer or (iii) any person of credit quality equivalent to Dealer. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0% or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or

 

12


otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. The “Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

(g) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(h) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(i) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(j) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(k) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(l) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

 

13


(m) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Convertible Securities is not consummated with the initial purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 19, 2010 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than November 22, 2010) (November 19, 2010 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) Counterparty shall pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses reasonably incurred relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities). Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(n) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(o) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

(p) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC HAS ENTERED AS PRINCIPAL TO THE TRANSACTION AND IS KAMAN CORPORATION’S COUNTERPARTY HERETO. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC IS NOT REGISTERED AS A BROKER-DEALER UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT FOR THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION. TO THE EXTENT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, ITS OBLIGATIONS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE DELIVERY OF ANY CASH AND SECURITIES THAT IT ACTUALLY RECEIVES FROM THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE COUNTERPARTY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OR DELIVERS TO THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE COUNTERPARTY. RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS NO OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, BY GUARANTY, ENDORSEMENT OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE OF THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC’S OR COUNTERPARTY’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.

 

14


Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to (i) Legal Department (Tam Beattie), Facsimile No. 203-873-4571 and (ii) Swap Administration, Facsimile No. +44 (0) 20 7085 5050.

 

Yours faithfully,

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

By:

  RBS Securities Inc., as its agent

By:

 

/s/ Robert Hammer

  Name: Robert Hammer
  Title: Head of US Equities and Structure Retail

Agreed and Accepted By:

 

KAMAN CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ William C. Denninger

  Name: William C. Denninger
  Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

15


Annex A

Premium:             USD 3,450,000 (Premium per Option USD 34.5000).

EX-10.2(B) 5 dex102b.htm EXHIBIT 10.2(B) Exhibit 10.2(b)

EXHIBIT 10.2(b)

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. | 200 WEST STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282-2198 | TEL: 212-902-1000

 

     November 15, 2010

To:

   Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
   Attn:    Robert Starr
   Telephone:    860-243-7838
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365

From:

   Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Ref. No.:

   SDB1631987982

Re:

   Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of November 15, 2010 between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Indenture”) relating to the USD 100,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 (the “Convertible Securities”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered following execution of this Confirmation but prior to the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(a) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.


2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:     

Trade Date:

   November 15, 2010

Effective Date:

   The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Options:

   The number of Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount issued by Counterparty on the closing date for the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Applicable Percentage:

   20%

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage. (ii) the Number of Options and (iii) the Conversion Rate.

Conversion Rate:

   As of any date, the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date, but without regard to any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” pursuant to Section 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

Exercise Dates:

  

Each Conversion Date.

Conversion Date:

   Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (such Convertible Securities the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date).

Required Exercise on Conversion Dates:

   On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised.

Expiration Date:

   The second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture).

Automatic Exercise:

   As provided above under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

 

2


Exercise Notice Deadline:

   In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day prior to the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period starting on and including the 60th “Scheduled Trading Day” and ending on and including the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) (the “Final Conversion Period”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) the applicable “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above.
   Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a Cash Percentage with respect to the Convertible Securities.
   For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses reasonably incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Notice of Cash Percentage:

   Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately prior to the 61st “Scheduled Trading Day” preceding

 

3


   the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the irrevocable election by Counterparty, in accordance with Section 12.03(a) of the Indenture, of the “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date falling in the Final Conversion Period.

Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Dealer.
Settlement Terms:   

Settlement Date:

   In respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, the settlement date for the cash and Shares (if any) to be delivered in respect of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture; provided that the Settlement Date will not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time.

Delivery Obligation:

   In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Dividends” (under “Share Adjustments”) below, in respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash, as the case may be, that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture in excess of the sum of the “Daily Principal Portion” for each “VWAP Trading Day” in the relevant “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) (except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 12.05(l) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that such obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Relevant Convertible Securities in connection with which holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares and/or cash pursuant to the adjustment to the Conversion Rate set forth in Section 12.04 of the Indenture, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delivery Obligation shall include the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) such additional Shares and/or cash, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the VWAP Price on the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”) does not exceed the amount as determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if such Conversion

 

4


   Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction (except that, for purposes of determining such amount (x) the Number of Options shall be deemed to be equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date and (y) such amount payable will be determined as if Section 12.04 of the Indenture were deleted) was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation).

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

   No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Cash Percentage or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

Restricted Certificated Shares:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.
Share Adjustments:   

Dividends:

   If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than the Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.

 

5


Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.14 (subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions); for any other cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.05(a)-(e) of the Indenture that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (an “Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Adjustment Event Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture.

Consequences of Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer (taking into account a commercially reasonable hedge position) is not adversely affected as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.

Notice of Merger Consideration:

   Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the effective time of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.

 

6


Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a)Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b)Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c)Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d)Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e)Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

Hedging Party:

   For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Determining Party:

   For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3.Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4.Account Details:

  

Dealer Payment Instructions:

   Chase Manhattan Bank New York
   For A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   A/C #930-1-011483
   ABA: 021-000021

Counterparty Payment Instructions:

   To be provided by Counterparty.

5.Offices:

  

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

  

200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198

  

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable

6.Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

  

Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

  

To:                    Kaman Corporation

  

                          1332 Blue Hills Avenue

  

                          Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

  

Attn:                  Robert Starr

  

Telephone:        860-243-7838

  

Facsimile:         860-243-6365

  

 

7


Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:

   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   200 West Street
   New York, NY 10282-2198

Attn:

   Serge Marquié,
   Equity Capital Markets

Telephone:

   212-902-9779

Facsimile:

   917-977-4253

Email:

   marqse@am.ibd.gs.com

With a copy to:

  

Attn:

   Ashley J. Everett
   Equity Capital Markets

Telephone:

   212-902-0178

Facsimile:

   212-256-4336

Email:

   ashley.everett@gs.com

And email notification to the following address:

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

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(b) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) On the Trade Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

 

8


(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Shares hereunder in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(ix) Counterparty is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(x) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, between the Counterparty and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(xi) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

 

9


(f) Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”.

(g) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of (i) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture or (ii) an Amendment Event shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the consent of Dealer.

(b) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, upon reasonable notice to Counterparty to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:

   Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Property:

   A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:

   The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination

 

10


   Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(c) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, any Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page KAMN <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

(d) Amendment to Equity Definitions. The following amendment shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

 

11


(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) in each case that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 5.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof), and, if such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, or the intention to effect the same, would constitute material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares, Counterparty shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure; provided, however, that such indemnification shall exclude any losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, and (iii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any entities sponsored or organized by, or on behalf of or for the benefit of Dealer or (iii) any person of credit quality equivalent to Dealer. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0% or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose

 

12


ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. The “Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

(g) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(h) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(i) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(j) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(k) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

13


(l) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(m) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Convertible Securities is not consummated with the initial purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 19, 2010 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than November 22, 2010) (November 19, 2010 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) Counterparty shall pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses reasonably incurred relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities). Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(n) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(o) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

14


Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. (212) 428-1980/83.

 

Yours faithfully,

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

By:  

/s/ Jonathan Lipnick

  Name: Jonathan Lipnick
  Title: Vice President

 

Agreed and Accepted By:

KAMAN CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ William C. Denninger

  Name: William C. Denninger
  Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

15


Annex A

Premium:             USD 2,300,000 (Premium per Option USD 23.0000).

EX-10.2(C) 6 dex102c.htm EXHIBIT 10.2(C) Exhibit 10.2(c)

EXHIBIT 10.2(c)

LOGO

 

   November 15, 2010

To:

   Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
   Attn:    Robert Starr
   Telephone:    860-243-7838
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365

From:

   Bank of America, N.A.
   c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
   Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
   New York, NY 10036
   Attn:    John Servidio
   Telephone:    646-855-8900
   Facsimile:    704-208-2869

Re:

   Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction
   (Transaction Reference Number:                    )

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Bank of America, N.A. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of November 15, 2010 between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Indenture”) relating to the USD 100,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 (the “Convertible Securities”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered following execution of this Confirmation but prior to the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(a) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.


2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 15, 2010

Effective Date:

   The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Options:

   The number of Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount issued by Counterparty on the closing date for the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Applicable Percentage:

   50%

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage. (ii) the Number of Options and (iii) the Conversion Rate.

Conversion Rate:

   As of any date, the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date, but without regard to any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” pursuant to Section 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

Exercise Dates:

   Each Conversion Date.

Conversion Date:

   Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (such Convertible Securities the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date).

Required Exercise on

  

Conversion Dates:

   On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised.
  

Expiration Date:

   The second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture).

Automatic Exercise:

   As provided above under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

 

2


Exercise Notice Deadline:

   In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day prior to the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period starting on and including the 60th “Scheduled Trading Day” and ending on and including the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) (the “Final Conversion Period”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) the applicable “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above.
   Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a Cash Percentage with respect to the Convertible Securities.
   For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses reasonably incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Notice of Cash Percentage:

   Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately prior to the 61st “Scheduled Trading Day” preceding

 

3


     the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the
irrevocable election by Counterparty, in accordance with
Section 12.03(a) of the Indenture, of the “Cash Percentage” (as
defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible
Securities with a Conversion Date falling in the Final
Conversion Period.

Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Dealer.
Settlement Terms:   

Settlement Date:

   In respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, the settlement date for the cash and Shares (if any) to be delivered in respect of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture; provided that the Settlement Date will not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time.

Delivery Obligation:

   In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Dividends” (under “Share Adjustments”) below, in respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash, as the case may be, that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture in excess of the sum of the “Daily Principal Portion” for each “VWAP Trading Day” in the relevant “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) (except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 12.05(l) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that such obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Relevant Convertible Securities in connection with which holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares and/or cash pursuant to the adjustment to the Conversion Rate set forth in Section 12.04 of the Indenture, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delivery Obligation shall include the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) such additional Shares and/or cash, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the VWAP Price on the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”) does not exceed the amount as determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if such Conversion

 

4


     Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an
Additional Termination Event with respect to which the
Transaction (except that, for purposes of determining such
amount (x) the Number of Options shall be deemed to be equal
to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the
number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date and (y)
such amount payable will be determined as if Section 12.04 of
the Indenture were deleted) was the sole Affected Transaction
and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined
without regard to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation).

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

   No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Cash Percentage or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

Restricted Certificated Shares:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.
Share Adjustments:   

Dividends:

   If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than the Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.
  

 

5


Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.14 (subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions); for any other cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.05(a)-(e) of the Indenture that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (an “Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Adjustment Event Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture.

Consequences of Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer (taking into account a commercially reasonable hedge position) is not adversely affected as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.

Notice of Merger Consideration:

   Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the effective time of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.

 

6


Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a)Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b)Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c)Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d)Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e)Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

Hedging Party:

   For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Determining Party:

   For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3.Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4.Account Details:

  

    Dealer Payment Instructions:

  

Bank of America, N.A.

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

Account Name: Bank of America

Account No. : 0012334-61892

    Counterparty Payment Instructions:

   To be provided by Counterparty.

5.Offices:

  

  The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York

  Bank of America, N.A.

  c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

  Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

  New York, NY 10036

  Attention:

   John Servidio      

  Telephone:

   646-855-7127      

  Facsimile:

   704-208-2869      

  The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable

  

 

7


  6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

    Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

 

To:

  Kaman Corporation
  1332 Blue Hills Avenue
  Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

Attn:

  Robert Starr

Telephone:

  860-243-7838

Facsimile:

  860-243-6365

    Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:

 

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn:

  John Servidio

Telephone:

  646-855-7127

Facsimile:

  704-208-2869

 

  7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(b) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) On the Trade Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

8


(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Shares hereunder in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(ix) Counterparty is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(x) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, between the Counterparty and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(xi) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of (i) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture or (ii) an Amendment Event shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

 

9


Amendment Event” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the consent of Dealer.

(b) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, upon reasonable notice to Counterparty to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:

   Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Property:

  

 

A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:

   The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Unit:

   In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

10


Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

Other applicable provisions:

   If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(c) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, any Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page KAMN <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

(d) Amendment to Equity Definitions. The following amendment shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) in each case that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 5.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof), and, if such

 

11


repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, or the intention to effect the same, would constitute material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares, Counterparty shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure; provided, however, that such indemnification shall exclude any losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, and (iii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any entities sponsored or organized by, or on behalf of or for the benefit of Dealer or (iii) any person of credit quality equivalent to Dealer. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0% or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. The “Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under

 

12


Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

(g) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(h) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(i) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(j) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(k) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty solely to the extent of any such performance.

(l) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(m) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

 

13


(n) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Convertible Securities is not consummated with the initial purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 19, 2010 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than November 22, 2010) (November 19, 2010 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) Counterparty shall pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses reasonably incurred relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities). Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(o) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(p) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

14


Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to John Servidio, Facsimile No. 704-208-2869.

 

Yours faithfully,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

By:

 

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker        

 

Name: Christopher A. Hutmaker

 

Title: Managing Director

 

Agreed and Accepted By:

KAMAN CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ William C. Denninger        

 

Name: William C. Denninger

 

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

15


Annex A

Premium:         USD 5,750,000 (Premium per Option USD 57.5000).

EX-10.3(A) 7 dex103a.htm EXHIBIT 10.3(A) Exhibit 10.3(a)

EXHIBIT 10.3(a)

Opening Transaction

 

   November 15, 2010
To:    Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
   Attn:                          Robert Starr
   Telephone:                860-243-7838
   Facsimile:                  860-243-6365
From:    The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
   c/o RBS Securities Inc.
   600 Washington Blvd.
   Stamford, CT 06901

Re:

   Base Issuer Warrant Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 15, 2010

Effective Date:

   November 19, 2010, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(n) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this


   Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The common stock of Issuer, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, Dealer may elect in its discretion that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Definitions, the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. “Final Disruption Date” means June 29, 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case (i) the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component,

 

2


   and (ii) the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be determined by the Calculation Agent based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for each Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply.

Issuer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Issuer.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Net Share Settlement:

   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number

 

3


     of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise
Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess, if
any, of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on
such Exercise Date over the Strike Price divided by (B) such
VWAP Price.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 10:00 A.M. (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

VWAP Price:

   For any Valuation Date, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume weighted average price per Share for such Valuation Date based on transactions executed during such Valuation Date, as reported on Bloomberg Page “KAMN <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Valuation Date for any reason or is manifestly incorrect, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method.

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Adjustments:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment

Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the date on which Issuer satisfies all of its delivery obligations hereunder and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period.

Dividend:

   Any dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer, USD 0.14, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Extraordinary Events:   

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

(a)Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b)Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

 

4


(c)Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

Tender Offer:

   Applicable

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

(a)Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b)Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) on that portion of the Other Consideration that consists of cash; Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment on the remainder of the Other Consideration.

(c)Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

Modified Calculation

  

Agent Adjustment:

   If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety (including the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any

 

5


   such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a)Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b)Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c)Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d)Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e)Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

(f)Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

    Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

(g)Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

    Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events

Determining Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3.Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4.Account Details:

  

    Dealer Payment Instructions:

  

Chase Bank, New York

BIC: CHASUS33

ABA #     021000021

A/C Name: RBS Securities Inc.

BIC: GRNWUS33

A/C: 066615674

    Issuer Payment Instructions:

   To be provided by Issuer.

5.Offices:

  

    The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

c/o RBS Securities Inc.

600 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, CT 06901

  

    The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is: Not applicable

6.Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

(a)Address for notices or communications to Issuer:

 To:

 

Kaman Corporation

1332 Blue Hills Avenue

Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

 Attn:

  Robert Starr

 

6


 Telephone:

  860-243-7838

 Facsimile:

  860-243-6365

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:

   The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
   c/o RBS Securities Inc.
   600 Washington Blvd.
   Stamford, CT 06901

Attn:

   Legal Department (Tam Beattie)

Telephone:

   (203) 897-6086

Facsimile:

   (203) 873-4571

Email:

   Tamerlaine.Beattie@rbs.com

With a copy to:

  
   The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
   c/o RBS Global Banking & Markets
   280 Bishopsgate
   London EC2M 4RB

Attn:

   Swap Administration

Facsimile:

   +44 (0) 20 7085 5050

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

7


(vi) On the Trade Date, (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of the Trade Date between Issuer and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any Affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(x) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares will not be subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”).

(xi) On each day during the Settlement Period, neither Issuer nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) Issuer is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is

 

8


defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Dealer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:   

 

A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

9


Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

Other applicable provisions:

   If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”.

(b) Private Placement Procedures. (i) If, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, any Shares or any securities of Issuer or its affiliates comprising any Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable to Dealer hereunder (any such Shares or securities, “Delivered Securities”) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then the provisions set forth in this Section 8(b) shall apply. In such event, Issuer shall deliver additional Delivered Securities so that the value of such Delivered Securities, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Delivered Securities that would otherwise be deliverable if such Delivered Securities were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”). (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) (A) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Delivered Securities from Dealer or such Affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);

(B) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Delivered Securities by Issuer to Dealer or such Affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such Affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its Affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such Affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Delivered Securities; and

(C) Issuer agrees that any Delivered Securities so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its Affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Delivered Securities, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Delivered Securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such Affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate

 

10


designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

(c) Make-whole. Dealer or its affiliate may sell such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (such amount of the Freely Tradeable Value, the “Required Proceeds”).to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Required Proceeds, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Required Proceeds exceed the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares in connection with this Transaction if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership would be equal to or greater than 9.0% of the outstanding Shares or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Issuer or any contract or agreement to which Issuer is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an “Ownership Limitation”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of an Ownership Limitation, Dealer’s right to receive such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in any of such Ownership Limitations being breached. “Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership” means the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 13”)) of Shares, without duplication, by Dealer, together with any of its affiliates or other person subject to aggregation with Dealer under Section 13 for purposes of “beneficial ownership”, or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number). Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this Confirmation to the contrary, Dealer shall not become the record or beneficial owner, or otherwise have any rights as a holder, of any Shares that Dealer (or such affiliate) is not entitled to receive at any time pursuant to this Section 8(d), until such time as such Shares are delivered pursuant to this Section 8(d).

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of the Capped Number of Shares (as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation), subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Definitions resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in

 

11


connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved or (iii) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Issuer shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares thereafter.

(f) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to one or more Components), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(g) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”;

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “a material” and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence;

(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;

 

12


(v) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (B) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

(i) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Issuer. At any time at which any Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Ownership Limitation or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction.

(j) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(k) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(l) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer);

(ii) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Issuer’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of Issuer’s common equity;

(iii) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or any

 

13


sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of the Issuer’s subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of the Shares immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event;

(iv) the first day on which Continuing Directors (defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Issuer’s board of directors;

(v) the Issuer’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

(vi) the Shares (or other common stock of any successor ) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in such transaction or event consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged, and as a result of the transaction or event,

Continuing Directors” means a director who either was a member of the Issuer’s board of directors on November 15, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Issuer’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Issuer’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Issuer on behalf of the entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

(m) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(n) Effectiveness. If, prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(o) Strike Price Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions (but without limiting Dealer’s right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, other than the Strike Price and the Warrant Entitlement), in no event shall (i) the Warrant Entitlement be adjusted, or (ii) the Strike Price be adjusted to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 26.12, in each case, other than any such adjustment in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Issuer’s capitalization.

(p) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF ISSUER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(q) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

14


(r) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC HAS ENTERED AS PRINCIPAL TO THE TRANSACTION AND IS KAMAN CORPORATION’ COUNTERPARTY HERETO. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC IS NOT REGISTERED AS A BROKER-DEALER UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT FOR THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION. TO THE EXTENT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, ITS OBLIGATIONS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE DELIVERY OF ANY CASH AND SECURITIES THAT IT ACTUALLY RECEIVES FROM THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE ISSUER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OR DELIVERS TO THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE ISSUER. RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS NO OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, BY GUARANTY, ENDORSEMENT OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE OF THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC’S OR ISSUER’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.

 

15


Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to (i) Legal Department (Tam Beattie), Facsimile No. 203-873-4571 and (ii) Swap Administration, Facsimile No. +44 (0) 20 7085 5050.

 

Yours faithfully,

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

By:

  RBS Securities Inc., as its agent

By:

  /s/ Robert Hammer
   
  Name: Robert Hammer
  Title: Head of US Equities and Structure Retail

Agreed and Accepted By:

 

KAMAN CORPORATION

By:

  /s/ William C. Denninger
   
  Name: William C. Denninger
  Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

16


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1

  9,816   13-Feb-18

2

  9,816   14-Feb-18

3

  9,816   15-Feb-18

4

  9,816   16-Feb-18

5

  9,816   20-Feb-18

6

  9,816   21-Feb-18

7

  9,816   22-Feb-18

8

  9,816   23-Feb-18

9

  9,816   26-Feb-18

10

  9,816   27-Feb-18

11

  9,816   28-Feb-18

12

  9,816   1-Mar-18

13

  9,816   2-Mar-18

14

  9,816   5-Mar-18

15

  9,816   6-Mar-18

16

  9,816   7-Mar-18

17

  9,816   8-Mar-18

18

  9,816   9-Mar-18

19

  9,816   12-Mar-18

20

  9,816   13-Mar-18

21

  9,816   14-Mar-18

22

  9,816   15-Mar-18

23

  9,816   16-Mar-18

24

  9,816   19-Mar-18

25

  9,816   20-Mar-18

26

  9,816   21-Mar-18

27

  9,816   22-Mar-18

28

  9,816   23-Mar-18

29

  9,816   26-Mar-18

30

  9,816   27-Mar-18

31

  9,816   28-Mar-18

32

  9,816   29-Mar-18

33

  9,816   2-Apr-18

34

  9,817   3-Apr-18

35

  9,817   4-Apr-18

36

  9,817   5-Apr-18

37

  9,817   6-Apr-18

38

  9,817   9-Apr-18

39

  9,817   10-Apr-18

40

  9,817   11-Apr-18

41

  9,817   12-Apr-18

42

  9,817   13-Apr-18

43

  9,817   16-Apr-18

44

  9,817   17-Apr-18

45

  9,817   18-Apr-18

46

  9,817   19-Apr-18

47

  9,817   20-Apr-18

48

  9,817   23-Apr-18

49

  9,817   24-Apr-18

50

  9,817   25-Apr-18

51

  9,817   26-Apr-18

52

  9,817   27-Apr-18

 

17


53

  9,817   30-Apr-18

54

  9,817   1-May-18

55

  9,817   2-May-18

56

  9,817   3-May-18

57

  9,817   4-May-18

58

  9,817   7-May-18

59

  9,817   8-May-18

60

  9,817   9-May-18

61

  9,817   10-May-18

62

  9,817   11-May-18

63

  9,817   14-May-18

64

  9,817   15-May-18

65

  9,817   16-May-18

66

  9,817   17-May-18

67

  9,817   18-May-18

68

  9,817   21-May-18

69

  9,817   22-May-18

70

  9,817   23-May-18

71

  9,817   24-May-18

72

  9,817   25-May-18

73

  9,817   29-May-18

74

  9,817   30-May-18

75

  9,817   31-May-18

76

  9,817   1-Jun-18

77

  9,817   4-Jun-18

78

  9,817   5-Jun-18

79

  9,817   6-Jun-18

80

  9,817   7-Jun-18

81

  9,817   8-Jun-18

82

  9,817   11-Jun-18

83

  9,817   12-Jun-18

84

  9,817   13-Jun-18

85

  9,817   14-Jun-18

86

  9,817   15-Jun-18

87

  9,817   18-Jun-18

88

  9,817   19-Jun-18

89

  9,817   20-Jun-18

90

  9,817   21-Jun-18

 

Strike Price:

   USD 44.4040

Premium:

   USD 492,000

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   2.00% per annum

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   0.20% per annum

Capped Number of Shares:

   883,497

 

18

EX-10.3(B) 8 dex103b.htm EXHIBIT 10.3(B) Exhibit 10.3(b)

EXHIBIT 10.3(b)

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. | 200 WEST STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282-2198 | TEL: 212-902-1000

 

   November 15, 2010   

To:

   Kaman Corporation   
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue   
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002   
   Attn:    Robert Starr
   Telephone:    860-243-7838
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365

 

From:

   Goldman, Sachs & Co.   

Ref. No.:

   SDB1631987991   

Re:

   Base Issuer Warrant Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:

  

Trade Date:

   November 15, 2010

Effective Date:

   November 19, 2010, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(n) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.


Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The common stock of Issuer, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges

Procedures for Exercise:

  

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, Dealer may elect in its discretion that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Definitions, the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. “Final Disruption Date” means June 29, 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case (i) the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component, and (ii) the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be

 

2


   determined by the Calculation Agent based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for each Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply.

Issuer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Issuer.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Net Share Settlement:

   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date,

 

3


   (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess, if any, of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on such Exercise Date over the Strike Price divided by (B) such VWAP Price.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 10:00 A.M. (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

VWAP Price:

   For any Valuation Date, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume weighted average price per Share for such Valuation Date based on transactions executed during such Valuation Date, as reported on Bloomberg Page “KAMN <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Valuation Date for any reason or is manifestly incorrect, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method.

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

Adjustments:

  

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment

Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the date on which Issuer satisfies all of its delivery obligations hereunder and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period.

Dividend:

   Any dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer, USD 0.14, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Extraordinary Events:   

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

(a) Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b) Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

(c) Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

 

4


Tender Offer:

   Applicable

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

(a)Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b)Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) on that portion of the Other Consideration that consists of cash; Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment on the remainder of the Other Consideration.

(c)Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:

   If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety (including the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

5


Additional Disruption Events:

 

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b) Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c) Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d) Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

(f) Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

(g) Increased Cost of Stock         Borrow:

   Applicable

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events

Determining Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

  

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3. Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4. Account Details:

  

Dealer Payment Instructions:

  

Chase Manhattan Bank New York

For A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co.

A/C #930-1-011483

ABA: 021-000021

Issuer Payment Instructions:

   To be provided by Issuer.

5. Offices:

  

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198

The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is: Not applicable

6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

(a) Address for notices or communications to Issuer:

 

To:    Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
Attn:    Robert Starr
Telephone:    860-243-7838
Facsimile:    860-243-6365

(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:    Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   200 West Street
   New York, NY 10282-2198

 

6


Attn:   

Serge Marquié,

Equity Capital Markets

Telephone:    212-902-9779
Facsimile:    917-977-4253
Email:    marqse@am.ibd.gs.com
With a copy to:
Attn:   

Ashley J. Everett

Equity Capital Markets

Telephone:    212-902-0178
Facsimile:    212-256-4336
Email:    ashley.everett@gs.com
And email notification to the following address:

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

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(vi) On the Trade Date, (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

 

7


(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of the Trade Date between Issuer and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any Affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(x) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares will not be subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”).

(xi) On each day during the Settlement Period, neither Issuer nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) Issuer is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

8


(e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

(f) Issuer represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”.

(g) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Dealer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:

   Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Property:

   A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:

   The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Unit:

   In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

9


Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

Other applicable provisions:

   If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”.

(b) Private Placement Procedures. (i) If, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, any Shares or any securities of Issuer or its affiliates comprising any Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable to Dealer hereunder (any such Shares or securities, “Delivered Securities”) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then the provisions set forth in this Section 8(b) shall apply. In such event, Issuer shall deliver additional Delivered Securities so that the value of such Delivered Securities, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Delivered Securities that would otherwise be deliverable if such Delivered Securities were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”). (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) (A) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Delivered Securities from Dealer or such Affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);

(B) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Delivered Securities by Issuer to Dealer or such Affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such Affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its Affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such Affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Delivered Securities; and

(C) Issuer agrees that any Delivered Securities so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its Affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Delivered Securities, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Delivered Securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such Affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

 

10


(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

(c) Make-whole. Dealer or its affiliate may sell such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (such amount of the Freely Tradeable Value, the “Required Proceeds”).to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Required Proceeds, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Required Proceeds exceed the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares in connection with this Transaction if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership would be equal to or greater than 9.0% of the outstanding Shares or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Issuer or any contract or agreement to which Issuer is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an “Ownership Limitation”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of an Ownership Limitation, Dealer’s right to receive such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in any of such Ownership Limitations being breached. “Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership” means the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 13”)) of Shares, without duplication, by Dealer, together with any of its affiliates or other person subject to aggregation with Dealer under Section 13 for purposes of “beneficial ownership”, or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number). Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this Confirmation to the contrary, Dealer shall not become the record or beneficial owner, or otherwise have any rights as a holder, of any Shares that Dealer (or such affiliate) is not entitled to receive at any time pursuant to this Section 8(d), until such time as such Shares are delivered pursuant to this Section 8(d).

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of the Capped Number of Shares (as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation), subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Definitions resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty

 

11


shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved or (iii) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Issuer shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares thereafter.

(f) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to one or more Components), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(g) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”;

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “a material” and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence;

(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-

 

12


colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;

(v) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (B) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

(i) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Issuer. At any time at which any Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Ownership Limitation or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction.

(j) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(k) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(l) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer);

(ii) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Issuer’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of Issuer’s common equity;

 

13


(iii) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or 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 Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of the Issuer’s subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of the Shares immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event;

(iv) the first day on which Continuing Directors (defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Issuer’s board of directors;

(v) the Issuer’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

(vi) the Shares (or other common stock of any successor ) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in such transaction or event consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged, and as a result of the transaction or event,

Continuing Directors” means a director who either was a member of the Issuer’s board of directors on November 15, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Issuer’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Issuer’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Issuer on behalf of the entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

(m) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(n) Effectiveness. If, prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(o) Strike Price Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions (but without limiting Dealer’s right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, other than the Strike Price and the Warrant Entitlement), in no event shall (i) the Warrant Entitlement be adjusted, or (ii) the Strike Price be adjusted to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 26.12, in each case, other than any such adjustment in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Issuer’s capitalization.

(p) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF ISSUER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(q) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE

 

14


EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

15


Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. (212) 428-1980/83.

 

Yours faithfully,

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

By:

 

/s/ Jonathan Lipnick

  Name: Jonathan Lipnick
  Title: Vice President

 

Agreed and Accepted By:

KAMAN CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ William C. Denninger

 

Name: William C. Denninger

 

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

16


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

  

Number of Warrants

  

Expiration Date

1

   6544    13-Feb-18

2

   6544    14-Feb-18

3

   6544    15-Feb-18

4

   6544    16-Feb-18

5

   6544    20-Feb-18

6

   6544    21-Feb-18

7

   6544    22-Feb-18

8

   6544    23-Feb-18

9

   6544    26-Feb-18

10

   6544    27-Feb-18

11

   6544    28-Feb-18

12

   6544    01-Mar-18

13

   6544    02-Mar-18

14

   6544    05-Mar-18

15

   6544    06-Mar-18

16

   6544    07-Mar-18

17

   6544    08-Mar-18

18

   6544    09-Mar-18

19

   6544    12-Mar-18

20

   6544    13-Mar-18

21

   6544    14-Mar-18

22

   6544    15-Mar-18

23

   6544    16-Mar-18

24

   6544    19-Mar-18

25

   6544    20-Mar-18

26

   6544    21-Mar-18

27

   6544    22-Mar-18

28

   6544    23-Mar-18

29

   6544    26-Mar-18

30

   6544    27-Mar-18

31

   6544    28-Mar-18

32

   6544    29-Mar-18

33

   6544    02-Apr-18

34

   6544    03-Apr-18

35

   6544    04-Apr-18

36

   6544    05-Apr-18

37

   6544    06-Apr-18

38

   6544    09-Apr-18

39

   6544    10-Apr-18

40

   6544    11-Apr-18

41

   6544    12-Apr-18

42

   6544    13-Apr-18

43

   6544    16-Apr-18

44

   6544    17-Apr-18

45

   6544    18-Apr-18

46

   6544    19-Apr-18

47

   6544    20-Apr-18

48

   6544    23-Apr-18

49

   6544    24-Apr-18

50

   6544    25-Apr-18

51

   6544    26-Apr-18

52

   6544    27-Apr-18

 

17


53

   6545    30-Apr-18

54

   6545    01-May-18

55

   6545    02-May-18

56

   6545    03-May-18

57

   6545    04-May-18

58

   6545    07-May-18

59

   6545    08-May-18

60

   6545    09-May-18

61

   6545    10-May-18

62

   6545    11-May-18

63

   6545    14-May-18

64

   6545    15-May-18

65

   6545    16-May-18

66

   6545    17-May-18

67

   6545    18-May-18

68

   6545    21-May-18

69

   6545    22-May-18

70

   6545    23-May-18

71

   6545    24-May-18

72

   6545    25-May-18

73

   6545    29-May-18

74

   6545    30-May-18

75

   6545    31-May-18

76

   6545    01-Jun-18

77

   6545    04-Jun-18

78

   6545    05-Jun-18

79

   6545    06-Jun-18

80

   6545    07-Jun-18

81

   6545    08-Jun-18

82

   6545    11-Jun-18

83

   6545    12-Jun-18

84

   6545    13-Jun-18

85

   6545    14-Jun-18

86

   6545    15-Jun-18

87

   6545    18-Jun-18

88

   6545    19-Jun-18

89

   6545    20-Jun-18

90

   6545    21-Jun-18

 

Strike Price:

   USD 44.4040

Premium:

   USD 328,000

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   2.00% per annum

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   0.20% per annum

Capped Number of Shares:

   588,998

 

18

EX-10.3(C) 9 dex103c.htm EXHIBIT 10.3(C) Exhibit 10.3(c)

EXHIBIT 10.3(c)

LOGO

 

     November 15, 2010              
To:    Kaman Corporation      
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue      
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002      
   Attn:    Robert Starr   
   Telephone:    860-243-7838   
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365   
From:    Bank of America, N.A.      
   c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated      
   Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park      
   New York, NY 10036      
   Attn:    John Servidio   
   Telephone:    646-855-8900   
   Facsimile:    704-208-2869   

Re:

   Base Issuer Warrant Transaction      
   (Transaction Reference Number:                                         )      

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Bank of America, N.A. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 15, 2010


Effective Date:

   November 19, 2010, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(o) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The common stock of Issuer, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges

Procedures for Exercise:

  

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, Dealer may elect in its discretion that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Definitions, the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. “Final Disruption Date” means June 29, 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a

 

2


   Disrupted Day only in part, in which case (i) the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component, and (ii) the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be determined by the Calculation Agent based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for each Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply.

Issuer’s Telephone Number
and Telex and/or Facsimile Number
and Contact Details for purpose of
Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Issuer.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Net Share Settlement:

   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such

 

3


   Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess, if any, of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on such Exercise Date over the Strike Price divided by (B) such VWAP Price.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 10:00 A.M. (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

VWAP Price:

   For any Valuation Date, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume weighted average price per Share for such Valuation Date based on transactions executed during such Valuation Date, as reported on Bloomberg Page “KAMN <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Valuation Date for any reason or is manifestly incorrect, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method.

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Adjustments:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment

Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the date on which Issuer satisfies all of its delivery obligations hereunder and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period.

Dividend:

   Any dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer, USD 0.14, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

 

4


Extraordinary Events:   

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

        (a)    Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

        (b)    Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

        (c)    Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

Tender Offer:

   Applicable

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

        (a)    Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

        (b)    Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) on that portion of the Other Consideration that consists of cash; Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment on the remainder of the Other Consideration.

        (c)    Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:

   If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety (including the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the

 

5


   Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

(a)Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b)Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c)Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d)Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e)Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

(f)Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

    Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

(g)Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

  Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
Hedging Party:    Dealer for all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events
Non-Reliance:    Applicable
Agreements and Acknowledgments   
Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

3.Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4.Account Details:

  

  Dealer Payment Instructions:

  

            Bank of America, N.A.

            New York, NY

            SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

            Bank Routing: 026-009-593

            Account Name: Bank of America

            Account No. : 0012334-61892

    Issuer Payment Instructions:

   To be provided by Issuer.

5.Offices:

  

    The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attention:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

  

John Servidio

646-855-7127

704-208-2869

     

    The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is: Not applicable

  

 

6


6.    Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

(a)  Address for notices or communications to Issuer:

To:

  Kaman Corporation
  1332 Blue Hills Avenue
  Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

Attn:

  Robert Starr

Telephone:

  860-243-7838

Facsimile:

  860-243-6365

(b)  Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

To:

  Bank of America, N.A.
  c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
  New York, NY 10036

Attn:

  John Servidio

Telephone:

  646-855-7127

Facsimile:

  704-208-2869

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(vi) On the Trade Date, (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

 

7


(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of the Trade Date between Issuer and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any Affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(x) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares will not be subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”).

(xi) On each day during the Settlement Period, neither Issuer nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) Issuer is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

8


(e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

 

  8. Other Provisions:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Dealer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:

   Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery

Property:

   A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:

   The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Unit:

   In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

Other applicable provisions:

   If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11

 

9


   of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”.

(b) Private Placement Procedures. (i) If, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, any Shares or any securities of Issuer or its affiliates comprising any Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable to Dealer hereunder (any such Shares or securities, “Delivered Securities”) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then the provisions set forth in this Section 8(b) shall apply. In such event, Issuer shall deliver additional Delivered Securities so that the value of such Delivered Securities, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Delivered Securities that would otherwise be deliverable if such Delivered Securities were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”). (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) (A) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Delivered Securities from Dealer or such Affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);

(B) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Delivered Securities by Issuer to Dealer or such Affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such Affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its Affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such Affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Delivered Securities; and

(C) Issuer agrees that any Delivered Securities so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its Affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Delivered Securities, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Delivered Securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such Affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

 

10


(c) Make-whole. Dealer or its affiliate may sell such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (such amount of the Freely Tradeable Value, the “Required Proceeds”).to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Required Proceeds, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Required Proceeds exceed the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares in connection with this Transaction if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership would be equal to or greater than 9.0% of the outstanding Shares or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Issuer or any contract or agreement to which Issuer is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an “Ownership Limitation”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of an Ownership Limitation, Dealer’s right to receive such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in any of such Ownership Limitations being breached. “Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership” means the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 13”)) of Shares, without duplication, by Dealer, together with any of its affiliates or other person subject to aggregation with Dealer under Section 13 for purposes of “beneficial ownership”, or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number). Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this Confirmation to the contrary, Dealer (or the affiliate designated by Dealer pursuant to Section 8(l) below) shall not become the record or beneficial owner, or otherwise have any rights as a holder, of any Shares that Dealer (or such affiliate) is not entitled to receive at any time pursuant to this Section 8(d), until such time as such Shares are delivered pursuant to this Section 8(d).

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of the Capped Number of Shares (as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation), subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Definitions resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be

 

11


continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved or (iii) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Issuer shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares thereafter.

(f) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to one or more Components), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(g) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”;

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “a material” and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence;

(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;

(v) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case”

 

12


in subsection (B); and (B) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

(i) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Issuer. At any time at which any Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Ownership Limitation or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction.

(j) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(k) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(l) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Issuer, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Issuer to the extent of any such performance.

(m) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer);

(ii) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Issuer’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of Issuer’s common equity;

 

13


(iii) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or 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 Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of the Issuer’s subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of the Shares immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event;

(iv) the first day on which Continuing Directors (defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Issuer’s board of directors;

(v) the Issuer’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

(vi) the Shares (or other common stock of any successor) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in such transaction or event consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged, and as a result of the transaction or event,

Continuing Directors” means a director who either was a member of the Issuer’s board of directors on November 15, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Issuer’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Issuer’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Issuer on behalf of the entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

(n) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(o) Effectiveness. If, prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(p) Strike Price Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions (but without limiting Dealer’s right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, other than the Strike Price and the Warrant Entitlement), in no event shall (i) the Warrant Entitlement be adjusted, or (ii) the Strike Price be adjusted to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 26.12, in each case, other than any such adjustment in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Issuer’s capitalization.

(q) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF ISSUER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(r) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE

 

14


EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

15


Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to John Servidio, Facsimile No. 704-208-2869.

Yours faithfully,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

  Name: Christopher A. Hutmaker
  Title: Managing Director

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ William C. Denninger

  Name: William C. Denninger
  Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

16


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1

  16,361   13-Feb-18

2

  16,361   14-Feb-18

3

  16,361   15-Feb-18

4

  16,361   16-Feb-18

5

  16,361   20-Feb-18

6

  16,361   21-Feb-18

7

  16,361   22-Feb-18

8

  16,361   23-Feb-18

9

  16,361   26-Feb-18

10

  16,361   27-Feb-18

11

  16,361   28-Feb-18

12

  16,361   1-Mar-18

13

  16,361   2-Mar-18

14

  16,361   5-Mar-18

15

  16,361   6-Mar-18

16

  16,361   7-Mar-18

17

  16,361   8-Mar-18

18

  16,361   9-Mar-18

19

  16,361   12-Mar-18

20

  16,361   13-Mar-18

21

  16,361   14-Mar-18

22

  16,361   15-Mar-18

23

  16,361   16-Mar-18

24

  16,361   19-Mar-18

25

  16,361   20-Mar-18

26

  16,361   21-Mar-18

27

  16,361   22-Mar-18

28

  16,361   23-Mar-18

29

  16,361   26-Mar-18

30

  16,361   27-Mar-18

31

  16,361   28-Mar-18

32

  16,361   29-Mar-18

33

  16,361   2-Apr-18

34

  16,361   3-Apr-18

35

  16,361   4-Apr-18

36

  16,361   5-Apr-18

37

  16,361   6-Apr-18

38

  16,361   9-Apr-18

39

  16,361   10-Apr-18

40

  16,361   11-Apr-18

41

  16,361   12-Apr-18

42

  16,361   13-Apr-18

43

  16,361   16-Apr-18

44

  16,361   17-Apr-18

45

  16,361   18-Apr-18

46

  16,361   19-Apr-18

47

  16,361   20-Apr-18

48

  16,361   23-Apr-18

49

  16,361   24-Apr-18

50

  16,361   25-Apr-18

51

  16,361   26-Apr-18

52

  16,361   27-Apr-18

 

17


53

  16,361   30-Apr-18

54

  16,361   1-May-18

55

  16,361   2-May-18

56

  16,361   3-May-18

57

  16,361   4-May-18

58

  16,361   7-May-18

59

  16,361   8-May-18

60

  16,361   9-May-18

61

  16,361   10-May-18

62

  16,361   11-May-18

63

  16,361   14-May-18

64

  16,361   15-May-18

65

  16,361   16-May-18

66

  16,361   17-May-18

67

  16,361   18-May-18

68

  16,361   21-May-18

69

  16,361   22-May-18

70

  16,361   23-May-18

71

  16,361   24-May-18

72

  16,361   25-May-18

73

  16,361   29-May-18

74

  16,361   30-May-18

75

  16,361   31-May-18

76

  16,361   1-Jun-18

77

  16,361   4-Jun-18

78

  16,361   5-Jun-18

79

  16,361   6-Jun-18

80

  16,361   7-Jun-18

81

  16,361   8-Jun-18

82

  16,361   11-Jun-18

83

  16,361   12-Jun-18

84

  16,361   13-Jun-18

85

  16,361   14-Jun-18

86

  16,362   15-Jun-18

87

  16,362   18-Jun-18

88

  16,362   19-Jun-18

89

  16,362   20-Jun-18

90

  16,362   21-Jun-18

 

Strike Price:

   USD 44.4040

Premium:

   USD 820,000

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   2.00% per annum

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   0.20% per annum

Capped Number of Shares:

   1,472,495

 

18

EX-10.4(A) 10 dex104a.htm EXHIBIT 10.4(A) Exhibit 10.4(a)

EXHIBIT 10.4(a)

Opening Transaction

 

   November 17, 2010   
To:    Kaman Corporation   
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue   
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002   
   Attn:   Robert Starr   
   Telephone:   860-243-7838   
   Facsimile:   860-243-6365   
From:    The Royal Bank of Scotland plc   
   c/o RBS Securities Inc.   
   600 Washington Blvd.   
   Stamford, CT 06901   
Re:    Additional Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of November 19, 2010 between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Indenture”) relating to the USD 100,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 and the additional USD 15,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 issued pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised on the date hereof (the “Convertible Securities”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered following execution of this Confirmation but prior to the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(a) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.


2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 17, 2010

Effective Date:

   The closing date of of the Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised on the date hereof.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Options:

   The number of Option Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount purchased by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), of its option pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

Applicable Percentage:

   30%

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage. (ii) the Number of Options and (iii) the Conversion Rate.

Conversion Rate:

   As of any date, the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date, but without regard to any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” pursuant to Section 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

Exercise Dates:

   Each Conversion Date.

Conversion Date:

   Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture but are not “Relevant Convertible Securities” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction dated November 15, 2010 (the “Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation”) (such Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date). For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Relevant Convertible Securities hereunder or under the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction

 

2


   Confirmation, Convertible Securities that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.

Required Exercise on

Conversion Dates:

   On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised.

Expiration Date:

   The second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture).

Automatic Exercise:

   As provided above under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

Exercise Notice Deadline:

   In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day prior to the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period starting on and including the 60th “Scheduled Trading Day” and ending on and including the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) (the “Final Conversion Period”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) the applicable “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above; provided, further, that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation.
   Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a Cash Percentage with respect to the Convertible Securities.

 

3


   For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses reasonably incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Notice of Cash Percentage:

   Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately prior to the 61st “Scheduled Trading Day” preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the irrevocable election by Counterparty, in accordance with Section 12.03(a) of the Indenture, of the “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date falling in the Final Conversion Period.

Dealer’s Telephone Number

and Telex and/or Facsimile Number

and Contact Details for purpose of

Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Dealer.
Settlement Terms:   

Settlement Date:

   In respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, the settlement date for the cash and Shares (if any) to be delivered in respect of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture; provided that the Settlement Date will not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time.

Delivery Obligation:

   In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Dividends” (under “Share Adjustments”) below, in respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash, as the case may be, that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture in excess of the sum of the “Daily Principal Portion” for each “VWAP Trading Day” in the relevant “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) (except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 12.05(l) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole

 

4


   number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that such obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Relevant Convertible Securities in connection with which holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares and/or cash pursuant to the adjustment to the Conversion Rate set forth in Section 12.04 of the Indenture, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delivery Obligation shall include the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) such additional Shares and/or cash, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the VWAP Price on the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”) does not exceed the amount as determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if such Conversion Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction (except that, for purposes of determining such amount (x) the Number of Options shall be deemed to be equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date and (y) such amount payable will be determined as if Section 12.04 of the Indenture were deleted) was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation).

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

   No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Cash Percentage or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

Restricted Certificated Shares:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions,

 

5


   Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.
Share Adjustments:   

Dividends:

   If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than the Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.14 (subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions); for any other cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.05(a)-(e) of the Indenture that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (an “Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Adjustment Event Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture.

Consequences of Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer (taking into account a commercially reasonable hedge position) is not adversely

 

6


         affected as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.
 

Notice of Merger Consideration:

   Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the effective time of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.
 

Nationalization, Insolvency

or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
 

Additional Disruption Events:

   

(a)

  Change in Law:    Applicable
   

(b)

  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
   

(c)

  Insolvency Filing:    Applicable
   

(d)

  Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
   

(e)

  Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable
 

Hedging Party:

   For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer
 

Determining Party:

   For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
 

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable
 

Agreements and Acknowledgments

  
 

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable
 

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable
 

3.

 

Calculation Agent:

   Dealer
 

4.

 

Account Details:

      Dealer Payment Instructions:
        

Chase Bank, New York

        

BIC: CHASUS33

 

7


         ABA # 021000021
         A/C Name: RBS Securities Inc.
         BIC: GRNWUS33
         A/C: 066615674
    Counterparty Payment Instructions:    To be provided by Counterparty.
  5.   Offices:
    The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:
      The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
      c/o RBS Securities Inc.
      600 Washington Blvd.
      Stamford, CT 06901
    The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable
  6.   Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
    Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

 

  To: Kaman Corporation
       1332 Blue Hills Avenue
       Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
       Attn: Robert Starr
       Telephone: 860-243-7838
       Facsimile: 860-243-6365

Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

  To: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
       c/o RBS Securities Inc.
       600 Washington Blvd.
       Stamford, CT 06901
  Attn: Legal Department (Tam Beattie)
       Telephone: (203) 897-6086
       Facsimile: (203) 873-4571
       Email: Tamerlaine.Beattie@rbs.com

With a copy to:

       The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
       c/o RBS Global Banking & Markets
       280 Bishopsgate
       London EC2M 4RB
  Attn: Swap Administration
  Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 7085 5050

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(b) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all

 

8


reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) On the Trade Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Shares hereunder in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(ix) Counterparty is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(x) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, between the Counterparty and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(xi) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue

 

9


of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of (i) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture or (ii) an Amendment Event shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the consent of Dealer.

(b) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, upon reasonable notice to Counterparty to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

10


Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(c) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, any Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in

 

11


form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page KAMN <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

(d) Amendment to Equity Definitions. The following amendment shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) in each case that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 5.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof), and, if such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, or the intention to effect the same, would constitute material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares, Counterparty shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure; provided, however, that such indemnification shall exclude any losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, and (iii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to

 

12


the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any entities sponsored or organized by, or on behalf of or for the benefit of Dealer or (iii) any person of credit quality equivalent to Dealer. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0% or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. The “Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

(g) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(h) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

 

13


(i) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(j) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(k) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(l) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(m) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Option Securities is not consummated with the initial purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 19, 2010 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than November 22, 2010) (November 19, 2010 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) Counterparty shall pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses reasonably incurred relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities). Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(n) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(o) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

(p) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC HAS ENTERED AS PRINCIPAL TO THE TRANSACTION AND IS KAMAN CORPORATION’S COUNTERPARTY HERETO. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC IS NOT REGISTERED AS A BROKER-DEALER UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT FOR THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION. TO THE EXTENT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, ITS OBLIGATIONS ARE STRICTLY

 

14


LIMITED TO THE DELIVERY OF ANY CASH AND SECURITIES THAT IT ACTUALLY RECEIVES FROM THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE COUNTERPARTY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OR DELIVERS TO THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE COUNTERPARTY. RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS NO OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, BY GUARANTY, ENDORSEMENT OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE OF THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC’S OR COUNTERPARTY’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.

 

15


Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to (i) Legal Department (Tam Beattie), Facsimile No. 203-873-4571 and (ii) Swap Administration, Facsimile No. +44 (0) 20 7085 5050.

 

Yours faithfully,
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
By: RBS Securities Inc., as its agent

By:

 

/s/ Robert Hammer

  Name: Robert Hammer
  Title: Head of US Equities and Structure Retail

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Robert D. Starr

  Name: Robert D. Starr
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

16


Annex A

 

Premium: USD 517,500 (Premium per Option USD 34.5000).
EX-10.4(B) 11 dex104b.htm EXHIBIT 10.4(B) Exhibit 10.4(b)

EXHIBIT 10.4(b)

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. | 200 WEST STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282-2198 | TEL: 212-902-1000

 

   November 17, 2010   
To:    Kaman Corporation   
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue   
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002   
   Attn:    Robert Starr   
   Telephone:    860-243-7838   
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365   
From:    Goldman, Sachs & Co.   
Ref. No.:    SDB1631987982   
Re:    Additional Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of November 19, 2010 between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Indenture”) relating to the USD 100,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 and the additional USD 15,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 issued pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised on the date hereof (the “Convertible Securities”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered following execution of this Confirmation but prior to the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(a) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.


2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 17, 2010

Effective Date:

   The closing date of of the Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised on the date hereof.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Options:

   The number of Option Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount purchased by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), of its option pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

Applicable Percentage:

   20%

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage. (ii) the Number of Options and (iii) the Conversion Rate.

Conversion Rate:

   As of any date, the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date, but without regard to any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” pursuant to Section 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

Exercise Dates:

   Each Conversion Date.

Conversion Date:

   Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture but are not “Relevant Convertible Securities” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction dated November 15, 2010 (Transaction Ref. No. SDB1631987982) (the “Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation”) (such Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date). For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Relevant Convertible Securities hereunder or under the Base

 

2


   Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Securities that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.

Required Exercise on Conversion Dates:

   On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised.

Expiration Date:

   The second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture).

Automatic Exercise:

   As provided above under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

Exercise Notice Deadline:

   In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day prior to the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period starting on and including the 60th “Scheduled Trading Day” and ending on and including the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) (the “Final Conversion Period”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) the applicable “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above; provided, further, that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation.
   Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a Cash Percentage with respect to the Convertible Securities.

 

3


   For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses reasonably incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Notice of Cash Percentage:

   Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately prior to the 61st “Scheduled Trading Day” preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the irrevocable election by Counterparty, in accordance with Section 12.03(a) of the Indenture, of the “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date falling in the Final Conversion Period.

Dealer’s Telephone Number

and Telex and/or Facsimile Number

and Contact Details for purpose of

Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Dealer.
Settlement Terms:   

Settlement Date:

   In respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, the settlement date for the cash and Shares (if any) to be delivered in respect of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture; provided that the Settlement Date will not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time.

Delivery Obligation:

   In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Dividends” (under “Share Adjustments”) below, in respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash, as the case may be, that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture in excess of the sum of the “Daily Principal Portion” for each “VWAP Trading Day” in the relevant “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) (except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 12.05(l)

 

4


   of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that such obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Relevant Convertible Securities in connection with which holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares and/or cash pursuant to the adjustment to the Conversion Rate set forth in Section 12.04 of the Indenture, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delivery Obligation shall include the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) such additional Shares and/or cash, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the VWAP Price on the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”) does not exceed the amount as determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if such Conversion Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction (except that, for purposes of determining such amount (x) the Number of Options shall be deemed to be equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date and (y) such amount payable will be determined as if Section 12.04 of the Indenture were deleted) was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation).

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

   No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Cash Percentage or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

 

5


Restricted Certificated Shares:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.
Share Adjustments:   

Dividends:

   If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than the Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.14 (subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions); for any other cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.05(a)-(e) of the Indenture that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (an “Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Adjustment Event Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture.

Consequences of Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer (taking into account

 

6


         a commercially reasonable hedge position) is not adversely affected as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.
 

Notice of Merger Consideration:

   Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the effective time of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.
 

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
 

Additional Disruption Events:

   

(a)

  Change in Law:    Applicable
   

(b)

  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
   

(c)

  Insolvency Filing:    Applicable
   

(d)

  Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
   

(e)

  Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable
 

Hedging Party:

   For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer
 

Determining Party:

   For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
 

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable
 

Agreements and Acknowledgments

  
 

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable
 

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable
 

3.

 

Calculation Agent:

   Dealer
 

4.

 

Account Details:

  
      Dealer Payment Instructions:    Chase Manhattan Bank New York
         For A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

7


      A/C #930-1-011483
      ABA: 021-000021
Counterparty Payment Instructions:    To be provided by Counterparty.

 

  5. Offices:

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable

 

  6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

 

To:    Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
Attn:    Robert Starr
Telephone:    860-243-7838
Facsimile:    860-243-6365

Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:    Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   200 West Street
   New York, NY 10282-2198
Attn:    Serge Marquié,
   Equity Capital Markets
Telephone:    212-902-9779
Facsimile:    917-977-4253
Email:    marqse@am.ibd.gs.com
With a copy to:
Attn:    Ashley J. Everett
   Equity Capital Markets
Telephone:    212-902-0178
Facsimile:    212-256-4336
Email:    ashley.everett@gs.com
And email notification to the following address:
   Eq-derivs-notifications@am.ibd.gs.com

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(b) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

8


(ii) On the Trade Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Shares hereunder in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(ix) Counterparty is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(x) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, between the Counterparty and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(xi) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

9


(d) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

(f) Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”.

(g) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of (i) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture or (ii) an Amendment Event shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the consent of Dealer.

(b) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, upon reasonable notice to Counterparty to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted

 

10


from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(c) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, any Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence

 

11


materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page KAMN <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

(d) Amendment to Equity Definitions. The following amendment shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) in each case that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 5.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof), and, if such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, or the intention to effect the same, would constitute material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares, Counterparty shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure; provided, however, that such indemnification shall exclude any losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or

 

12


delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, and (iii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any entities sponsored or organized by, or on behalf of or for the benefit of Dealer or (iii) any person of credit quality equivalent to Dealer. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0% or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. The “Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

(g) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(h) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the

 

13


final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(i) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(j) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(k) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(l) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(m) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Option Securities is not consummated with the initial purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 19, 2010 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than November 22, 2010) (November 19, 2010 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) Counterparty shall pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses reasonably incurred relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities). Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(n) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(o) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

14


Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. (212) 428-1980/83.

 

Yours faithfully,
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Lipnick

  Name: Jonathan Lipnick
  Title: Vice President

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Robert D. Starr

  Name:   Robert D. Starr
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

 

15


Annex A

 

Premium: USD 345,000 (Premium per Option USD 23.0000).
EX-10.4(C) 12 dex104c.htm EXHIBIT 10.4(C) Exhibit 10.4(c)

EXHIBIT 10.4(c)

LOGO

 

   November 17, 2010   
To:    Kaman Corporation   
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue   
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002   
   Attn:    Robert Starr   
   Telephone:    860-243-7838   
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365   
From:    Bank of America, N.A.   
   c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
   Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
   New York, NY 10036   
   Attn:    John Servidio   
   Telephone:    646-855-8900   
   Facsimile:    704-208-2869   
Re:    Additional Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction
   (Transaction Reference Number: 108334019)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Bank of America, N.A. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated as of November 19, 2010 between Counterparty and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “Indenture”) relating to the USD 100,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 and the additional USD 15,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible securities due November 15, 2017 issued pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised on the date hereof (the “Convertible Securities”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered following execution of this Confirmation but prior to the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than as provided in Section 8(a) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.


All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 17, 2010

Effective Date:

   The closing date of of the Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the over-allotment option exercised on the date hereof.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Options:

   The number of Option Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount purchased by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), of its option pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

Applicable Percentage:

   50%

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage. (ii) the Number of Options and (iii) the Conversion Rate.

Conversion Rate:

   As of any date, the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date, but without regard to any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” pursuant to Section 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

Exercise Dates:

   Each Conversion Date.

Conversion Date:

   Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture but are not “Relevant Convertible Securities” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction dated November 15, 2010 (Transaction Ref. No. 108332227) (the “Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation”) (such Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, the “Relevant

 

2


   Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date). For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Relevant Convertible Securities hereunder or under the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Securities that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.

Required Exercise on

  

Conversion Dates:

   On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount shall be automatically exercised.

Expiration Date:

   The second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture).

Automatic Exercise:

   As provided above under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

Exercise Notice Deadline:

   In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day prior to the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period starting on and including the 60th “Scheduled Trading Day” and ending on and including the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) (the “Final Conversion Period”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) the applicable “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above; provided, further, that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation.
   Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable

 

3


   securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a Cash Percentage with respect to the Convertible Securities.
   For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses reasonably incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Notice of Cash Percentage:

   Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the second “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately prior to the 61st “Scheduled Trading Day” preceding the “Maturity Date” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the irrevocable election by Counterparty, in accordance with Section 12.03(a) of the Indenture, of the “Cash Percentage” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date falling in the Final Conversion Period.

Dealer’s Telephone Number

and Telex and/or Facsimile Number

and Contact Details for purpose of

Giving Notice:

  

To be provided by Dealer.

  
Settlement Terms:   

Settlement Date:

  
   In respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, the settlement date for the cash and Shares (if any) to be delivered in respect of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture; provided that the Settlement Date will not be prior to the Exchange Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time.

Delivery Obligation:

   In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above and “Dividends” (under “Share Adjustments”) below, in respect of an Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares and/or amount of cash, as the case may be, that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted on such Conversion Date pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Indenture in excess of the sum of the “Daily Principal Portion” for each “VWAP Trading Day” in the relevant

 

4


   “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) (except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 12.05(l) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that such obligation shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Relevant Convertible Securities in connection with which holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares and/or cash pursuant to the adjustment to the Conversion Rate set forth in Section 12.04 of the Indenture, then, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Delivery Obligation shall include the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) such additional Shares and/or cash, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the VWAP Price on the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”) does not exceed the amount as determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if such Conversion Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction (except that, for purposes of determining such amount (x) the Number of Options shall be deemed to be equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date and (y) such amount payable will be determined as if Section 12.04 of the Indenture were deleted) was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation).

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

   No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Cash Percentage or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares)

 

5


   of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

Restricted Certificated Shares:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.
Share Adjustments:   

Dividends:

  
   If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than the Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.14 (subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions); for any other cash dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.05(a)-(e) of the Indenture that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (an “Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Adjustment Event Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Adjustment Event; and once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall immediately notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture.

Consequences of Merger Events:

   Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 12.04 or 12.05(i) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may

 

6


         limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer (taking into account a commercially reasonable hedge position) is not adversely affected as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.
  Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the effective time of such Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.
  Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
  Additional Disruption Events:   
    (a)   Change in Law:    Applicable
    (b)   Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
    (c)   Insolvency Filing:    Applicable
    (d)   Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
    (e)   Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable
  Hedging Party:    For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer
  Determining Party:    For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
  Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  Agreements and Acknowledgments   
  Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
  Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable
  3.    Calculation Agent:    Dealer
  4.    Account Details:   

 

7


      Dealer Payment Instructions:  

Bank of America, N.A.

       

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

       

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

       

Account Name: Bank of America

       

Account No. : 0012334-61892

    Counterparty Payment Instructions:   To be provided by Counterparty.

 

  5.    Offices:    
    The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York
      Bank of America, N.A.
     

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

      Attention:   John Servidio  
      Telephone:   646-855-7127  
      Facsimile:   704-208-2869  
    The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable
  6.    Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
    Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:
      To:   Kaman Corporation
        1332 Blue Hills Avenue
        Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
      Attn:   Robert Starr
      Telephone:   860-243-7838  
      Facsimile:   860-243-6365  
    Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
      To:  

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

        New York, NY 10036
      Attn:   John Servidio  
      Telephone:   646-855-7127  
      Facsimile:   704-208-2869  
  7.    Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(b) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

8


(ii) On the Trade Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Shares hereunder in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(ix) Counterparty is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(x) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 15, 2010, between the Counterparty and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(xi) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

9


(d) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of (i) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture or (ii) an Amendment Event shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the consent of Dealer.

(b) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, upon reasonable notice to Counterparty to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

 

10


Share Termination Delivery

  

Property:

   A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:

   The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

Share Termination Delivery Unit:

   In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

Other applicable provisions:

   If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(c) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, any Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii)

 

11


purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page KAMN <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

 

  (d) Amendment to Equity Definitions. The following amendment shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices. Counterparty shall, at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “Conversion Rate Adjustment Event”) in each case that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 5.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof), and, if such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, or the intention to effect the same, would constitute material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares, Counterparty shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure; provided, however, that such indemnification shall exclude any losses, claims, damages and liabilities to the extent attributable to an Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, and (iii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates, (ii) any entities sponsored or organized by, or on behalf of or for the benefit of Dealer or (iii) any person of credit quality equivalent to Dealer. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its

 

12


commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0% or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. The “Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

(g) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period”, as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(h) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(i) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

13


(j) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(k) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty solely to the extent of any such performance.

(l) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(m) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(n) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Option Securities is not consummated with the initial purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 19, 2010 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than November 22, 2010) (November 19, 2010 or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) Counterparty shall pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses reasonably incurred relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities). Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(o) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(p) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

14


Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to John Servidio, Facsimile No. 704-208-2869.

 

Yours faithfully,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

  Name: Christopher A. Hutmaker
  Title: Managing Director

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Robert D. Starr

  Name: Robert D. Starr
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

15


Annex A

Premium:        USD 862,500 (Premium per Option USD 57.5000).

EX-10.5(A) 13 dex105a.htm EXHIBIT 10.5(A) Exhibit 10.5(a)

EXHIBIT 10.5(a)

Opening Transaction

 

   November 17, 2010   
To:    Kaman Corporation   
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue   
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002   
   Attn:    Robert Starr   
   Telephone:    860-243-7838   
   Facsimile:    860-243-6365   
From:    The Royal Bank of Scotland plc   
   c/o RBS Securities Inc.   
   600 Washington Blvd.   
   Stamford, CT 06901   
Re:    Additional Issuer Warrant Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 17, 2010

Effective Date:

   November 19, 2010, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(n) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon


   settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The common stock of Issuer, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, Dealer may elect in its discretion that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Definitions, the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. “Final Disruption Date” means June 29, 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case (i) the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component, and (ii) the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be

 

2


   determined by the Calculation Agent based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for each Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply.

Issuer’s Telephone Number

and Telex and/or Facsimile Number

and Contact Details for purpose of

Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Issuer.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Net Share Settlement:

   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess, if any, of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on such Exercise Date over the Strike Price divided by (B) such VWAP Price.

 

3


         The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 10:00 A.M. (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.
 

VWAP Price:

   For any Valuation Date, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume weighted average price per Share for such Valuation Date based on transactions executed during such Valuation Date, as reported on Bloomberg Page “KAMN <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Valuation Date for any reason or is manifestly incorrect, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method.
 

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
  Adjustments:   
 

In respect of any Component:

  
 

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment
 

Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the date on which Issuer satisfies all of its delivery obligations hereunder and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period.
 

Dividend:

   Any dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
 

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer, USD 0.14, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
  Extraordinary Events:   
 

Consequences of Merger Events:

  
      (a)   Share-for-Share:    Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
      (b)   Share-for-Other:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)
      (c)   Share-for-Combined:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

 

4


 

Tender Offer:

   Applicable
 

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  
 

(a)

    Share-for-Share:    Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
 

(b)

    Share-for-Other:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) on that portion of the Other Consideration that consists of cash; Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment on the remainder of the Other Consideration.
 

(c)

    Share-for-Combined:    Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
 

Modified Calculation

Agent Adjustment:

  

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

 

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety (including the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.
 

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

5


   Additional Disruption Events:   
      (a)    Change in Law:    Applicable
      (b)    Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
      (c)    Insolvency Filing:    Applicable
      (d)    Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
      (e)    Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable
      (f)    Loss of Stock Borrow:    Applicable
         Maximum Stock Loan Rate:    As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
      (g)    Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:    Applicable
         Initial Stock Loan Rate:    As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
  

Hedging Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events
   Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events
   Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  

Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable
   Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable
   3.   

Calculation Agent:

   Dealer
   4.    Account Details:   
   Dealer Payment Instructions:   
           

Chase Bank, New York

BIC: CHASUS33

ABA # 021000021

A/C Name: RBS Securities Inc.

BIC: GRNWUS33

A/C: 066615674

      Issuer Payment Instructions:    To be provided by Issuer.
   5.    Offices:   
         The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:
        

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

c/o RBS Securities Inc.

600 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, CT 06901

      The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is: Not applicable
   6.       Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
   (a)       Address for notices or communications to Issuer:
         To:   

Kaman Corporation

1332 Blue Hills Avenue

Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

         Attn:    Robert Starr
         Telephone:    860-243-7838

 

6


 

Facsimile:

   860-243-6365
  (b)               Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
 

To:

  

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

c/o RBS Securities Inc.

600 Washington Blvd.

     Stamford, CT 06901
 

Attn:

   Legal Department (Tam Beattie)
 

Telephone:

   (203) 897-6086
 

Facsimile:

   (203) 873-4571
 

Email:

   Tamerlaine.Beattie@rbs.com
 

With a copy to:

  
     The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
     c/o RBS Global Banking & Markets
     280 Bishopsgate
     London EC2M 4RB
 

Attn:

   Swap Administration
 

Facsimile:

   +44 (0) 20 7085 5050

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(vi) On the Trade Date, (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

 

7


(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of November 15, 2010 between Issuer and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any Affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(x) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares will not be subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”).

(xi) On each day during the Settlement Period, neither Issuer nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) Issuer is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

8


(e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Dealer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable

 

9


Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”.

(b) Private Placement Procedures. (i) If, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, any Shares or any securities of Issuer or its affiliates comprising any Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable to Dealer hereunder (any such Shares or securities, “Delivered Securities”) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then the provisions set forth in this Section 8(b) shall apply. In such event, Issuer shall deliver additional Delivered Securities so that the value of such Delivered Securities, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Delivered Securities that would otherwise be deliverable if such Delivered Securities were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”). (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) (A) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Delivered Securities from Dealer or such Affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);

(B) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Delivered Securities by Issuer to Dealer or such Affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such Affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its Affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such Affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Delivered Securities; and

(C) Issuer agrees that any Delivered Securities so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its Affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Delivered Securities, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Delivered Securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such Affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

 

10


(c) Make-whole. Dealer or its affiliate may sell such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (such amount of the Freely Tradeable Value, the “Required Proceeds”). to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Required Proceeds, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Required Proceeds exceed the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares in connection with this Transaction if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership would be equal to or greater than 9.0% of the outstanding Shares or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Issuer or any contract or agreement to which Issuer is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an “Ownership Limitation”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of an Ownership Limitation, Dealer’s right to receive such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in any of such Ownership Limitations being breached. “Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership” means the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 13”)) of Shares, without duplication, by Dealer, together with any of its affiliates or other person subject to aggregation with Dealer under Section 13 for purposes of “beneficial ownership”, or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number). Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this Confirmation to the contrary, Dealer shall not become the record or beneficial owner, or otherwise have any rights as a holder, of any Shares that Dealer (or such affiliate) is not entitled to receive at any time pursuant to this Section 8(d), until such time as such Shares are delivered pursuant to this Section 8(d).

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of the Capped Number of Shares (as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation), subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Definitions resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to

 

11


this paragraph, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved or (iii) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Issuer shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares thereafter.

(f) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to one or more Components), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(g) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”;

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “a material” and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence;

(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;

 

12


(v) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (B) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

(i) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Issuer. At any time at which any Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Ownership Limitation or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction.

(j) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(k) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(l) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer);

(ii) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Issuer’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of Issuer’s common equity;

(iii) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or 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 Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of the Issuer’s subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of the Shares immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event;

 

13


(iv) the first day on which Continuing Directors (defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Issuer’s board of directors;

(v) the Issuer’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

(vi) the Shares (or other common stock of any successor ) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in such transaction or event consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged, and as a result of the transaction or event,

Continuing Directors” means a director who either was a member of the Issuer’s board of directors on November 15, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Issuer’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Issuer’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Issuer on behalf of the entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

(m) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(n) Effectiveness. If, prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(o) Strike Price Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions (but without limiting Dealer’s right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, other than the Strike Price and the Warrant Entitlement), in no event shall (i) the Warrant Entitlement be adjusted, or (ii) the Strike Price be adjusted to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 26.40, in each case, other than any such adjustment in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Issuer’s capitalization.

(p) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF ISSUER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(q) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

14


(r) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC HAS ENTERED AS PRINCIPAL TO THE TRANSACTION AND IS KAMAN CORPORATION’ COUNTERPARTY HERETO. THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC IS NOT REGISTERED AS A BROKER-DEALER UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT FOR THE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION. TO THE EXTENT RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS ACTED AS AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, ITS OBLIGATIONS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE DELIVERY OF ANY CASH AND SECURITIES THAT IT ACTUALLY RECEIVES FROM THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE ISSUER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OR DELIVERS TO THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC OR THE ISSUER. RBS SECURITIES INC. HAS NO OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, BY GUARANTY, ENDORSEMENT OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE OF THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC’S OR ISSUER’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.

 

15


Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to (i) Legal Department (Tam Beattie), Facsimile No. 203-873-4571 and (ii) Swap Administration, Facsimile No. +44 (0) 20 7085 5050.

 

Yours faithfully,
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
By:   RBS Securities Inc., as its agent
By:  

/s/ Robert Hammer

  Name: Robert Hammer
  Title: Head of US Equities and Structure Retail

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Robert D. Starr

  Name: Robert D. Starr
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

16


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

  

Number of Warrants

  

Expiration Date

1

   1,472    13-Feb-18

2

   1,472    14-Feb-18

3

   1,472    15-Feb-18

4

   1,472    16-Feb-18

5

   1,472    20-Feb-18

6

   1,472    21-Feb-18

7

   1,472    22-Feb-18

8

   1,472    23-Feb-18

9

   1,472    26-Feb-18

10

   1,472    27-Feb-18

11

   1,472    28-Feb-18

12

   1,472    1-Mar-18

13

   1,472    2-Mar-18

14

   1,472    5-Mar-18

15

   1,472    6-Mar-18

16

   1,472    7-Mar-18

17

   1,472    8-Mar-18

18

   1,472    9-Mar-18

19

   1,472    12-Mar-18

20

   1,472    13-Mar-18

21

   1,472    14-Mar-18

22

   1,472    15-Mar-18

23

   1,472    16-Mar-18

24

   1,472    19-Mar-18

25

   1,472    20-Mar-18

26

   1,472    21-Mar-18

27

   1,472    22-Mar-18

28

   1,472    23-Mar-18

29

   1,472    26-Mar-18

30

   1,472    27-Mar-18

31

   1,472    28-Mar-18

32

   1,472    29-Mar-18

33

   1,472    2-Apr-18

34

   1,472    3-Apr-18

35

   1,472    4-Apr-18

36

   1,472    5-Apr-18

37

   1,472    6-Apr-18

38

   1,472    9-Apr-18

39

   1,472    10-Apr-18

40

   1,472    11-Apr-18

41

   1,472    12-Apr-18

42

   1,472    13-Apr-18

43

   1,472    16-Apr-18

44

   1,472    17-Apr-18

45

   1,472    18-Apr-18

46

   1,472    19-Apr-18

47

   1,473    20-Apr-18

48

   1,473    23-Apr-18

49

   1,473    24-Apr-18

50

   1,473    25-Apr-18

51

   1,473    26-Apr-18

52

   1,473    27-Apr-18

 

17


53    1,473    30-Apr-18
54    1,473    1-May-18
55    1,473    2-May-18
56    1,473    3-May-18
57    1,473    4-May-18
58    1,473    7-May-18
59    1,473    8-May-18
60    1,473    9-May-18
61    1,473    10-May-18
62    1,473    11-May-18
63    1,473    14-May-18
64    1,473    15-May-18
65    1,473    16-May-18
66    1,473    17-May-18
67    1,473    18-May-18
68    1,473    21-May-18
69    1,473    22-May-18
70    1,473    23-May-18
71    1,473    24-May-18
72    1,473    25-May-18
73    1,473    29-May-18
74    1,473    30-May-18
75    1,473    31-May-18
76    1,473    1-Jun-18
77    1,473    4-Jun-18
78    1,473    5-Jun-18
79    1,473    6-Jun-18
80    1,473    7-Jun-18
81    1,473    8-Jun-18
82    1,473    11-Jun-18
83    1,473    12-Jun-18
84    1,473    13-Jun-18
85    1,473    14-Jun-18
86    1,473    15-Jun-18
87    1,473    18-Jun-18
88    1,473    19-Jun-18
89    1,473    20-Jun-18
90    1,473    21-Jun-18

 

Strike Price:    USD 44.4040
Premium:    USD 73,800
Maximum Stock Loan Rate:    2.00% per annum
Initial Stock Loan Rate:    0.20% per annum
Capped Number of Shares:    132,524

 

18

EX-10.5(B) 14 dex105b.htm EXHIBIT 10.5(B) Exhibit 10.5(b)

EXHIBIT 10.5(b)

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. | 200 WEST STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282-2198 | TEL: 212-902-1000

 

  November 17, 2010
To:   Kaman Corporation
  1332 Blue Hills Avenue
  Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
  Attn:    Robert Starr
  Telephone:    860-243-7838
  Facsimile:    860-243-6365
From:   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Ref. No.:   SDB1631987991
Re:   Additional Issuer Warrant Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 17, 2010

Effective Date:

   November 19, 2010, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(n) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon


   settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The common stock of Issuer, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, Dealer may elect in its discretion that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Definitions, the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. “Final Disruption Date” means June 29, 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case (i) the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component, and (ii) the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be

 

2


   determined by the Calculation Agent based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for each Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply.

Issuer’s Telephone Number

and Telex and/or Facsimile Number

and Contact Details for purpose of

  

Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Issuer.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Net Share Settlement:

   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date,

 

3


   (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess, if any, of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on such Exercise Date over the Strike Price divided by (B) such VWAP Price.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 10:00 A.M. (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

VWAP Price:

   For any Valuation Date, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume weighted average price per Share for such Valuation Date based on transactions executed during such Valuation Date, as reported on Bloomberg Page “KAMN <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Valuation Date for any reason or is manifestly incorrect, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method.

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Adjustments:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment

Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the date on which Issuer satisfies all of its delivery obligations hereunder and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period.

Dividend:

   Any dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer, USD 0.14, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Extraordinary Events:   

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

(a) Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b) Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

(c) Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

 

4


Tender Offer:

   Applicable

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

(a) Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b) Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) on that portion of the Other Consideration that consists of cash; Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment on the remainder of the Other Consideration.

(c) Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

Modified Calculation

  

Agent Adjustment:

   If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety (including the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

5


Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable

(b) Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c) Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d) Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable

(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

(f) Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

     Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

(g) Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

     Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events

Determining Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

  

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3.    Calculation Agent:

   Dealer

4.    Account Details:

  

 

    Dealer Payment Instructions:

  

Chase Manhattan Bank New York

  

For A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  

A/C #930-1-011483

  

ABA: 021-000021

    Issuer Payment Instructions:

  

To be provided by Issuer.

 

5.    Offices:

  

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

  

200 West Street, New York, NY 10282-2198

The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is: Not applicable

6.    Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

  

(a)                Address for notices or communications to Issuer:

To:

   Kaman Corporation
   1332 Blue Hills Avenue
   Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

Attn:

   Robert Starr

Telephone:

   860-243-7838

Facsimile:

   860-243-6365

(b)                Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

To:

   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   200 West Street

 

6


   New York, NY 10282-2198

Attn:

   Serge Marquié,
   Equity Capital Markets

Telephone:

   212-902-9779

Facsimile:

   917-977-4253

Email:

   marqse@am.ibd.gs.com

With a copy to:

  

Attn:

   Ashley J. Everett
   Equity Capital Markets

Telephone:

   212-902-0178

Facsimile:

   212-256-4336

Email:

   ashley.everett@gs.com

And email notification to the following address:

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

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(vi) On the Trade Date, (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

 

7


(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of November 15, 2010 between Issuer and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any Affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(x) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares will not be subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”).

(xi) On each day during the Settlement Period, neither Issuer nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) Issuer is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

8


(e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

(f) Issuer represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”.

(g) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Dealer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery   
Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of

 

9


   any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”.

(b) Private Placement Procedures. (i) If, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, any Shares or any securities of Issuer or its affiliates comprising any Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable to Dealer hereunder (any such Shares or securities, “Delivered Securities”) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then the provisions set forth in this Section 8(b) shall apply. In such event, Issuer shall deliver additional Delivered Securities so that the value of such Delivered Securities, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Delivered Securities that would otherwise be deliverable if such Delivered Securities were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”). (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) (A) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Delivered Securities from Dealer or such Affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);

(B) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Delivered Securities by Issuer to Dealer or such Affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such Affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its Affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such Affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Delivered Securities; and

(C) Issuer agrees that any Delivered Securities so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its Affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Delivered Securities, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Delivered Securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such Affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under

 

10


the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

(c) Make-whole. Dealer or its affiliate may sell such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (such amount of the Freely Tradeable Value, the “Required Proceeds”). to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Required Proceeds, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Required Proceeds exceed the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares in connection with this Transaction if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership would be equal to or greater than 9.0% of the outstanding Shares or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Issuer or any contract or agreement to which Issuer is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an “Ownership Limitation”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of an Ownership Limitation, Dealer’s right to receive such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in any of such Ownership Limitations being breached. “Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership” means the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 13”)) of Shares, without duplication, by Dealer, together with any of its affiliates or other person subject to aggregation with Dealer under Section 13 for purposes of “beneficial ownership”, or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number). Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this Confirmation to the contrary, Dealer shall not become the record or beneficial owner, or otherwise have any rights as a holder, of any Shares that Dealer (or such affiliate) is not entitled to receive at any time pursuant to this Section 8(d), until such time as such Shares are delivered pursuant to this Section 8(d).

 

11


(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of the Capped Number of Shares (as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation), subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Definitions resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved or (iii) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Issuer shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares thereafter.

(f) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to one or more Components), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(g) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”;

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “a material” and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence;

 

12


(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;

(v) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (B) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

(i) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Issuer. At any time at which any Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Ownership Limitation or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction.

(j) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(k) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(l) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer);

(ii) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Issuer’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of Issuer’s common equity;

 

13


(iii) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or 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 Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of the Issuer’s subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of the Shares immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event;

(iv) the first day on which Continuing Directors (defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Issuer’s board of directors;

(v) the Issuer’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

(vi) the Shares (or other common stock of any successor ) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in such transaction or event consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged, and as a result of the transaction or event,

Continuing Directors” means a director who either was a member of the Issuer’s board of directors on November 15, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Issuer’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Issuer’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Issuer on behalf of the entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

(m) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(n) Effectiveness. If, prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(o) Strike Price Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions (but without limiting Dealer’s right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, other than the Strike Price and the Warrant Entitlement), in no event shall (i) the Warrant Entitlement be adjusted, or (ii) the Strike Price be adjusted to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 26.40, in each case, other than any such adjustment in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Issuer’s capitalization.

(p) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF ISSUER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(q) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE

 

14


EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

15


Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. (212) 428-1980/83.

 

Yours faithfully,
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Lipnick

  Name: Jonathan Lipnick
  Title: Vice President

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Robert D. Starr

  Name: Robert D. Starr
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

16


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1

  981   13-Feb-18

2

  981   14-Feb-18

3

  981   15-Feb-18

4

  981   16-Feb-18

5

  981   20-Feb-18

6

  981   21-Feb-18

7

  981   22-Feb-18

8

  981   23-Feb-18

9

  981   26-Feb-18

10

  981   27-Feb-18

11

  981   28-Feb-18

12

  981   1-Mar-18

13

  981   2-Mar-18

14

  981   5-Mar-18

15

  981   6-Mar-18

16

  981   7-Mar-18

17

  981   8-Mar-18

18

  981   9-Mar-18

19

  981   12-Mar-18

20

  981   13-Mar-18

21

  981   14-Mar-18

22

  981   15-Mar-18

23

  981   16-Mar-18

24

  981   19-Mar-18

25

  981   20-Mar-18

26

  981   21-Mar-18

27

  981   22-Mar-18

28

  981   23-Mar-18

29

  981   26-Mar-18

30

  981   27-Mar-18

31

  981   28-Mar-18

32

  982   29-Mar-18

33

  982   2-Apr-18

34

  982   3-Apr-18

35

  982   4-Apr-18

36

  982   5-Apr-18

37

  982   6-Apr-18

38

  982   9-Apr-18

39

  982   10-Apr-18

40

  982   11-Apr-18

41

  982   12-Apr-18

42

  982   13-Apr-18

43

  982   16-Apr-18

44

  982   17-Apr-18

45

  982   18-Apr-18

46

  982   19-Apr-18

47

  982   20-Apr-18

48

  982   23-Apr-18

49

  982   24-Apr-18

50

  982   25-Apr-18

51

  982   26-Apr-18

52

  982   27-Apr-18

 

17


53   982   30-Apr-18
54   982   1-May-18
55   982   2-May-18
56   982   3-May-18
57   982   4-May-18
58   982   7-May-18
59   982   8-May-18
60   982   9-May-18
61   982   10-May-18
62   982   11-May-18
63   982   14-May-18
64   982   15-May-18
65   982   16-May-18
66   982   17-May-18
67   982   18-May-18
68   982   21-May-18
69   982   22-May-18
70   982   23-May-18
71   982   24-May-18
72   982   25-May-18
73   982   29-May-18
74   982   30-May-18
75   982   31-May-18
76   982   1-Jun-18
77   982   4-Jun-18
78   982   5-Jun-18
79   982   6-Jun-18
80   982   7-Jun-18
81   982   8-Jun-18
82   982   11-Jun-18
83   982   12-Jun-18
84   982   13-Jun-18
85   982   14-Jun-18
86   982   15-Jun-18
87   982   18-Jun-18
88   982   19-Jun-18
89   982   20-Jun-18
90   982   21-Jun-18

 

Strike Price:    USD 44.4040
Premium:    USD 49,200
Maximum Stock Loan Rate:    2.00% per annum
Initial Stock Loan Rate:    0.20% per annum
Capped Number of Shares:    88,349

 

18

EX-10.5(C) 15 dex105c.htm EXHIBIT 10.5(C) Exhibit 10.5(c)

EXHIBIT 10.5(c)

LOGO

 

  November 17, 2010   
To:   Kaman Corporation   
  1332 Blue Hills Avenue   
  Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002   
  Attn:   Robert Starr   
  Telephone:   860-243-7838   
  Facsimile:   860-243-6365   
From:   Bank of America, N.A.
  c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
  New York, NY 10036
  Attn:   John Servidio   
  Telephone:   646-855-8900   
  Facsimile:   704-208-2869   
Re:   Additional Issuer Warrant Transaction
  (Transaction Reference Number: 108334020)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Bank of America, N.A. (“Dealer”) and Kaman Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   November 17, 2010

Effective Date:

   November 19, 2010, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(o) below


Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The common stock of Issuer, par value USD 1.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “KAMN”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, Dealer may elect in its discretion that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Definitions, the Relevant Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. “Final Disruption Date” means June 29, 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case (i) the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and

 

2


   shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component, and (ii) the VWAP Price for such Disrupted Day shall be determined by the Calculation Agent based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for each Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply.

Issuer’s Telephone Number

and Telex and/or Facsimile Number

and Contact Details for purpose of

Giving Notice:

   To be provided by Issuer.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Net Share Settlement:

   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

 

3


Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess, if any, of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on such Exercise Date over the Strike Price divided by (B) such VWAP Price.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 10:00 A.M. (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

VWAP Price:

   For any Valuation Date, the Rule 10b-18 dollar volume weighted average price per Share for such Valuation Date based on transactions executed during such Valuation Date, as reported on Bloomberg Page “KAMN <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) or, in the event such price is not so reported on such Valuation Date for any reason or is manifestly incorrect, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method.

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Adjustments:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment

Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the date on which Issuer satisfies all of its delivery obligations hereunder and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period.

Dividend:

   Any dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).

Ordinary Dividend Amount:

   For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Issuer, USD 0.14, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Extraordinary Events:   

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

(a)    Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

4


(b)    Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

(c)    Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

Tender Offer:

   Applicable

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

(a)    Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b)    Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) on that portion of the Other Consideration that consists of cash; Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment on the remainder of the Other Consideration.

(c)    Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

Modified Calculation

Agent Adjustment:

  

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the Issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the Issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as reasonably requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety (including the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.

Nationalization, Insolvency

or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the

 

5


      Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
   Additional Disruption Events:   
      (a)       Change in Law:    Applicable
      (b)       Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
      (c)       Insolvency Filing:    Applicable
      (d)       Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
      (e)       Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable
      (f)       Loss of Stock Borrow:    Applicable
            Maximum Stock Loan Rate:    As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
      (g)       Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:    Applicable
            Initial Stock Loan Rate:    As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
   Hedging Party:    Dealer for all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events
   Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events
   Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  

Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable
   Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable
   3.    Calculation Agent:    Dealer
   4.    Account Details:   
      Dealer Payment Instructions:   

Bank of America, N.A.

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

Account Name: Bank of America

Account No. : 0012334-61892

      Issuer Payment Instructions:    To be provided by Issuer.
   5.    Offices:   
         The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York
        

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

            Attention:    John Servidio
            Telephone:    646-855-7127
            Facsimile:    704-208-2869
         The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is: Not applicable

 

6


 

   6.       Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
   (a)       Address for notices or communications to Issuer:
         To:   

Kaman Corporation

1332 Blue Hills Avenue

Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

         Attn:    Robert Starr
         Telephone:    860-243-7838
         Facsimile:    860-243-6365
   (b)       Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
         To:   

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

         Attn:    John Servidio
         Telephone:    646-855-7127
         Facsimile:    704-208-2869

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors knows of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

7


(vi) On the Trade Date, (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of November 15, 2010 between Issuer and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers party thereto are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any Affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(x) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares will not be subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”).

(xi) On each day during the Settlement Period, neither Issuer nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) Issuer is not aware of any state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

(d) Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is

 

8


defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement.

8. Other Provisions:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Dealer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 9:30 A.M. New York City time on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

9


Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”.

(b) Private Placement Procedures. (i) If, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, any Shares or any securities of Issuer or its affiliates comprising any Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable to Dealer hereunder (any such Shares or securities, “Delivered Securities”) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then the provisions set forth in this Section 8(b) shall apply. In such event, Issuer shall deliver additional Delivered Securities so that the value of such Delivered Securities, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Delivered Securities that would otherwise be deliverable if such Delivered Securities were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”). (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) (A) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Delivered Securities from Dealer or such Affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them);

(B) Dealer (or an Affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Delivered Securities by Issuer to Dealer or such Affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such Affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its Affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such Affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Delivered Securities; and

(C) Issuer agrees that any Delivered Securities so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its Affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Delivered Securities, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Delivered Securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such Affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

 

10


(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

(c) Make-whole. Dealer or its affiliate may sell such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (such amount of the Freely Tradeable Value, the “Required Proceeds”).to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Required Proceeds, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Required Proceeds exceed the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares in connection with this Transaction if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership would be equal to or greater than 9.0% of the outstanding Shares or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Issuer or any contract or agreement to which Issuer is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (each of clause (i), (ii) and (iii) above, an “Ownership Limitation”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of an Ownership Limitation, Dealer’s right to receive such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in any of such Ownership Limitations being breached. “Dealer’s Beneficial Ownership” means the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (collectively, “Section 13”)) of Shares, without duplication, by Dealer, together with any of its affiliates or other person subject to aggregation with Dealer under Section 13 for purposes of “beneficial ownership”, or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “Dealer Group”) (or, to the extent that, as a result of a change in law, regulation or interpretation after the date hereof, the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such number). Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or this Confirmation to the contrary, Dealer (or the affiliate designated by Dealer pursuant to Section 8(l) below) shall not become the record or beneficial owner, or otherwise have any rights as a holder, of any Shares that Dealer (or such affiliate) is not entitled to receive at any time pursuant to this Section 8(d), until such time as such Shares are delivered pursuant to this Section 8(d).

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of the Capped Number of Shares (as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation), subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Definitions resulting from actions of Issuer or events within

 

11


Issuer’s control (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, Shares when, and to the extent, that (i) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (ii) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved or (iii) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions. Issuer shall immediately notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares thereafter.

(f) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares to be Delivered with respect to one or more Components), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market; provided that any extension or postponement resulting from the circumstances or conditions contemplated by this clause (i) shall not result in the final Exercise Date for the Transaction occurring more than sixty (60) Scheduled Trading Days following the final Exercise Date contemplated hereunder or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer.

(g) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(h) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “an”; and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has an effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”;

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “a material” and adding the phrase “or Warrants” at the end of the sentence;

 

12


(iv) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Dealer’s option, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii) (1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;

(v) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (B) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and

(vi) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C) and (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence.

(i) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time to any person or entity whatsoever without the consent of Issuer. At any time at which any Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption exists, if Dealer, in its reasonable good faith discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Ownership Limitation or a Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “Terminated Portion”) of the Transaction, such that such Ownership Limitation or Hedging Disruption, as the case may be, no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction.

(j) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(k) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

(l) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Issuer, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Issuer to the extent of any such performance.

(m) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer);

 

13


(ii) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Issuer’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of Issuer’s common equity;

(iii) consummation of any binding share exchange, exchange offer, tender offer, consolidation or merger of the Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or 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 Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of the Issuer’s subsidiaries (any such exchange, offer, consolidation, merger, transaction or series of transactions being referred to herein as an “event”); provided, however, that any such event where the holders of more than 50% of the Shares immediately prior to such event, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event;

(iv) the first day on which Continuing Directors (defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of the Issuer’s board of directors;

(v) the Issuer’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer; or

(vi) the Shares (or other common stock of any successor ) ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in such transaction or event consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts evidencing interests in ordinary shares or common equity that are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged, and as a result of the transaction or event,

Continuing Directors” means a director who either was a member of the Issuer’s board of directors on November 15, 2010 or who becomes a member of the Issuer’s board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, re-election, appointment or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Issuer is duly approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors on the Issuer’s board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Issuer on behalf of the entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

(n) No Netting and Set-off. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

(o) Effectiveness. If, prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(p) Strike Price Adjustment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions (but without limiting Dealer’s right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, other than the Strike Price and the Warrant Entitlement), in no event shall (i) the Warrant Entitlement be adjusted, or (ii) the Strike Price be adjusted to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 26.40, in each case, other than any such adjustment in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Issuer’s capitalization.

(q) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF ISSUER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR

 

14


COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

(r) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

15


Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to John Servidio, Facsimile No. 704-208-2869.

 

Yours faithfully,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:    

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

    Name: Christopher A. Hutmaker
    Title: Managing Director

 

Agreed and Accepted By:
KAMAN CORPORATION
By:    

/s/ Robert D. Starr

    Name: Robert D. Starr
    Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

16


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1

  2,454   13-Feb-18

2

  2,454   14-Feb-18

3

  2,454   15-Feb-18

4

  2,454   16-Feb-18

5

  2,454   20-Feb-18

6

  2,454   21-Feb-18

7

  2,454   22-Feb-18

8

  2,454   23-Feb-18

9

  2,454   26-Feb-18

10

  2,454   27-Feb-18

11

  2,454   28-Feb-18

12

  2,454   1-Mar-18

13

  2,454   2-Mar-18

14

  2,454   5-Mar-18

15

  2,454   6-Mar-18

16

  2,454   7-Mar-18

17

  2,454   8-Mar-18

18

  2,454   9-Mar-18

19

  2,454   12-Mar-18

20

  2,454   13-Mar-18

21

  2,454   14-Mar-18

22

  2,454   15-Mar-18

23

  2,454   16-Mar-18

24

  2,454   19-Mar-18

25

  2,454   20-Mar-18

26

  2,454   21-Mar-18

27

  2,454   22-Mar-18

28

  2,454   23-Mar-18

29

  2,454   26-Mar-18

30

  2,454   27-Mar-18

31

  2,454   28-Mar-18

32

  2,454   29-Mar-18

33

  2,454   2-Apr-18

34

  2,454   3-Apr-18

35

  2,454   4-Apr-18

36

  2,454   5-Apr-18

37

  2,454   6-Apr-18

38

  2,454   9-Apr-18

39

  2,454   10-Apr-18

40

  2,454   11-Apr-18

41

  2,454   12-Apr-18

42

  2,454   13-Apr-18

43

  2,454   16-Apr-18

44

  2,454   17-Apr-18

45

  2,454   18-Apr-18

46

  2,454   19-Apr-18

47

  2,454   20-Apr-18

48

  2,454   23-Apr-18

49

  2,454   24-Apr-18

50

  2,454   25-Apr-18

51

  2,454   26-Apr-18

52

  2,454   27-Apr-18

 

17


53

  2,454   30-Apr-18

54

  2,454   1-May-18

55

  2,454   2-May-18

56

  2,454   3-May-18

57

  2,454   4-May-18

58

  2,454   7-May-18

59

  2,454   8-May-18

60

  2,454   9-May-18

61

  2,454   10-May-18

62

  2,454   11-May-18

63

  2,454   14-May-18

64

  2,454   15-May-18

65

  2,454   16-May-18

66

  2,454   17-May-18

67

  2,454   18-May-18

68

  2,454   21-May-18

69

  2,454   22-May-18

70

  2,454   23-May-18

71

  2,454   24-May-18

72

  2,454   25-May-18

73

  2,454   29-May-18

74

  2,454   30-May-18

75

  2,455   31-May-18

76

  2,455   1-Jun-18

77

  2,455   4-Jun-18

78

  2,455   5-Jun-18

79

  2,455   6-Jun-18

80

  2,455   7-Jun-18

81

  2,455   8-Jun-18

82

  2,455   11-Jun-18

83

  2,455   12-Jun-18

84

  2,455   13-Jun-18

85

  2,455   14-Jun-18

86

  2,455   15-Jun-18

87

  2,455   18-Jun-18

88

  2,455   19-Jun-18

89

  2,455   20-Jun-18

90

  2,455   21-Jun-18

 

Strike Price:    USD 44.4040
Premium:    USD 123,000
Maximum Stock Loan Rate:    2.00% per annum
Initial Stock Loan Rate:    0.20% per annum
Capped Number of Shares:    220,876

 

18

GRAPHIC 16 g120336g00i73.jpg GRAPHIC begin 644 g120336g00i73.jpg M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`@``9`!D``#_[``11'5C:WD``0`$````9```_^X`#D%D M;V)E`&3``````?_;`(0``0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$! M`0$!`0$!`0$!`0$!`0("`@("`@("`@("`P,#`P,#`P,#`P$!`0$!`0$"`0$" M`@(!`@(#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,#`P,# M`P,#`P,#`P,#_\``$0@`-`#(`P$1``(1`0,1`?_$`*D```$%`0$!`0`````` M```````&!P@)"@4$`P(!``$$`P$!`0`````````````%!@<(`@,$"0$*$``` M!@(!!`$#`@4$`P$````!`@,$!08'"``1$A,)%"$B%3$605$R)`HC%Q@983,G M0Q$``@$#`P,#`@,&`P8$!P```0(#$00%`!(&(1,',2((011183)Q0B,5%A>! MD212*IE`QFD6@[7([F)`0,':V:)K+GZ_:0>.' MC?$^3^L\`FQ.!BB1P3KU"0?(7QM\R\-XY%F[EL+:7DOZ;.6 M[C:]D/2BPPHQ$S&M-D)E?UZ#3L^/GG#XJ97E\F/\OX[F&3P`(`N<6T4%M#4= M7N5FB$VP4J'[UNHZ5W5&JY:J"QW"B(>=HA9F;XW00!@8?LY4_D\'-N,9'[+FUIEL/DUIUV M.J=?0M!*!T/Y,*_1=>R/AO@OQB\A\=E3XWW7C[GN$=2\N*SL(LLVBBM5BR]L M!,"E2%=[*6-?K<`>[4[*'[`MX=?F5(L6R,CJ_G+7BZL!E:_G>6N1=3YW*F3U;Q_.R;A4$ M2QC"??MR.6:W>(=%I!JQ:J`(=BIA^G%>#G/')[G[83,I/HS*50G\`3Z?M(`_ M/4*P6RD@T1'EN)8S(WIZ#;NZ^BCTZZ-%=L=Z<3>U5;07,6R47NKCV6@Y5Y8+O% M-(I\E33-,>*7EA8F$S'-$GT(M&2`(0\K'.G+MJ"SLOCZ+]@C\\K^/?%'(?`` M\N\;PDG%\S'*@C@;2VF!N&QTD0D13)"L[(1N#+;M()S4=0NS>?HIJ-2_=>9O&MGECAKC)QB[5 MRK'9*8@PZ$&8(8NGU.[:/J=/1FGV'Z6Z[9"A,6YKV`I^/;M8ZBTOD-'S;2R' MC7M0D/S(,)T+/'P;VJH,WQJ^[*CY7I#JF3`"E$5$P.V.,>&?)_,\-+G^+X>Y MO,7#<-`[(8MRS+LW1]II%E)7N)6B$"I)/1J+>:\B\*X[D4Q6:R$5O?20K*H8 M.5,;;@K;U0QT8JP`W5-.@ZBL(]FO9?AC.OKUW1RSH]GMR[OF$*?&'6GX6&GJ MM::?(R]ACT(B9:QMS@(UTK'3+1L[(W=D;JH*>-0O3\)GO'^9R_!K\M?V M,:595>-XRTB@-MD53M@J'F3PEFL MEY=Y#B_%V&5>-XF*U>41O'#!;B2TCE8M)<2H@W'?(1O)`JQ`77%XX\EXZU\? M8F_YOD"" M^-N:^2WD2[I"&18XUK0-)*[+&H8]%JU7H=H-#J4N3\RXYPVP7(\ MBN5M[=S1`59G<_4+&H+FE1N]M%J-Q%1J/;;VFZ;775G,NT>+V65TW:-7/QOB+"+^`_)>, MY]C.!9_%S0Y+)2_P]KQ,DD4?ON'BF#F)C%$&=EW;UH*K5E!;@\J\,O.*7O*< M5>QR6EFGNJL@99'.R%7C*B0"22BJVW:37W=#2E'T,;0YJV>V,R5<=@MY+Y>+ MXO6+@,;JC.IVAS77,$=[2I!QE>&.U4;X[K+"MR'\5M+7$B>'=EHS$)!)MG46CU!N96D51*\K,5JJ@U/I"'@' ME>;Y7R2[OL]G+BXN]D@6R<2E"M8SWU->PFTG8(U4-U)`"^J+]T.^6Y-2W4N^ M(M4PS%L;ZS];-M= MJ,K-ZVRFZQ!T.]7V8C9F86E,G0DC,4J35D&52A91Z62GY>JN71Q*V*D`J=1[ M0$.5C\A>&\_/YRS?CS@&/,TL4[W$%NC(@2UD5)E"M,ZKMC254%6)Z?6AU-G# M_(F*7QEC.6\HN]B/&(I)65F+31EXV+"-6.YS&S'VTZZ5#+W(^M&0MJ=-;;8T M'\@I65K7^5__`.*%,>W^)N[?OUU1^:/&,MXM MDF6@[C1=P,5D$=-NZG<*!`].FRN[=[*;_;IZM=/8+J!M;6\E6W"&:8"R0&'T MBO,D/YAA/4DM3AU6DB^0L041'A5/-:Y)M,,54E"17S03(F98PE0`5`SQOQV\SY>"PN\ M?@KB2SR42RV\@D@V-&R"19';NTB4HP(,NRI(458[=87OE_QQCY+J"[RD27%G M(R2H4EW!T8HRJ.W60JP(/;W4`)/M%=1=TXRO=;7[+=M*[+[]U_-5$BH*^2M> MU2;UZ^16DFMTDRIDMV2]/8GW*J1SO*.ZRB0;XD%(Z="0"V.'9>\N_)6 M3MI<]'>6*1SLMD%F#0#OQ[6)>)8_X2GMG8[5W5Z]2)*P'MZ]=EHS:UU_@MEJ MH_O\A.IU:+<)Q5H)1Y6S+/"Q[>"C,C*PA*.]>.WQ@10.1^+=PL($25.9[#BS.KK M.#C\&2B:_9PBG;)VFO:I$UZWW.5@F4HF"\>YL:5.@)U.`!XV$%DTW1DESH&*J4@IG*8>#A'@;R MMY$Q!SW$\3)/AP6"RO)#"DC*:,(^])&9*'VDH"H8%2:@@=7)O*7!>(7XQF>O MEBOR`2BQRRE`14%^TCA*@@T:AH0:4()D="7RK[,8."Z:[YF:HP.1JX]&A9DH MS."L_P"(<'469#+Q\1:(Y_#N).'?-U$EF4BT$47"9TEDBG*)09-UB;_@W*OY M7S/&,;NRF7[BSG,D6\4#;&>)E<*ZD%7C?W*0RL00=.2&_M>3X+[SCMZ!!<1G MM7$05]IJ02%D4KN4@@JZ]""&`(UF3VB]1F9,1(W#:#*+#*WMYRZG,R)JU3;- M9'=%JE/K#=)-PQL%XI<9:9+(.302:45Z]NVV6_0J'3TU+'QZ^$'R MB^8%]':XJS;&<&A==[,@M+"U!`8;E55C1Z>B[9+L_J$4@J=)G%.RUVJTH_P- MZL MB`=_/-/RU\G/+GG/();Y68+8HY:"V@B4+'44)7H6'3U9W=A]7IK]!'@;_M?_ M`!2^)O'FYYY;OHLOE((U^XNK^=K7&H1U"+#O5[@D^B.U)3^FU!)&NC>=:\48 M8GG]P]BFR=CO>;GAC.Y773!=E:98S@H]/YA%CE[-EE=RM&QHL"Q"E7;%4EGY M$S=R11$`#D(SXRTLI#-R.Z:2^/4PQ-W):_A)*Q*I^8]Q_#5M>.^6.9\]QL># M^+G%+7'>/D&V/-Y>!L=B0@I[\;BH%CN[\4)*.1;0EA1S0UU^,8YNSSE>V_[1 M>M[5ROX2=NTP0/(8G@SY#SP:+5,"(2E_V7R(F[EZDU4*/55>./6F!3=0('Z! MPM;Z_NYOL^-6JP,?K&-\M/Q>9ZE?S(V#7WEWC[QQPS"?UO\`*KF%UR"%#4)D M9A98CN#KV[/`V16*Y8?NI.+^8BA8^IUI!]8GKVW+UAEW60\_[;6F32M1EY.R MZ_QDHXR-5W\L_1^^4L]WO/Y!TA8T%@**BL"BU%42`4[QPE]HR5Q?CN:Q;FYR M%XY#]6B!WJ2?JS-7W?[@'YDC7E7\NOD[X'\NV*<8\:<)LX7L]L<&9DC6QN$C M0]([>TM-BF`BNU;QI`H-5@C?KJGSWSQ>,9OVMZDPV:Y$(C#LKC+#L=E25%Z[ MC0C<>O,UWYO;WPR+!%P^8@U@5%S^9%,ZJ?;W%*(@`<]<_B3/G;7X^+IW M.2QWUZUJFT-NN!96YA7:Q"M63:*$@'T)UX-?("+%S>7,/#FVV8=K:U$[5(I$ M;J82&H!(HE34`D?0'38:>YQPWJ'[7+#2?7]9)[,&F]WHLVKDID_BOW%(OJ[2 ML5V'(-P=UJQ2T)$6([*F3D,)FKDPI(N_(=LJ9P445A7?)'%>2^1OC[#E/,$$ M.-\E6MV@MF5^VJR3W4=O")8T=XZS1O1U%2E`ZA#N77!P_/8;B'EF:S\?R27G M#IH&,X9-S%(H&E<([*C41E8J2!N"[3N!#&#NR><('/VGMHOE+KVH.M..Y';5 MBG7]2,/TY@AFB0R9PSN054."#3,;)0;I!]G%"JB/O,RF:LCO,D84;W#$JQ M.69Z#D'$)+RP3$8RS&9`2PMXQ]P=L#?QV=CO[2U$8V!(V*.9'P&+WI(H96ZR_J4U!^E01^W3!:N,F<=K5[ZHZ/:MV+"/JE28L M&+1%-NT9,F>=\.Y)QKE6>[C M`_JLJSY:5:M=?6TEC'J_LOB_9#1_&YU*\R0>5,_(:*(1"&7 M@E9`5?L^$5,5.A"]0K9\95%U\=^7>,W67('&U>WZO3M`K=DSEJ]*!#$9*]-NVO34<-58*N9,]D?N M*=T"(JUQUMX+PGXVCS$EQ;1C\[^/^$\`XWSC.-A;_`!+VU]#&J,PN;F..DZ2;8Y-L9DN9%8DJ M?>:'H:1!!<\OY9R7E>:XQC%R-M?1S6[25`,4,C[HF2KI5U6!".C?IH10BJ%J MF6AM?H@S)B5PN95]A_=[&DBS3,8PF;5K)D%)3+`@$'_UD/98:8,'T#[C#_'B MMD>.C'_+/&DFFIXMQ^G4LBZA:A6;(-9)4H0(&]6.9)?G\Q M/7&*^'\*S2TN\:)*.EWI%E'(IE!03``!QCVW)N2'P[Y2R37]X%_N%PBS^TMOM+G"8V25.VNV5W:0N\ MBTH[/TW%JEO0U&F%Q#`68FOGO@@\8QYF7X>5QP5Y$P#46Y6>,:_LS>5KBP8- M6)"$:1$?3V*HN$R%!(D:BJ00[.H<=_([RQ/,?$MUGG#=V.YH\AK6ZDQD`A9B MWJ[3,-I/4R%3ZZ0\1;7:\?Y[;X==A1K;VH*4A2\8R``=`H0$M]-@;Z:4>"L= M+Y4I_K&?2V\6G^/Y.F91C&>!L75?'5N<9[A;>;(L1,2E>RJ^QY6Y:5*_E[!! MH_`?S(H,%W#X#I*B1=13G!RS-+@,ESJ*WXKR2\M[JP9K^ZEN(18/#]LZ+):+ M<2HFU(W;N1PAI%6,AEJ@779Q_')EK+C$DV;P\%Q!'/VL5U#'<7C*KU*AO MO-M:`@$@,0*UI6HZT.FVK$;=#;]^^2(Q4B^+(/$MSGRG\M_G^*:4O394V]R59Z M]-O=*EJ]*5KTTF6L5W_<'GD.,#?=#$Y`(%KNH+B$,%IUW=O<%IUKZ==<#32W M>L1?U?8LH6W[*=M%W<[G6(\+3\(O6*6>DK-+0)&56LBK&,F(6VFQZ>$<-V?D M(=1!60^,1,AUDP!/K\EX[SJGG>_R_CAH;?%+QF/?-?*QL#$DFZ6(,R/#]QO# M/0@,(]Y8A6ZZN%WGC!O&-KC^8K)-DSF'(CMBOW>\PT#E0RR&+;[2>H,FT`%A MT46\^R]1S'L9['J1C^H:MZPGQ1AW)](R'E')E.8SVQNU4G59"!IS['];DYR6 M81,18K--QR`,73-FYG&S1JDOYE.H)(.Q2RK),MQ*L:,[QQ(S;U=U@9W9-J_J;HYYRJRS7(>1X^PBQ>+>TLYXI)Y MT#7=ZT;I&T2;V"AI'4;61>ZH4-N:E!C/A#_N,<]\4<%'`\SA,7EL?96A MCQSQJM@8''1?N4MHQ'Q6P46!O@$M5FS+'JN@=56:$AC(,ZZ].U2\ID?.!1,V(P\SDKK# ML^&QMN]A;^C,?^-,/3B_@SQ?Q#SA:V?G;RER.U\BQ"1MJR=LD"5E?H+ZAW^=+W5E=KK9)X5@++& MA;:]B9)J^;9DR/#*%4??.D7+M@O'8VB9)LD=8!?B:<=I&`Z;9$JB3@V[C_#V MOYT.6J?^?)'XAY-\F\,Q[XWAF4O[+&/,9&CA/L,A55+$;2-Q M55'[`--#/\,X9R&[6]Y#96UQ>K&$#2=&V`L0M00:`LQ'YDZ[N%]3=1]84W[S M">$L08F4LC,8^1FZ]7H6/E9R-5[5QC75AX2B4O,JHU-BY075[:,H@,K`A2`/=T] MYH!1I-S#Z'J:I"^+_',@=UQ%BRR-N)"`T(K^CK[!^*IM4]`1T%'G4TQU75OF M+O0)4[?PUPX30S3BMPV6Z[`ZZ8RBH//"*#?,48T@@3:9 M$0;2[V>;I69/S#\TB4S(KN2_T]%53#SJNO+?DJ]N<=>7>:OI+K$DFS8O4VY* M",F+I[:HJK^P#6J#@G$+:&ZMX,?;K#>@"+7UBEZ%3)"`2-`TY[:7*S^S/(9,52G8FF72QE7(@?M4/T, M/U*'3;9>7_*%CG;KDECF\A'G[](TN)ED_B3+$`L2OT]VP`!>G0=!ZZU3\`X5 M/C(,1<8VU;%VS.T497VQF0[I"O6HWM[FZ]3U/IIP,QX"UJV&QPRQWFW'V.\G M8YB7#(L5%VQ)G)LX9^Q9_%9K0\L9P60B)1-@(I^9NX2<&1,8HF$IC`*1QKEW M..&YI\SQ>\O;'-2!M[154NK&I#I3:ZENM&4J#0@5`TH9C`\:Y!CEL,U!;W./ MC(VAZ$(0*`JU=RM3I56!ITK37/P]K%JU@*AS>'\,XJQMCVD7=L["R56O-&J1 MK@VEHY:.<'G72SAQ,V(KB)5.B0[A982H")2"!?IS;R3G7/>79:+DG)LA>WF4 MM6';ED)/9*,&';``2.C@,0JK5NIZZU8CC'%L#8R8C#VMM!9W`/<1?64,I4[R M27>JD@%B>G0=-=K#NM>O.M-+L5)PKB^EXEH]DD%YBR0M7:!"Q4C).XUI"+R# MT?/]'*L:S1;]_>4>PA0#Z\YN24[W50Q<*O3T#% MFI3U)UT8CC?'^.6@M<< M7TG&E;MDL2:L#2F("5G-2[5FG&)O'JIW+LRZR#-$$@#O[2AU^G41ZY\QYSS7 MG%[%=\UO[J^O;>/9&9C[D0G<0HH*`DU].O\`EKY@.-\>XY;O!QZVAM[:5JL( M_1B!3J23Z?AZ#KII&GK9T.856XT=EJQB)K4,@R]/Y2@!]#=..*3S=Y:FO[;*RY_(MD;..2.&0R5>-)@@ ME533H)!&F[\=H_#2/'XVX)#;2V<6+M5M9V1I%"D!C'OV$BO[N]Z4]-Q'UTX: MNF6JZUVQ-DA7!6/CWK!-7K%*P_:30X?E\>52EE>DJL#6G'E_L8Z!+(K@V)T' ML\IOY\1E\F\_7%Y'"+EKP8G+7$L]Y%O]EQ+/M[LDHI[FDVKN/UH-*']%\5%Y M:Y`6%O\`>V,,<4#[>L4<5>TB]>BI4[1]*ZZ>+M2]:L*S&1I_%6%:#2)?+PK# MD]["PB*9[T#AY*OW!+(FN*Z$DDX>3CPYR'*)#BX.`@(&Z75MCJ?:J[G^!0(H[9%"I`1`"#4;136[&<3XWAIKB?&64$,MV*3%5_X@ZF MC`U!'N/2E.NF]Q1Z\](\&Y(5R]B767$]%R.8[I1M:86N)E=PZCX%".U*TV9/*7*L(..3H^WT[I`#2 MT(!_B,_4`^HKI.Q7CWA6#R/\VQ6-M8,@*T=5_17H>V"2L?3I[`O3IZ:7N+M9 M=8\49-R%E?$N+,>U#*N1U913)%PK#1NE9+,K,3PV&6-/KI+J'4,^L("Y5[BE M[EPZ_KQ)S_.>=<@P5GQ_D5_>7.`L@@MH923'$$C[:=L$#],?M'4^W7?BN,\8 MQ.2N,IB+6WAREP7,KI^MR[[WW=?WG&X].IUT*3JSKOC?+=WSS1,0TJK9CR2G M*(WO(L1%@WLUI2FI)A,2Q)=]Y#?(+(2D8W75^@=RB)1_AS3E.?;/6-I#%F+@,))5'O<.P M=ZFO[S*&/XD5TUE;]=>C=0R^7/59U=Q#"Y82EU;`UMC&KMTS1U@65,X//1,* M)S5V(G`O?2/*N2IO,&1M8<0W+)-E8.(ZP6J>JC1Z]FDG46>$6=238XA'/)?\ M4?PE?G1%ZF4I>U4!(40PP_F/REQ_"1<#\>US&5'++2$Z6KU5F9C$$EY7P?D7Y&PJ*`1=X+8@J"`@!A+UZ=1 M'C6Y/RSDG,\G_.>57DU]E>VL?=E.Y]B5VK6@Z"IIITK:.&C3?7;$V,,E2%0E[2WGDA6Y@)!,4RHRB1"1Z-7H2/1F M!Z*^/Z4ZN+/(+BLQ*MTCV1XYG8SMBC)-VJB:R`D(IU[15!NY42*J)15*DH=, M#`0QBCD;>`S"X*CO@4W?77+'R;/PX*3C,5W,N`ED#M`&]A8$'J/PW*K%:[2R MAB"P!TL.;M(6CAHUB5_R*:=-7WV`XYKT$=87S;3B0MH-TA5$7#.@R>;;S+I$ M33,7JJ>'KJ_0?_'\?TYZD?##)6N(\/WMY=@=IN2K#4TZ&X6Q@0U_#?(NJ+_) M2SGO_(=M;VY/<&&[GX](FNY6Z?[J'4+MWMDI_9'2_P!<&-H62/)CK]J_;[EE M`4G:@J1R\-DF/U]K9Y00$3B\(QIS\GGY-P?CF,M'W?R[&2/,*]0!/\` M:)N_,"%*?E)^>KMM#?89BS0?U&:BR5SKEPR;DG+5XS'5L2XCHB2#FVWF7;YF MM*#U1-=Z?Q,(I@XE6C6_#>?\N_(OD<&,FMK'"8Z MTLI;N[G)$,"&RB*@@=6=@CL!55"H[,Z@=9T\=^1<3P#P]AY+Z.6YR5W/=)!; MQ=9)"+J0$CUHH+*.@9B64*IZTG%CKW38KM>*=K+/=\%9)^1''\U')) M9V%YM@L[B>4L4`40)))L4BNXNJ`U.T+O4=2#1/4KWE:\[F1LK@B#P?G6(#). M(-C`R'+F7JS9"A5^G8>OEM.W83A5)2,E;3:H*O+@R3,F1LT662,L93H=,.W* M?%3F7C.>/EEWE<3)]CDL=]NE)2;B2:\MX:LGM9(HI)%WD$LZJP4+T.N:S\[< M:YK;R8*WLKY1=6=X)FJ@[21VTTAVL:AG=8R%J`JL5J6Z@4?Y3>:]+^D"SJZT M-,ZQE,+[#Z<263SS.T69MA[%_L>Z%P>,=X\BH6)3@!C1;`1-5,5_D`J83"02 M`%I\!%S)?E-;KSEL3)D_Z,FV?81SI%V_OA3<+AWTB#93;0$5W5/I34@J*HK_V_P#J/+Y5>TVE M>G@F**IQ*81UTN8B)@[NAA$?U$?UXSLLJ_\`3CY%-!7^J,Q__1ATX<:Q_NYP MX?\`Z.P_Y/6A7W7&,7U=[;&*8Q#!4:;T,0PE,'_U6A_H8H@(+9^ICF,AW`^GJA];%F)GNKK"YZT MYX^;M)A^JYGK$-60JUFM$/7KO:;/7*G$FK;.22?3]DGD*^B\;M68CWIR").[ MO`X`K83XGY_D,6>FQF6F:DS\_9M_MPR#N[5<=7)5H3&V\3!@H169 M@H`)[N(^;N/\EM\I<7MO/CTQ4?TW+L]BO*.7^V[W]@2OX_C%5F,&U;;"6?Y]BO5I<) MKQ5&J[(SI%`';A-05G2Z:*:9A$PEM/Y-\6W/EGQCP'CMID+#&_Z6W;N7#`,Y M./BVQP1`AYY6HS;%(HJLQ(H*P/PCG4'`N;[&T>#F:Q#7I&:17K-@.U6EJ_-5N>DJW. M1;ETQ,9F^20DXI0R#A/M*NW,0XE(8PD+YQ>3?'^2\7\UO.%966*>ZM"A$L=0 MDB2QK*C`-U4E7&Y3^E@14@`FXO">6V/..-V_)<>CQV\^\;&_4K([(PJ/454D M&@JI!(!J!*3C"TZ]'#1HX:-'#1HX:-'#1HX:-'#1HX:-9DMYZ(3(/OLTQJDO M$OGE6M^KE[I<\Z*PI+NRI"U3/\`'D_Z3'`>IB_S#EZ?%.6. M&^(_)LA;R(M_;9^":,;@&W13XN12!6OJOX?CJKO/,<,EY_PUI,A-I-BI(G-. ME)([]#^7HVJ$\`ZR6FK:*^U/(%GK,V2P8_-@?7J`36AY$72DD.Q59GK\,:B9 MN*JJ;2O86%U";2V3H?5[V-Y0/]WM)7\`W72\R7@_( MC?03U6[+J1&5&^*\3VG-M0RQ-XV9OF=]Q:DYV9EKA'W*&<';F_;TM(1:3LL; M(KD*V0DV38%#AY40,D8/E6%?R]S_`(.),>V?R%O8S6D=R5:WNB,8D+0N*_Q$ M5]G=C4EFB=]H]K4[LE@,E_;KBG(V6[7%6D]RD[P5$L%+V219$-*(S*6V.:*' M1:FI4&3%?Q]KG?,.>SS/^MZ^^&64VNK,C2'NQFQTA79:G9<>6NQXZ=/X!HU" MHPV0'MSKYZNB+:8GDG!>(8KDO(.-MGKS_P!L[1O+QHWC MG,DD!*](UE[BE!2KM14)<)6/=89I?!NFG^./FIF,(Y:2SS$6WRJS3\4JVDWC MM2P7ULW56;?'3>.G1VB2:1#&*8XI$(4![0*`0YY-NDD^:N+E[JM;KDL.`=X* MJ!'`2`:T`J22/2I)]2=/_A=LZ?&F]B*4G:ROZBG4G=(!7\32@K^``]!I7^H6 M$7C_`$BYO26A5X^5>Q&VZBZ*L4JSDGJW[5EVK119([=)V[5%N4J21C`8W84" M%^@`'$[Y&W2S?*;%,LH>W67$4(<%5'>0D`U(`K4GTZU)TH>(K=H?!E^C)MF, M-]7IU)[)`_,GZ#_+5"$#`3X>B&[,!@)T'QO9)5'!6(PTF#PS<,")D%R#46OG M%N!_M%3M[`-].O7Z1(^['W&Y/F"! MN6I!R,-"!6I!^A'KI^8VWG_NSP^38VQ<)8`FAZ'[,=#K0;[IVSEYZP=LVS-L MY>.5:E3BI-FC=9TY5$,IT0P@D@@11502E*(CT`>@`(_H'*=_&*2.+SMQYY65 M4%Q-4D@`?Z2X]2>FK"^;$>3Q?E4C!+F.&@'7_P#(AU1QZJ/;W@K3K4S&NM.2 ML/[(3%XC;K6>2?(=]SC"9+"18I[6$!)KAUE_@0*CU"1.O4J=OOZBE::@GQ)YAP7 M#N(6O&,G9Y%[Y)9"6CCC*>]RPINE5N@/7V^OI737^V#5R])^VMEB;%[DT1`> MRJLXGK]R3CR]2C'(7^JM\C*N$B&`R18]UBAC/N%!#M,!U?YFZ+WQ[Y[B3\=W MY#GE$EYPB>[DAW?[1MY3;@'Z[ENWMU'THOY:2O+?%,D/+ZXS$,R6_(X[=9-M M.@[T?<-/IM>W69CZ=3^>I-^Q:EIUKW<^K"!JM??-JE3Z]KE78Q./CGBL7#P\ M%FNZL&#$SE%`S9LDQCVZ9>AC%[2``CT#C%\+Y1K[XM<^N\A,K9&YFR4C;F`9 MWDL8&9J$U)9B?VG3H\CV`M?.'%H+.,BS@BL44`&BJMW*`/\```?L'KJN?&.` M\J;`3WO1QKC.OSLK=Y65=6V`@FS)T1WBH6 M)]-1QC>.9;D4G.L7C$=KUY3(B@&L@BOUE90!U+%5)51U9@``:ZFWZ^-Y:)9< M5^NK1"N::L=BLX8\R!:H/+(93H9F[+7*&-D9]/CE>`FYBIV`K"390;X7[LHI ML54EH\$#*E7,CW19YB\59:QS_,_+-[R9\+Q6]LXGM/M9ZMD7^V6/[21$ECW* MTB]M.K@B3>%*AJ/KQUSJPN<5Q[@=OADR.>MKB59Q-&*6:FX+]Y697H0C%VZ" MACVUJ5.H78_A9TK[_(&$8>=$)&H9&^`=2)D2FDA/M#**$%IU;_W:BB)^_HGW MB)1Z_I]>2?F;JT,7A[^)%5+BVW>]?;_[6HZ]>G7IUIUTR\5;7`DY_5']ZS;> MAZ_ZY=:._0:S>,/6-A9L_9NV+DEJS$)VSULNT<$`^5+88@G0<$35*!RB`@(A M]0'J'*5?+N2.;SKE)(F5T-O9]5((_P#M8OJ.FK&?'N.2+Q98QR`JXFN>A_\` MGR:N5Y6?4V:.&C1PT:.&C1PT:.&C1PT:.&C1PT:.&C1PT:^+CP>!;Y7A^-X5 M/D?([/!X.PWF\WD_T_#X^O=W?3IUZ_3F2;]X[=>Y44IZU^E*=:U]-?&V[3OI MMIUKZ4_/7GC/QGP6WX?X/XSL'XGXSX_P?'WFZ_&^+_;]G?U_I^G7KS.?O]UO MN=_?KUW5W5_.O7_/6$7:[8[.WM?3;2G^%.FO=S5K9HX:-'#1HX:-'#1HX:-9 M7?6=_P!?W_8A9OR__,[_`)B__2?]H?\`F9^,_#?A_FV']P_[1_B?[CY'[:_( M?!_)_9^+^3\7_5[^7[\X_P!X/[-0?;?TS_;;_3?>?R;?OWTC[?W>_I3N]O?V MNO=V=SVTU57QI_;W^XLG?_F_]94D^W_F&RFVC[NQL]V[M]RG<_=W[?=K5%R@ MFK5:^*?Q^\_B\/D__3Q]G?\`J/\`7V_=_5_/^/,VWT&ZM/SUB-M?;2NO"S_" M_.D?@?B_R7>E^6^'\3YWD[1\/Y'P_P!QW]G7M\OUZ?IS;)]UVD[W<[%#LK7; M^>VO3]M-8)V.XW;V=W]ZE*_E6G7_`#UU.<^MNCAHT<-&CAHT<-&CAHT<-&CA ,HT<-&CAHT<-&O__9 ` end GRAPHIC 17 g120336g65y22.jpg GRAPHIC begin 644 g120336g65y22.jpg M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`@``9`!D``#_[``11'5C:WD``0`$````/```_^$-=6AT M='`Z+R]N&%P+S$N,"\`/#]X<&%C:V5T(&)E9VEN/2+O MN[\B(&ED/2)7-4TP37!#96AI2'IR95-Z3E1C>FMC.60B/SX*/'@Z>&UP;65T M82!X;6QN#IX;7!T:STB061O8F4@6$U0 M($-O&UL M;G,Z<&AO=&]S:&]P/2)H='1P.B\O;G,N861O8F4N8V]M+W!H;W1O&UL;G,Z27!T8S1X;7!#;W)E/2)H='1P.B\O:7!T8RYO&UP0V]R92\Q+C`O>&UL;G,O(@H@("!X;7!2:6=H=',Z5V5B M4W1A=&5M96YT/2(B"B`@('!H;W1O&UL.FQA;F<](G@M9&5F875L="(^36EC&UL.FQA;F<](G@M M9&5F875L="(O/@H@("`@/"]R9&8Z06QT/@H@("`\+WAM<%)I9VAT&UP0V]R93I#:4%D&UP0V]R93I#:55R;%=O&UP;65T83X*("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@(`H@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M"B`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`*("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@(`H@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@"B`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`* M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@(`H@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@"B`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`*("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@(`H@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@"B`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`*("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@(`H@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@"B`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`*("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@(`H@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@"B`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`*("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@(`H@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@"B`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@("`@ M(`H\/WAP86-K970@96YD/2)W(C\^_^X`#D%D;V)E`&3``````?_;`(0`!@0$ M!`4$!@4%!@D&!08)"P@&!@@+#`H*"PH*#!`,#`P,#`P0#`X/$`\.#!,3%!03 M$QP;&QL<'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'P$'!P<-#`T8$!`8&A41%1H?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\? M'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?'Q\?_\``$0@`-0#& M`P$1``(1`0,1`?_$`+H```$%`0$!```````````````#!`4&!P(!"`$``04! M`0````````````````$"`P0%!@<0``$#`P($`P,'!P<-``````$"`P01!08` M$B%!$PIO$]B"S^:7EA M)5_53])1^0:FAMY)31@+E')*U@JXT6>R>ZM\O3C\C!4P;E;X?&2F6F3&<(\/ M*XZ&F./+SU]VG7=AXZ'X+E?`-O,MMN(!Y'9^MK)[UU+>]Z?-[8Q:$`5%R:E-*8>BG\=[E85D,DQ;9\8R60U/-I2XOXFT$ M)2DLNAM0*D!"2E5:I-*\/R5^*6,38V2Q@MU;.=36-S(Y[F/-=.U7>W]SL`N- MT3:X5\BO3EJV-M!1`6KZJ%D!"B>5#K.DX=.QNIS#I5UMW$XT#A5*W#N+@]NG M2H$Z]1HTR$-TEAQ6U2!0'PIQ/F'`<=-983/:'-:2#DE==1M)!=B%3^ZG<93? M;EO(<-NJ3OFMQ_5LI2OA1>]!2XDT/`>(KJ_PVPK<=W,WV:T52\NOPM<9VJS6 M#.+,+;CT*ZW)OX_=849Y,8_M75NM@E6Q`X;E5U3GLWZGEK=QKCZ%8BN&Z6AQ MWB`I'),WQ3&ND+Y^FHK>SEF]1I-%)+<,C]8T4# MG?TX>MS*"Y MNVMB+VGF4)V%OU[O=KGS;OD`N\E9;/H2`'(GF<'GH$C[4`$4]FK/&H61N#6, MTCEYZ?;M0ED7^(1!IZ@[^`J=ODX? M:0Y-!O;<5Q)]7&4$ML-A!*@XHM,`> MWGJSQ.!@>T1QN978=OI*ALI':27N#J?#D"LE@[A87D,UR#9KLQ,EM@J4PDJ2 MH@>)2%!.\#VIKJI/8S1-U/:0%8CN8WFC34I"9W/[?P[HJURK[%:G(7TUME1H ME=:%*E@;$D'QJ=.9PZ=S=08:)KKN(&A<*J1R>#?;C9G&+#=$VJ:YQ;F%E+XV MD>`!(`K];C34-N]C'UD;J')6BDF:YS:-.DK`\JP*[XLIJXW2U2\UOTHBMP?W MO0&7%&B4%I"B^\K_`#FU'N.NHMKUDVZUPA8-F3CTY#HJ5B36SHL2#(X[=GQE M15XL]Q4VT[W&O:XC:`%1<6MX;+Z4GB!T$;8T44YJ!/NU3N>-VUM40C4_E^7, MK:X5_5[V_H7;L?*KN35VV M6QS>`KV2)SFX5]H0"=52UH]8U/PVK5CN9YA2!@CC^D\?=8.VB;W+6.NB'FC?D7.`95:L\0;BR'PO8$.O)2M M++86ZD)5L=R6HZ-N7D1:S-C+VC>90JN7U]+\/%9T:/; M;=&?DO+B6^W[U2&4ID(%9+JU+6HJ4/)7P'AJW"VAD:2YQ`%2[(X;.U5Y#4,( MH,\!GTJW7.VV^X=[!U1CD' MWE;>P.N'U%<#U*M0S_Z$G5_\@:_X9.K;_P!\/\?:J[?VQ]_L5D[,2)-E[F,1 M,A0ER9=[:R;;+<.]2$+92XRE"CX!32=E!S%-5.+-$EL3'DUQJ.G'TXJ?AY+) M@'YN;@I2?Z-?XD)"T>9#L*(_&>MREC<&WRK8XILGP5TE)!(Y:OW3J7<5# MO$&O-\ZJP-K`^N0I1:UV>^%V/M`B_ICM-/\`IY,B;(2D)6[Z=QTHWJ'%5`*" MNL/BNJ2[[NN%0!Y*T6G8:66^NFP^BJPN*WDTGM_=G19')%MF343Y5\KP;6Q5 M)3MYBKJJGWZZ1QC$[1JHX-H&\_S+&`>8CNU!-:J>S.Y)O&!=ME.GJ%LR83P/ M]PXRU0_*@#5:TC[N>>GD/GJ5/QF=O^'L>AA6R8]$B[!T MVG$QVRE2$^`(*B1[-1>(D\+$ZIU%[:GI*>8F]^\4P#3U*L/*G?[T1O[ MWJJ5IN]*WTMU/UM7!I\8>7NQ3SFJKFOA\,M?8KQ8++*3G,>Y.7FQ>H5:']UM MM)=278WI7$I.W9LWCRJ555>%=9L\P[@MTR4UC%U,#4*Y%&>\K5GJY-YEU^'G M$,UC31KACYTO#(&.: M7$8@JCVEFH^;W=39K2E#?%LK]!U.?YE2C)\.ZGT M@M-QG[K&7L&E=9UO(V+,5N-QM5MMMFMBKFVE$-)6[<7%EM2NH5K4=K>T^ M8)32NMBWC='*UKG.>[3G[/SK/F>',):&M&KI7T]@2E*P?'U*)4HVZ+4GB?V* M=<;>_G/]X]:Z*V_*;[H4V^REYAQE2E(2XDH*FU%"P%"E4J30I/L(U5*LM=I( M/(L8NOX?H#%S?N?KYDVU(2M]V`VD.3G5CCTT.J("MWM(K_/JFZU%:[%VD']L M>Y@9I:V3+5DP>6GP"SF_9K>)B3CED@&PVH+Z(LT5*A(=76E)*Z=5U9YC^?4# MI"[L`5Q[<=DHL]U4C)9`"HY&^RLJHX*\GUI\/ MZJ/G/+4L5O7UEC<8_LKHQI@&?MG+[([3YEN]OMMOML1N'`CMQ8K0HVRTD(2/ MF&KH`&2X.:9\CBYY+G':4XTJC56O7;#`KUL^I;H*MJ0E/!* MP."0-78>(SQM#6NHTS/<'.<21EY$YEM&T$`"A42UV:[9-MH0BPLCIKZJ%[W2O=P_/W M[B!3@*TU.>*W)]L^A1BQA'LJ6."8D;S+O1MR/BDYM;,N5N>(SZ]>K>I2N&29X2/3IIAFEY';_``Y^9;9SMM09=H;:9MSX4XE32 MI((4*[3X5KIK;Z8!S0[!U:^6N:<;:,D&F+5=);WLL-=#J51-;1R>L*I5&&8JC'5XVW;FD61P4$[_*AL#`S0!NJ+^ZKM_Z.+#-G;]-"=7(BM;W:(==V[U#S M\^FG\FIOY*>I.K$BAR4?@XJ`4RYT^_@7$_B\Z\?#D?$KDTMB;)W+JXTXD(6D MC=M%4I`X#47C)=`9JW6XA/\`#LU%U,2N8>`X=#L3]@CVME-GDK+C\-6Y:%+( M`W>M2E!)]@.EGOYI::W5HDCM8V>J,T\QW$<;QV&]#LD)$.-(5O>;0I:@I M6T)KYU*/T1ID]U)*07FI"?%`Q@HT42%IP+#[1;IEMM]K9:@7#_;8QW.(=X;? M,'"KEITM[*]PTM1I3B2@O56XH)5XA)< M4O:#SIIT_$)I1I>XD)(K6.,U:,4Q/9OMDI3ZC8(]9"MSG%P4-:^2BO(*\DT& MI/Y6YPWS@F>!A^BK9`@Q+?"8@PV^E%BMI:8:!)"4(&U*:DD\`-47O+G%QS*L MM:&B@R"7TU.1H0F'\/V3XQ\:]"S\5#?2];L'5V>S=_3[--TBM=JL>+E[ONM1 M[NM:;$K%MD"*^](CLAMZ0:O+%:DU)Y^'$\M*``F/G>\`$X#).M*HD:$+Y0[U M">KN9D#L=U:4PT1GE!*E"@+;*`13])8UW'"-/AF`[:]JYCB%>^=393L7G>/) MY60WN//CNJ]'#M\%M90H@!Z6T9!'#GQI\VEX5;B)A:G M%:_#[GVO&,3Q.UF)*NU\GVV*MBW0T[W2GI`;E5/.AI2IX:P'\.=-+(ZH:QKC MB>=:S;QL<;&T+G%HP">J[WXO_!SF3(C25HCR40I=OVH3(:>6"0%!2@FG#QKJ M,<'E[[NZC$5!V$)_\@SN]=#G2B9-?B"Q5^!<9\>#,=C6UJ.X\=K:2I4AP-[$ M`JX[%'B?R:D/`Y0YK26U=7T)@XFP@D`X**R#NYB&8XG?;Y5%*2I8J?#QIJ>#AFM,>M M6[`'73^(;*4%:B@-R:))-!]HSRU0O0/`1]':K5L?U;NE2_XF''$8/!*%%!^( MMBJ20?V+OLU!_7A68^[VA2\7/X8][XU=L,EJC=M[-+Z:WU,VEAWI(XK641PK M:*\U4YZS;MM;APRWSUJY;NI"T_5'4JY'[ZXT_B#N2HA2^DU-1;Q"HWUU.N(" MTD>;;0IKSY:MNX-()1'4>KJKL4`XBPQZZ'.B\OO?6P6:_P`ZQR;9/#221AXOH3& M#W&I7\+="6OJ'MU`&FPU M3&WK9`6T+3IVK-NTW=>VX7A[Z;A#FSE2)Y)=935MM)910%Q9"=YVDA`XZU^) M\,=<2C26BC>U9]E>B)AJ"=Y?2$&8Q-A1YD<[F)+:'F5'A5#B0I)I\AUR+V%I M(.870-<"`1M2VFI4:$(T(1H0C0A&A"-"$:$(T(7SUE-H-U[JY]"V%2G+"M;/ M#^T:;C.HI^LC75VTNBUA=_V?\@L&9FJ>0?4^)41=G4QV<%T6@]6X7Q"$$@UZ M4>,XD?-O4K6F):W>GZ,?60J1CI;UY7=04Y?H#MKR##K].TFFJT+P^.5C0USP]VZ=N*FD;IT\3ID3C_(_:/44]X_1]`ZUFV2I5]WG; M7RG@Y.KP/^+1K8MS^HG^S]U9TOY47VNM7G`$J_\`H?*C0TZJVT$D[M]=OE]FDXAPJ4.?+5NFI.>*+2_80UF- M:`*BX_B$I'>9_$:?\FA7(WI;7+8T@K8K_IDHUISW0\&)?;+=/Q]2IQ0'Q'=^ MR':OB4@ZE7W[Y6:&GPZ90T_W)&HA^QC]YOWD\_N7\QZE1HMCND_LX[*B-+=: MMUY6[+;2"2&W(C:`Y06L22SDA%7OIJDP;RXYK29<-D M.ZW)GK8=2E]5U*C0A&A"-"$:$(T(1H0C0A&A"Y^QW MGZ.^GF\*TTN*3!F-VWI\*5I3W:,4(/2Z?';TZ>[;31 MBAISI2NDQ1@O7.E3[3;MY;J4K\^@5V(* MB\A$,V"Y`%P'TK_&&$F2/LU?L145<^KQ\=305[QO.,\NGR*.6FD\VS-9SV1& M$"Y7<6Y5T7DNU'Q%5\2E$OI5X;0E2QMW4W5-?#W:U^,=]I;JT=WLT9*AP_N] M3J:M>W5FM9^PWGZ._GX5IK"Q6G@A'1VG9MV\]M*?R:#5&"3B^AZ2O2]+I5.[ MI;=M>==O#2NU5Q2"FQ=?NNS\S97W4KHQ2X)44H*>'*FFI4:$(T(1H0C0A&A" +-"$:$(T(1H0O_]D_ ` end
-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----