UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2014
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36172 | 22-3106987 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02139 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Rule 144A Offering (Purchase Agreement and Indenture)
On June 12, 2014, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) entered into a purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein (collectively, the Initial Purchasers), to issue and sell $200 million aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the Notes) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (the Rule 144A Offering). In addition, the Company granted the Initial Purchasers a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes on the same terms and conditions.
The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities. The Purchase Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement 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 the Purchase Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement, and this subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Companys public disclosure. The description of the Purchase Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On June 17, 2014, the Company completed the sale of $200 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes in the Rule 144A Offering. In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Company entered into an indenture by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Indenture) and issued the Notes pursuant thereto. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.625% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing December 15, 2014. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2019, unless earlier repurchased or converted.
The initial conversion rate is 107.5095 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.30 per share). The initial conversion price represents a conversion premium of 32.5% over the closing price of ARIADs common stock of $7.02 per share on June 11, 2014, as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment if certain events occur, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, following the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change will increase in certain circumstances.
Holders may convert their Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2018 only under the following circumstances:
| during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on December 31, 2014 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Companys common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price on each applicable trading day; |
| during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the measurement period) in which the trading price (as defined in the Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Companys common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such trading day; or |
| upon the occurrence of certain corporate events as specified in the Indenture. |
In addition, holders may also convert their Notes at their option at any time beginning on December 15, 2018 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company will satisfy its conversion obligation by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Companys election, as described in the Indenture.
If the Company undergoes a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), subject to certain conditions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.
The Company may not redeem the Notes prior to their stated maturity, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes.
The Notes are the Companys senior unsecured obligations and will rank: senior in right of payment to any of the Companys indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; equal in right of payment to any of the Companys indebtedness that is not so subordinated; and effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Companys secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The Companys operations outside of the United States are conducted through its subsidiaries. The Notes will not be guaranteed by any of the Companys existing or future subsidiaries. The Companys subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to make any funds available therefor, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. The Notes will effectively rank junior in right of payment to all existing and future debt and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Companys subsidiaries. The Companys right to receive any assets of any of its subsidiaries upon their bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization, and, therefore, the right of the holders of Notes to participate in those assets, will be subject to prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, including trade creditors, and such subsidiary may not have sufficient assets remaining to make any payments to the Company as a shareholder or otherwise.
The following events are considered events of default, which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes:
(1) | the Company defaults in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days; |
(2) | the Company defaults in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon any required repurchase, redemption, declaration of acceleration or otherwise; |
(3) | failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a holders conversion right and such failure continues for a period of three business days; |
(4) | failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under the Indenture with respect to consolidation, merger and sale of assets of the Company; |
(5) | failure by the Company to give a fundamental change notice or notice of a specified corporate transaction (as described in the Indenture) when due with respect to the Notes; |
(6) | failure by the Company to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Notes or Indenture for a period 60 days after written notice from the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received; |
(7) | default by the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument for indebtedness in excess of $25 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal of any such debt when due and payable (after any applicable cure period) at its stated maturity, upon required purchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, and such acceleration shall not have been rescinded or annulled or such failure to pay shall not have been cured, as the case may be, within 30 days after written notice of such acceleration or such failure to pay, as the case may be, has been received by the Company or such subsidiary; |
(8) | a final judgment for the payment of $25 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) is rendered against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; or |
(9) | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture). |
If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee by notice to the Company, or the registered holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the trustee, may, and the trustee at the request of such holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal and any accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable immediately. However, upon an event of default described in clause (9) above with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a significant subsidiary, or group of subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a significant subsidiary, of the Company), 100% of the aggregate principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest will automatically be due and payable immediately.
The foregoing is a summary of the Notes and terms of the Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Indenture, which is included as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Convertible Note Hedge Transaction and Warrant Transaction
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, on June 12, 2014 the Company entered into a convertible note hedge transaction (the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the Option Counterparty). The Company will pay an aggregate amount of approximately $43.2 million to the Option Counterparty for the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction. The Convertible Note Hedge Transaction covers, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, approximately 21,501,900 shares of the Companys common stock, which is the same number of shares underlying the Notes. The strike price of the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction is approximately $9.30, which corresponds to the initial conversion price of the Notes and is exercisable upon conversion of the Notes. The Convertible Note Hedge Transaction will expire upon the maturity of the Notes, unless earlier settled or terminated.
The Convertible Note Hedge Transaction is expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Companys common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company may be required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, in each case, in the event that the market price per share of the Companys common stock, as measured under the terms of the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction, is greater than the strike price of the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction.
In addition, in order to partially offset the cost of the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction, the Company issued warrants (the Warrants) to the Option Counterparty at a higher strike price than the conversion price of the Notes (the Warrant Transaction). Pursuant to the Warrant Transaction, the Company sold to the Option Counterparty Warrants to acquire, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and the net share settlement and cash settlement provisions under the Warrants, approximately 21,501,900 shares of the Companys common stock at an initial strike price of $12.00 per share. The Company will receive aggregate proceeds of approximately $27.6 million from the sale of the Warrants to the Option Counterparty. The Warrants were sold in a private placement to the Option Counterparty pursuant to the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Warrant Transaction could separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of the Companys common stock as measured over the applicable valuation period at the maturity of the Warrants exceeds the applicable strike price of the Warrants. However, subject to certain conditions, the Company may elect to settle the Warrants in cash.
If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, the Company may enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction and an additional warrant transaction with the Option Counterparty.
The Convertible Note Hedge Transaction and the Warrant Transaction are separate transactions entered into by the Company with the Option Counterparty and are not part of the terms of the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction or the Warrant Transaction. The foregoing descriptions of the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction and the Warrant Transaction are qualified in their entirety by the copy of the Convertible Note Hedge Confirmation attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K hereto and the Warrant Confirmation attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K hereto, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Exemption Under the Companys Section 382 Rights Agreement
The Board of Directors of the Company has previously adopted a Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the Rights Agreement) to protect stockholder value by deterring acquisitions of the Companys common stock that would potentially limit the Companys ability to use its net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) and other tax benefits, which may be used to reduce potential future income tax obligations. In general, the rights issued under the Rights Agreement impose a significant penalty to any person, together with its Affiliates (as defined in the Rights Agreement), that acquires 4.99% or more of the common stock of the Company, unless such person is an Exempt Person or is otherwise excluded from the Rights Agreement.
In connection with the Convertible Note Hedge Transaction and the Warrant Transaction, the Company has granted a limited exemption to the Option Counterparty and its affiliates and associates (collectively JPMorgan) under the Rights Agreement, following the determination by a designated committee of the Board of Directors of the Company that JPMorgan is an Exempt Person pursuant to Section 29 of the Rights Agreement.
Repayment of Term Loan
On June 17, 2014, the Company paid approximately $8.1 million to repay in full all outstanding principal and accrued interest on its term loan that was scheduled to mature on December 31, 2015. The term loan was secured by a lien on all assets of the Company excluding intellectual property, which the Company had agreed not to pledge to any other party.
Press Releases
On June 11, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing its intention to offer $200 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. A copy of this press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On June 12, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. A copy of this press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit |
Description | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated June 17, 2014, by and between ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. | |
10.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated June 12, 2014, by and between ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein. | |
10.2 | Convertible Note Hedge Confirmation, dated June 12, 2014, by and between ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. | |
10.3 | Warrant Confirmation , dated June 12, 2014, by and between ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated June 11 2014, Announcing Proposed Offering of the Convertible Senior Notes due 2019. | |
99.2 | Press Release, dated June 12, 2014, Announcing Pricing of 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019. |
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.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
Edward M. Fitzgerald | ||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 17, 2014
Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of June 17, 2014
3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
1 | |||||
Section 1.01. |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act | 12 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES |
13 | |||||
Section 2.01. |
Designation and Amount | 13 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Form of Notes | 13 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest | 14 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Payments of Rule 144 Additional Interest and Supplementary Interest | 15 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes | 15 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary | 16 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes | 22 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
Temporary Notes | 23 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Cancellation of Notes Paid, Etc. | 24 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
CUSIP Numbers | 24 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Additional Notes | 24 | ||||
Section 2.12. |
Repurchases | 24 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] |
25 | |||||
ARTICLE 4 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
25 | |||||
Section 4.01. |
Satisfaction and Discharge | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY |
25 | |||||
Section 5.01. |
Payment of Principal and Interest | 25 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency | 25 | ||||
Section 5.03. |
Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustees Office | 26 | ||||
Section 5.04. |
Provisions as to Paying Agent | 26 | ||||
Section 5.05. |
Existence | 27 | ||||
Section 5.06. |
Rule 144A Information Requirement and Annual Reports | 27 | ||||
Section 5.07. |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws | 28 | ||||
Section 5.08. |
Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults | 28 | ||||
Section 5.09. |
Rule 144 Additional Interest | 28 | ||||
Section 5.10. |
Further Instruments and Acts | 29 | ||||
Section 5.11. |
[Reserved.] | 29 |
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ARTICLE 6 LISTS OF NOTEHOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE |
29 | |||||
Section 6.01. |
Lists of Noteholders | 29 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Preservation and Disclosure of Lists | 29 | ||||
Section 6.03. |
Reports by Trustee | 29 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
30 | |||||
Section 7.01. |
Events of Default | 30 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor | 33 | ||||
Section 7.03. |
Application of Monies Collected by Trustee | 35 | ||||
Section 7.04. |
Proceedings by Noteholders | 35 | ||||
Section 7.05. |
Proceedings by Trustee | 36 | ||||
Section 7.06. |
Remedies Cumulative and Continuing | 36 | ||||
Section 7.07. |
Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Noteholders | 37 | ||||
Section 7.08. |
Notice of Defaults | 37 | ||||
Section 7.09. |
Undertaking to Pay Costs | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE |
38 | |||||
Section 8.01. |
Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee | 38 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. | 40 | ||||
Section 8.03. |
No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. | 41 | ||||
Section 8.04. |
Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Registrar May Own Notes | 41 | ||||
Section 8.05. |
Monies to Be Held in Trust | 41 | ||||
Section 8.06. |
Compensation and Expenses of Trustee | 41 | ||||
Section 8.07. |
Officers Certificate as Evidence | 42 | ||||
Section 8.08. |
Conflicting Interests of Trustee | 42 | ||||
Section 8.09. |
Eligibility of Trustee | 42 | ||||
Section 8.10. |
Resignation or Removal of Trustee | 43 | ||||
Section 8.11. |
Acceptance by Successor Trustee | 44 | ||||
Section 8.12. |
Succession by Merger, Etc. | 44 | ||||
Section 8.13. |
Limitation on Rights of Trustee as Creditor | 45 | ||||
Section 8.14. |
Trustees Application for Instructions from the Company | 45 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS |
45 | |||||
Section 9.01. |
Action by Noteholders | 45 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
Proof of Execution by Noteholders | 46 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners | 46 | ||||
Section 9.04. |
Company-Owned Notes Disregarded | 46 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Revocation of Consents; Future Noteholders Bound | 47 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 NOTEHOLDERS MEETINGS |
47 | |||||
Section 10.01. |
Purpose of Meetings | 47 | ||||
Section 10.02. |
Call of Meetings by Trustee | 48 | ||||
Section 10.03. |
Call of Meetings by Company or Noteholders | 48 | ||||
Section 10.04. |
Qualifications for Voting | 48 |
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Section 10.05. |
Regulations | 48 | ||||
Section 10.06. |
Voting | 49 | ||||
Section 10.07. |
No Delay of Rights by Meeting | 49 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
49 | |||||
Section 11.01. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders | 49 | ||||
Section 11.02. |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders | 50 | ||||
Section 11.03. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 51 | ||||
Section 11.04. |
Notation on Notes | 51 | ||||
Section 11.05. |
Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished Trustee | 52 | ||||
ARTICLE 12 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE |
52 | |||||
Section 12.01. |
Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms | 52 | ||||
Section 12.02. |
Successor Corporation to Be Substituted | 53 | ||||
Section 12.03. |
Opinion of Counsel to Be Given Trustee | 53 | ||||
ARTICLE 13 IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS |
53 | |||||
Section 13.01. |
Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations | 53 | ||||
ARTICLE 14 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] |
54 | |||||
ARTICLE 15 CONVERSION OF NOTES |
54 | |||||
Section 15.01. |
Conversion Privilege | 54 | ||||
Section 15.02. |
Conversion Procedure | 56 | ||||
Section 15.03. |
Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes |
61 | ||||
Section 15.04. |
Adjustment of Conversion Rate | 63 | ||||
Section 15.05. |
[Reserved] | 74 | ||||
Section 15.06. |
Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale | 74 | ||||
Section 15.07. |
Certain Covenants | 77 | ||||
Section 15.08. |
Responsibility of Trustee | 77 | ||||
Section 15.09. |
Notice to Noteholders Prior to Certain Actions | 78 | ||||
Section 15.10. |
Stockholder Rights Plans | 79 | ||||
Section 15.11. |
Exchange in Lieu of Conversion | 79 | ||||
Section 15.12. |
Limitations Relating to the NASDAQ Shareholder Approval Requirements | 80 | ||||
ARTICLE 16 [RESERVED] |
80 | |||||
ARTICLE 17 [RESERVED] |
80 | |||||
ARTICLE 18 [RESERVED] |
80 |
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ARTICLE 19 REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF NOTEHOLDERS |
80 | |||||
Section 19.01. |
[Reserved] | 80 | ||||
Section 19.02. |
Repurchase at Option of Noteholders upon a Fundamental Change | 80 | ||||
Section 19.03. |
Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice | 83 | ||||
Section 19.04. |
Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price | 84 | ||||
ARTICLE 20 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
85 | |||||
Section 20.01. |
Provisions Binding on Companys Successors | 85 | ||||
Section 20.02. |
Official Acts by Successor Corporation | 85 | ||||
Section 20.03. |
Addresses for Notices, Etc. | 85 | ||||
Section 20.04. |
Governing Law | 85 | ||||
Section 20.05. |
Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee | 85 | ||||
Section 20.06. |
Legal Holidays | 86 | ||||
Section 20.07. |
No Security Interest Created | 86 | ||||
Section 20.08. |
[Reserved] | 86 | ||||
Section 20.09. |
Benefits of Indenture | 86 | ||||
Section 20.10. |
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. | 86 | ||||
Section 20.11. |
Authenticating Agent | 87 | ||||
Section 20.12. |
Execution in Counterparts | 88 | ||||
Section 20.13. |
Severability | 88 | ||||
Section 20.14. |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 88 | ||||
Section 20.15. |
Force Majeure | 88 | ||||
Section 20.16. |
No Optional Redemption; No Defeasance | 88 | ||||
Section 20.17. |
Calculations | 88 | ||||
Section 20.18. |
U.S.A. Patriot Act | 89 | ||||
EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A Form of Note | A-1 | |||||
Exhibit B Form of Notice of Conversion | B-4 | |||||
Exhibit C Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice | C-1 | |||||
Exhibit D Form of Assignment and Transfer | D-1 |
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INDENTURE, dated as of June 17, 2014, between ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as issuer (hereinafter sometimes called the Company, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (hereinafter sometimes called the Trustee, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issue of its 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (hereinafter sometimes called the Notes), initially in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000, 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; and
WHEREAS, the Form of Note, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note, the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided 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, as in this Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to constitute these presents a valid, binding and legal 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 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) 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 or unless the context otherwise requires) 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.
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Additional Notes shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.11.
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.
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11 of the United States Code (or any successor thereto) or any other similar bankruptcy, insolvency or other U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors, whether now or hereafter in effect.
Bid Solicitation Agent means the Company or an independent nationally recognized investment bank selected by the Company to solicit market bid quotations for the Notes.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.
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.
Business Day means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or commercial banks in Minnesota are authorized or required by law, regulation 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 Settlement Averaging Period means the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period:
(a) if the conversion occurs prior to December 15, 2018, beginning on, and including, the third VWAP Trading Day immediately following the Conversion Date;
(b) if the conversion date occurs during the period beginning on, and including, December 15, 2018, beginning on, and including, the 42nd Scheduled VWAP Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
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.
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Common Stock means, subject to Section 15.06, shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 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 ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and subject to the provisions of Article 12, shall include its successors and assigns.
Company Order means a written order of the Company, signed by:
(a) the Companys Chief Executive Officer, President, Executive or Senior Vice President, Managing Director or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word or words added before or after the title Vice President); and
(b) any such other officer designated in clause (a) of this definition or the Companys Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
Conversion Agent shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02.
Conversion Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(e).
Conversion Obligation shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.01(a).
Conversion Price means as of any date, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.
Conversion Rate shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.01(a).
Conversion Trigger Price shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.01(b)(iv).
Corporate Trust Office means the principal 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 150 E. 42nd St., 40th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attention: Corporate Trust Services Administrator for ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders and the Company, or the designated 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 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.
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Daily Conversion Value means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period, one-fortieth (1/40th) of the product of: (a) the applicable Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day and (b) the VWAP of the Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day.
Daily Measurement Value is equal to the Specified Dollar Amount, divided by 40.
Daily Settlement Amount, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period, shall consist of:
(a) cash equal to the lesser of the Daily Measurement Value and the Daily Conversion Value for such Trading Day; and
(b) if such Daily Conversion Value for such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Daily Share Amount.
Daily Share Amount means, if the Daily Conversion Value exceeds the Daily Measurement Value on the applicable VWAP Trading Day, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the VWAP of the Common Stock for such VWAP Trading Day.
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 on any Note that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any June 15 or December 15.
Depositary means, with respect to the Global Notes the Person specified in Section 2.06 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.
Designated Institution shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.11.
Distributed Property shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.04(c).
Effective Date means the date on which a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective.
Event of Default shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
Ex-Dividend Date means, with respect to any issuance, dividend or distribution in which the holders of Common Stock (or other security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property, the first date on which the shares of the Common Stock (or other security) trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, provided that, solely for the
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purposes of Section 15.04(b), (c) and (d), and only when the Company elects to settle a Conversion Obligation solely in shares of its Common Stock, if such date falls after the applicable Record Date for the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, then references to the Ex-Dividend Date (or in the case of a Spin-Off, the date on which the adjustment to the Conversion Rate takes effect) will be deemed to be to such Record Date.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Election shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.11.
Fiscal Quarter means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year means a fiscal year of the Company.
Free Convertibility Date means December 15, 2018.
Fundamental Change will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the original issuance of the Notes that any of the following events occurs:
(a) any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Company or its wholly-owned subsidiaries or its or their employee benefit plans 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 beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Companys Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Companys Common Equity;
(b) the consummation of (i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of our Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination, a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value) as a result of which the Companys Common Stock would be converted into or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets, (ii) any share exchange, consolidation, merger or similar transaction involving us pursuant to which the Companys Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property (other than any merger solely for the purpose of changing the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of the outstanding Shares of the Companys Common Stock solely into common shares of the surviving entity and where the common stockholders proportional voting power immediately after such event is in substantially the same proportions as their respective voting power before such event), or (iii) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the Companys consolidated assets and those of the Companys Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Companys Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) in which the holders of all classes of the Companys Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);
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(c) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(d) the Common Stock (or other Reference Property consisting of common stock) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors),
provided, however, in the case of a transaction or transactions, or event or events, described in clause (a) or (b) above, a Fundamental Change shall not be deemed to have occurred if at least 90% of the consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in the transaction or transactions or event or events otherwise constituting the Fundamental Change consists of shares of common stock listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors), or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions or event or events that would otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change and as a result of such transaction or transactions or event or events the Notes become convertible into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights (subject to the provisions of Section 15.02(b)).
Fundamental Change Company Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 19.02(b).
Fundamental Change Expiration Time shall have the meaning specified in Section 19.02(a)(i).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 19.02(a).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 19.02(a)(i).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall have the meaning specified in Section 19.02(a).
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including those set forth in (1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (2) the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and (3) such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
Global Note shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b).
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Indenture means this instrument as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented.
Interest Payment Date means each June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2014.
Interest Record Date, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the June 1 or December 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable June 15 or December 15 Interest Payment Date, respectively.
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day means:
(a) the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading;
(b) if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization; or
(c) if the Common Stock is not so listed or quoted, the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose.
In all cases, the Last Reported Sale Price will be determined without reference to early hours, after hours or extended market trading.
Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.03(a).
Make-Whole Fundamental Change means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change occurring as a result of a transaction described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition thereof (without regard to the proviso in clause (b) thereof).
Maturity Date means June 15, 2019.
Measurement Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.01(b)(i).
Merger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.06.
Note or Notes shall mean any note or notes, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
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Noteholder 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 shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).
Note Registrar shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).
Notice of Conversion shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(d).
Offering Memorandum means the final offering memorandum dated June 12, 2014 relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.
Officer means, with respect to the Company, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Executive or Senior Vice President, Managing Director or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or word added before or after the title Vice President).
Officers Certificate, when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate signed by (a) one Officer of the Company and (b) another officer of the Company or one of the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or Controller of the Company that is delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 20.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section. One of the officers giving an Officers Certificate pursuant to Section 5.08 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
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 that is delivered to the Trustee. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 20.05.
Outstanding, when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 9.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:
(a) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;
(b) Notes, or portions thereof, for the payment or repurchase of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent); provided that if any such Note is repurchased, the holder thereof shall have delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 19.02;
(c) Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.07 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; and
(d) Notes converted pursuant to Article 15.
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Paying Agent shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02.
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 that are traded on a national securities exchange or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with a transaction described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change.
Receiver means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or person acting in a similar capacity under any Bankruptcy Law.
Record Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.04(f).
Reference Property shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.06(b).
Resale Restriction Termination Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(d).
Responsible Officer means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Restricted Securities shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(d).
Rule 144A means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act.
Rule 144 Additional Interest shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.09(a).
Scheduled Trading Day means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the primary U.S. national 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.
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Scheduled VWAP Trading Day means any day that is scheduled to be a VWAP Trading Day.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Settlement Amount has the meaning specified in Section 15.02(b).
Settlement Method means, with respect to a conversion of Notes, the relative proportions of cash and/or shares of Common Stock with which such conversion is settled under this Indenture, as elected (or deemed elected) by the Company.
Settlement Notice has the meaning specified in Section 15.02(b)(iii).
Significant Subsidiary has the meaning specified in Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.
Specified Dollar Amount means the dollar amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of Note to be received upon conversion specified in the Settlement Notice related to such converted Note.
Spin-Off shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.04(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 all other Make-Whole Fundamental Changes, the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period 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 determination, to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs, during such ten consecutive Trading Days.
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.
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Successor Company shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.01(a).
Supplementary Interest shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
Trading Day means a day on which:
(a) 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 U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and
(b) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities exchange or market;
provided that if the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, Trading Day means a Business Day.
Trading Price with respect to $1,000 principal amount of Notes, on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5.0 million principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent U.S. nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, 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 Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5.0 million principal amount of Notes from any such 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 Conversion Rate.
transfer shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(d).
Trigger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.04(c).
Trust Indenture Act 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 11.03 and Section 15.06; 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.
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VWAP for the Common Stock means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period, the per share volume-weighted average price on The Nasdaq Global Select Market as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page ARIA <equity> VAP (or its equivalent successor if any 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 Trading Day as determined in a commercially reasonable manner by the Board of Directors using a volume-weighted averaging price method) and will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.
VWAP Market Disruption Event means:
(a) a failure by the primary exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock trades or is quoted to open for trading during its regular trading session; or
(b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled VWAP Trading Day for the Common Stock of an aggregate one half-hour period of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to the Common Stock.
VWAP Trading Day means any day during which:
(a) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The Nasdaq Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the principal national or regional securities exchange or other principal market on which the Common Stock is listed, admitted for trading or quoted; and
(b) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event;
provided, however if the Common Stock is not so listed, admitted for trading or quoted, VWAP Trading Day means a Business Day.
Weighted Average Consideration shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.06(c)(iv).
Section 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, this Indenture. The following TIA term used in this Indenture has the following meaning:
obligor on the Notes means the Issuer and any successor obligor upon the Notes.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by the SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them therein.
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ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES
Section 2.01. Designation and Amount. The Notes shall be designated as the 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is initially limited to $200,000,000, subject to increase in accordance with Section 2.11 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 11.04, Section 15.02 and Section 19.04.
Section 2.02. Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, which are incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture.
Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture as may be required by the Custodian or the Depositary or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or regulation thereunder or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or endorsements as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed or designated for issuance, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.
The Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time reflected on the books and records of the Trustee and the Depositary and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of the Global Note in the books and records of the Trustee and Depositary to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee and Depositary, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Noteholders in accordance with this Indenture.
The terms and provisions contained in the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
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Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest. The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest at the rate and from the date specified on the face of the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and will accrue from the date of original issuance of the Notes, or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. If any Interest Payment Date falls on a date that is not a Business Day, such payment of interest (or principal in the case of the Maturity Date or any earlier repurchase of the Notes) will be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest or other amount will be paid as a result of any such delay.
The Person in whose name any Note (or its Predecessor Note) is registered on the Note Register at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Interest Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date. Interest shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in The Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, which shall initially be one such office of the Paying Agent at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 150 E. 42nd St., 40th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attention: Corporate Trust Services Administrator for ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Company shall pay interest:
(a) on any Notes in certificated form by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Note Register or, if such certified Notes held by such Person have an aggregate principal amount of more than $2,000,000 upon written application by such Person to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from the Trustee) not later than the relevant Interest Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to such Persons account within the United States (which application shall remain in effect until the Noteholder notifies the Trustee and Paying Agent to the contrary); or
(b) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
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 5:00 p.m., New York City time, 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 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall consent to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted 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.
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Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 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. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing 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 ten 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 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2) of this Section 2.03.
(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, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Section 2.04. Payments of Rule 144 Additional Interest and Supplementary Interest. The Company shall pay Rule 144 Additional Interest and Supplementary Interest in the manner and under the circumstances set forth herein. 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 Rule 144 Additional Interest and Supplementary Interest to the extent that Rule 144 Additional Interest and Supplementary Interest is, was or would be payable hereunder, and in either case express mention of the payment of Rule 144 Additional Interest (if applicable) or Supplementary Interest (if applicable) in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Rule 144 Additional Interest or Supplementary Interest, respectively, in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
Section 2.05. Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes. The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of its Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, Secretary or any of its Executive or Senior Vice Presidents.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order, Opinion of Counsel and Officers Certificate for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by the Company hereunder.
Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee as provided by Section 20.11), shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee (or such an authenticating agent)
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upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an officer.
Section 2.06. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer; Depositary. (a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 5.02 being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Note Register), in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Trustee is hereby appointed Note Registrar for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars in accordance with Section 5.02.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.06, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.
Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed, by the Noteholder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be charged to the Noteholder for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company or the Trustee may require 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 Noteholder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange or registration of transfer of Notes being different from the name of the Noteholder of the old Notes presented or surrendered for such exchange or registration of transfer.
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None of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar or any co-registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion or (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 19.
All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with this Indenture shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
(b) So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form (each, a Global Note), registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a definitive Note shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.06(d) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.06(d) (together with any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes and required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.06(e), collectively, the Restricted Securities), shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.06(d) (including the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the holder of each such Restricted Security, by such holders acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in Section 2.06(d) and Section 2.06 (e), the term transfer encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security.
Until the date (the Resale Restriction Termination Date), that is the later of (1) the date that is one year after the last date of original issuance of the Notes, or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision thereunder and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable laws, any certificate evidencing such Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.06(e), if applicable) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Notes have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, with notice thereof to the Trustee):
THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
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THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ACQUISITION HEREOF OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED UNDER RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (RULE 144A); (2) AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES THAT IT WILL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE), ONE YEAR, OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AFTER THE LAST DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE 3.625% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019 OF ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (THE COMPANY), RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR ANY COMMON STOCK THAT MAY BE ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND WHICH CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER, (C) 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 WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANYS AND THE TRUSTEES RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (2)(D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM; AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2(B)) A NOTICE OF THIS LEGEND. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED BY THE COMPANY AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (ERISA), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE CODE), OR
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PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (SIMILAR LAWS), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND, IF APPLICABLE, CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.
No transfer of any Note prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date will be registered by the Note Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.
Promptly after one-year has elapsed following the last date of (1) original issuance of the Notes or (2) original issuance of any Additional Notes under Section 2.11 of this Indenture, if the Notes (including any Additional Notes with the same terms and the same CUSIP number as the Notes) and Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes are freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act by holders who are not Affiliates of the Company, the Company shall:
(i) Notify the Trustee to remove the restrictive legends described in this Section 2.06(d) and in Section 2.06(e) from the Notes and Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes, respectively, and upon such notice the restrictive legend shall be deemed removed from any Global Securities without further action on the part of holders;
(ii) Notify Noteholders and Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes that the restrictive legend has been removed or deemed removed; and
(iii) Notify the Trustee and DTC to change the CUSIP number for the Notes and the Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes to the unrestricted CUSIP number.
In no event will the failure of the Company to provide any notice set forth in this paragraph or of the Trustee to remove the restrictive legend constitute a failure by the Company to comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Indenture for purposes of Section 7.01 of this Indenture or otherwise.
Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of such Note for exchange to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.06, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.06(d). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing upon the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date and promptly after a Registration Statement with respect to the Notes or any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.06(d)), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by
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the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary and (ii) for transfers of portions of a Global Note in certificated form made upon request of a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner) by written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures of the Depositary and in compliance with this Section.
The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Note. Initially, the Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.
If:
(i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days;
(ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or
(iii) an Event of Default in respect of the Notes has occurred and is continuing,
upon the request of the beneficial owner of the Notes, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, will authenticate and deliver Notes in definitive form to each such beneficial owner of the related Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, and upon delivery of the Global Note to the Trustee such Global Note shall be canceled.
Definitive Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(d) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such definitive Notes are so registered.
At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for definitive Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives definitive Notes therefor or any definitive Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.
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None of the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
(e) Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless the Note or such Common Stock has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or such Common Stock has been issued upon conversion of Notes that have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company with written notice thereof to the Trustee and any transfer agent for the Common Stock):
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ACQUISITION HEREOF OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED UNDER RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (RULE 144A); (2) AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES THAT IT WILL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE), ONE YEAR, OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AFTER THE LAST DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE 3.625% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019 OF ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (THE COMPANY), RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR ANY COMMON STOCK THAT MAY BE ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND WHICH CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER, (C) 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
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TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANYS AND THE TRANSFERRED AGENTS RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (2)(D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM; AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2(B)) A NOTICE OF THIS LEGEND. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED BY THE COMPANY AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
Any such Common Stock as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, 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 restrictive legend required by this Section 2.06(e).
(f) [Reserved].
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 2.06 to the contrary, in the event Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) is amended to unconditionally change the one year holding period thereunder (or the corresponding period under any successor rule), from and after receipt by the Trustee of the Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel provided for in this Section 2.06(g), (i) each reference in Section 2.06 (d) to one year and in the restrictive legend set forth in such paragraph to ONE YEAR shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be references to such changed period, (ii) each reference in Section 2.06(e) to one year and in the restrictive legend set forth in such paragraph to ONE YEAR shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be references to such changed period and (iii) all corresponding references in the Notes (including the definition of Resale Restriction Termination Date) and the restrictive legends thereon shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be references to such changed period, provided that such changes shall not become effective if they are otherwise prohibited by, or would otherwise cause a violation of, the then-applicable federal securities laws. The provisions of this Section 2.06(g) will not be effective until such time as the Opinion of Counsel and Officers Certificate have been received by the Trustee hereunder. This Section 2.06(g) shall apply to successive amendments to Rule 144 (or any successor rule) changing the holding period thereunder.
Section 2.07. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may execute, and upon its written request the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Note, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, liability,
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cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
The Trustee or such authenticating agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the Company and, if applicable, such authenticating agent may require. Upon the issuance of any substitute Note, the Company or the Trustee may require the payment by the holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. In case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been tendered for repurchase upon a Fundamental Change or is about to be converted into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence of their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.
Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.07 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.
Section 2.08. Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Notes in certificated form, 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 shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Notes in certificated form 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 Notes in certificated form. Without unreasonable delay the Company will execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Notes in certificated form (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other
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than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes in certificated form. 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 Notes in certificated form authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.09. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Etc. All Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, conversion, exchange or registration of transfer, shall, if surrendered to the Company or any Paying Agent or any Note Registrar or any Conversion Agent, be surrendered to the Trustee and promptly canceled by it, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be promptly canceled by it, and no Notes shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and, after such disposition, shall deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Company, at the Companys written request. If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.10. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in all notices issued to Noteholders as a convenience to Noteholders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or on such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers, including, without limitation, at such time as the restricted CUSIP shall be removed from the Notes.
Section 2.11. Additional Notes. The Company may, without the consent of Noteholders, issue additional Notes hereunder in the future on the same terms and conditions of the Notes issued hereunder, except for any differences in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the issue date or first Interest Payment Date of the additional Notes (and may assign a different CUSIP number to such Notes to the extent required by such differences); provided that such differences do not cause the additional Notes to constitute a different class of securities than the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes (such additional Notes, the Additional Notes). The Notes initially issued hereunder and any such Additional Notes shall rank equally and ratably with each other and shall be treated as a single series for all purposes under this Indenture. The Company may not issue any Additional Notes if any Event of Default has occurred with respect to the Notes.
Section 2.12. Repurchases. The Company, to the extent permitted by law, may repurchase any Notes in the open market or by tender offer at any price or by private agreement, without prior notice to Noteholders. Any notes repurchased by the Company may, at the Companys option, be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, but may not be reissued or resold by the Company. Any Notes surrendered for cancellation may not be reissued or resold and will be promptly cancelled.
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ARTICLE 4
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 4.01. 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 5.04(d)) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; and (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 Repurchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash or cash and shares of Common Stock, if any (solely to satisfy the Companys 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
(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 8.06 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.
ARTICLE 5
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 5.01. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.
Section 5.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase (Paying Agent), or for conversion (Conversion Agent), and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
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The Company may also from time to time designate co-registrars one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms Paying Agent and Conversion Agent include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.
The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office and the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan each shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.
Section 5.03. Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustees Office. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 8.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.
Section 5.04. 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 5.04:
(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 on the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders;
(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 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.
The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or accrued and unpaid interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing 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, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders a sum sufficient to pay such principal, accrued and unpaid interest, so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal of accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.
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(c) Anything in this Section 5.04 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 5.04, 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 or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or 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 Noteholder 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.
Section 5.05. Existence. Subject to Article 12, 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 5.06. Rule 144A Information Requirement and Annual Reports. (a) If at any time the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to the Noteholders, beneficial owners and prospective purchasers of the Notes or the Common Stock issued upon conversion, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company shall take such further action as any Noteholder or beneficial owner of such Notes or such Common Stock may reasonably request to the extent required from time to time to enable such Noteholder or beneficial holder to sell such Notes or shares of Common Stock in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time.
(b) The Company shall provide the Trustee with a copy of the reports it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act no later than ten Business Days after those reports are required to be filed with the SEC (after giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). The filing of these reports with the SEC through its EDGAR database within the time periods for filing the same under the Exchange Act (taking into account any applicable grace periods provided thereunder) shall satisfy the Companys obligation to furnish those reports to the Trustee; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such filings have been made.
(c) Delivery of the reports, information and documents described in clause (b) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely exclusively on an Officers Certificate).
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Section 5.07. 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 5.08. Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2014) 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 30 days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officers Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action that the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 5.09. Rule 144 Additional Interest. (a) If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the last original issuance date of the Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), the Company shall pay additional interest (Rule 144 Additional Interest), on the Notes. Rule 144 Additional Interest shall accrue on all transfer restricted Notes at an annual rate of 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each day during such period for which the Companys failure to file has occurred and is continuing or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable.
(b) Rule 144 Additional Interest payable in accordance with Section 5.09(a) shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following the late filing in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.
(c) No Rule 144 Additional Interest shall accrue at any time other than during the six-month period specified in Section 5.09(a), regardless of whether the Company shall be current in its reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(d) The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly upon its becoming aware of its obligation to pay Rule 144 Additional Interest, the date on which such Rule 144
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Additional Interest is payable and the amount identified as Rule 144 Additional Interest. In no event shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of whether such Rule 144 Additional Interest is due, unless it has received the written notice referred to in the preceding sentence.
Section 5.10. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee or as necessary, 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.
Section 5.11. [Reserved.]
ARTICLE 6
LISTS OF NOTEHOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
Section 6.01. 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 15 days after each Interest Payment Date in each year beginning with December 15, 2014, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 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 15 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 6.02. 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 6.01 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 6.01 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 in accordance with the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 6.03. Reports by Trustee. (a) The Trustee shall transmit to Noteholders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (if applicable) at the times and in the manner provided therein. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each December 31 following the date of this Indenture, deliver to Noteholders a brief report, dated as of such December 31, that complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).
(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 (if any) and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or automated quotation system and when any such listing is discontinued.
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ARTICLE 7
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 7.01. Events of Default. The following events shall be Events of Default with respect to the Notes:
(a) default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
(b) default in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon any required repurchase, redemption, declaration of acceleration or otherwise;
(c) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes into shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, upon exercise of a Noteholders conversion right and such failure continues for a period of three Business Days;
(d) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 12;
(e) failure by the Company to issue a notice of a Fundamental Change in accordance with Section 19.02(b) or a notice of a specified corporate transaction in accordance with Section 15.01(b)(iii), in each case when due;
(f) failure by the Company to comply with any other agreement contained in the Notes or this Indenture for a period of 60 days after written notice of such failure is given to the Company by the Trustee or the Noteholders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (a copy of which notice, if given by Noteholders, also to be given to the Trustee);
(g) default by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $25 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Significant Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal of any such debt when due and payable (after any applicable cure period) at its stated maturity, upon required purchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, and such acceleration shall not have been rescinded or annulled or such failure to pay shall not have been cured, as the case may be, within 30 days after written notice of such acceleration or such failure to pay, as the case may be, has been received by the Company or such Significant Subsidiary;
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(h) a final judgment for the payment of $25 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary, which judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;;
(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences as a debtor a voluntary case or proceeding;
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding or the commencement of any case against it;
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Receiver of it or for all a material portion of its property;
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(v) files a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief; or
(vi) consents to the filing of such petition or the appointment of or taking possession by a Receiver; or
(j) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) grants relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in an involuntary case or proceeding or adjudicates the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, insolvent or bankrupt;
(ii) appoints a Receiver of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or appoints a Receiver for a material portion of the property of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
(iii) orders the wind up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Subsidiaries that in the aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and, in each case, the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 30 consecutive days.
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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 7.01(i) or Section 7.01(j) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to such a Significant Subsidiary or a group of Subsidiaries of the Company that in aggregate would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of the Company)), unless the principal of all of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Noteholders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04, 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 on all the Notes to be due and payable on the date of such declaration, and there upon 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. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(i) or Section 7.01(j) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company, or a group of Subsidiaries of the Company that in aggregate would constitute such a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, the principal of all the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest shall automatically be immediately due and payable. This provision, however, is subject to the conditions that 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 Noteholders 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 nonpayment of principal or interest that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration, 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 and such Default (other than a Default resulting from nonpayment of principal or interest that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration, 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 nonpayment of principal or interest that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration, 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.
Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Companys failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 5.06(b) shall, for the first 180 days after the
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occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive supplementary interest (Supplementary Interest), on the Notes at a rate equal to (i) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during the first 90 calendar days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default during which such Event of Default is continuing (or, if earlier, the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived as provided for in this Indenture) and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day from, and including, the 91st calendar day until the 180th calendar day during which such Event of Default is continuing (or, if earlier, the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived as provided for in this Indenture). Supplementary Interest payable pursuant to this Section 7.01 shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any Rule 144 Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 5.09. If the Company so elects, such Supplementary Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as regular interest on the Notes. In addition to the accrual of Supplementary Interest, after the 180th day of any violation of any obligations the Company has pursuant to (1) Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act or (2) Section 5.06(b) (if such Event of Default is not cured or waived as provided for in this Indenture), either the Trustee or the Noteholders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may declare the principal amount of the Notes and any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of such declaration to be immediately due and payable. 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 Supplementary Interest provided for in this paragraph to the extent that, in such context, Supplementary Interest is, was or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, and express mention of the payment of Supplementary Interest (if applicable) in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Supplementary Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made. The provisions of this paragraph will not affect the rights of Noteholders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default.
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 7.02. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor. If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 7.01 shall have occurred, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Noteholders, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, with interest on any overdue principal and interest, 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 8.06. 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 moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.
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In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.02, 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 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 8.06; 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 and counsel fees and expenses, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 8.06, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Noteholders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any 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.
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 Noteholders.
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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 Noteholders, and it shall not be necessary to make any Noteholders parties to any such proceedings.
Section 7.03. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 7 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 8.06;
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 Supplementary Interest, if any, or Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, 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;
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 Repurchase Price and the cash component of the Conversion Obligation, if any, then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and 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 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; and Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.
Section 7.04. Proceedings by Noteholders. No Noteholder 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:
(i) such Noteholder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided;
(ii) the Noteholders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder
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(iii) such Noteholder or Noteholders 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;
(iv) the Trustee for 60 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
(v) 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 60-day period pursuant to Section 7.07;
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) provided that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Noteholders. For the protection and enforcement of this Section 7.04, each and every Noteholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
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 and accrued and unpaid interest on such Note (or conversion consideration due upon conversion) 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 or conversion consideration on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Noteholder.
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 7.05. 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 7.06. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing. Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.07, all powers and remedies given by this Article 7 to the Trustee or to
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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 Noteholders, 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 7.04, every power and remedy given by this Article 7 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 7.07. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Noteholders. The Noteholders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04 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 Noteholder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Noteholders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) determined in accordance with Section 9.04 may on behalf of the Noteholders 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 on, or the principal (including any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) of, the Notes when due that has not been cured pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.01;
(ii) a failure by the Company to deliver cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, upon conversion of the Notes; or (iii) a default in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 11 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each holder of an outstanding Note affected.
Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Noteholders 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 7.07, 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 7.08. Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, mail to all 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
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waived before the giving of such notice; and provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Notes, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing any Default in the payment of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, then in any such event the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the Noteholders.
Section 7.09. Undertaking to Pay Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder 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 7.09 (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 principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 9.04, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any Note (including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Repurchase 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 15.
ARTICLE 8
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01. 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 use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons 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 Noteholders unless such Noteholders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
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No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(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, 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 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 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 9.04 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; 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;
(d) 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;
(e) 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;
(f) 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
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(g) in the event that the Trustee is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights, privileges, benefits, immunities, indemnities and protections afforded to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture (including without limitation this Article 8) 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 8.02. Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(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 of its choosing 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;
(d) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby;
(e) 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 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;
(f) 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;
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(g) the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties;
(h) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder; and
(i) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.
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 the Trustee by the Company or by any holder of the Notes.
Section 8.03. No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustees certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of 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 8.04. 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.
Section 8.05. 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 in writing by the Company and the Trustee.
Section 8.06. 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 such 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 expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except
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any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its negligence or willful misconduct. 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 and all loss, claim, damage, liability or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct 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 8.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured 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 7.03, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the holders of particular Notes. The Trustees right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 8.06 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or indebtedness of the Company (even though the Notes may be so subordinated). The obligation of the Company under this Section 8.06 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 8.06 shall extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees 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 7.01(i) or Section 7.01(j) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.
Section 8.07. Officers Certificate as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01, 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 specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or willful misconduct 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 negligence or willful misconduct 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 8.08. Conflicting Interests of Trustee. After qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, if any, 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 90 days, (b) apply to the SEC 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 8.09. 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
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condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, 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, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.
Section 8.10. 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 60 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the Noteholders, the resigning Trustee may, upon ten Business Days notice to the Company and the Noteholders, petition at the expense of the Company 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 one year may, subject to the provisions of Section 7.09, 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 8.08 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 one year, or the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Noteholder, or
(ii) 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 7.09, any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least one year 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 9.04, may at any time remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless
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within ten days after notice to the Company of such nomination the Company objects thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed, at the expense of the Company, or any Noteholder, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 8.10(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 8.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.11.
Section 8.11. Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.10 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 8.06, 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 8.06.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.11 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 8.08 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 8.11, 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 8.12. 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 8.08 and eligible under the provisions of Section 8.09.
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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 8.13. 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, 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).
Section 8.14. Trustees 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 Noteholders 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.
ARTICLE 9
CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS
Section 9.01. Action by Noteholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Noteholders 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 Noteholders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced by:
(a) any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Noteholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing;
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(b) 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 10; or
(c) 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 Noteholders, the Company or the Trustee may fix, but shall not be required to, in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Noteholders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than 15 days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.
Section 9.02. Proof of Execution by Noteholders. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, Section 8.02 and Section 10.05, 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 10.06.
Section 9.03. 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 and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or 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 holders right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
Section 9.04. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded. In determining whether the Noteholders 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 actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
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outstanding for the purposes of this Section 9.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgees 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 8.01, 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 9.05. Revocation of Consents; Future Noteholders Bound. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 9.01, of the taking of any action by the Noteholders 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 9.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.
ARTICLE 10
NOTEHOLDERS MEETINGS
Section 10.01. 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 10 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 7;
(b) to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article 8;
(c) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.02; 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.
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Section 10.02. Call of Meetings by Trustee. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Noteholders to take any action specified in Section 10.01, 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 9.01, 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 20 nor more than 90 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 10.03. 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, 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 20 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 10.01, by mailing notice thereof as provided in Section 10.02.
Section 10.04. 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.
Section 10.05. 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 10.03, 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 9.04, 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
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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 10.02 or Section 10.03 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 10.06. 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 10.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.
Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
Section 10.07. No Delay of Rights by Meeting. Nothing contained in this Article 10 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 11
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 11.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders. The Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at the Companys expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes in a manner that does not individually or in the aggregate adversely affect the rights of any Noteholder in any material respect;
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(b) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture pursuant to Article 12;
(c) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;
(d) to secure the Notes;
(e) to add to the covenants or Events of Default of the Company for the benefit of the Noteholders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
(f) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder (other than any holder who consents to such change) in any material respect;
(g) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;
(h) to conform the terms of this Indenture or the Notes to the description thereof in the Offering Memorandum as set forth in an Officers Certificate;
(i) to provide for the items described in Section 15.06(a); or
(j) to issue additional Notes as provided in Section 2.11.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any supplemental indenture that affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 11.01 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 11.02.
Section 11.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders. With the consent (evidenced as provided in Article 9) of the Noteholders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (determined in accordance with Article 9 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 a Board Resolution and the Trustee, at the Companys expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders; 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 of or extend the stated time for payment of interest on any Note;
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(c) reduce the principal of, or extend 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 Repurchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Noteholders the Companys obligation to make such payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise;
(f) make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note;
(g) subordinate the payment rights of any Note;
(h) impair the right of any Noteholder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Noteholders Note on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Noteholders Note; or
(i) make any change in this Article 11 that requires each Noteholders consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 7.01 or Section 7.07, in each case without the consent of each Noteholder 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 11.05, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 11.02 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 Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Noteholders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.
Section 11.03. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11, 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 11.04. Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 11 may, at the
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Companys expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Companys expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent duly appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 20.11) and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.
Section 11.05. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished Trustee. In addition to the documents required by Section 20.05, the Trustee shall receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 11, is permitted or authorized by the Indenture and that such supplemental indenture is the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE 12
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE
Section 12.01. Company May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms.
(a) The Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or into, sell, convey, transfer or lease, or otherwise dispose of its and its Subsidiaries properties and assets, taken as a whole, substantially as an entirety to, or enter into a binding share exchange with another Person, unless:
(i) the Company is the surviving entity or if the Company is not the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the Successor Company), the resulting, surviving or transferee Person 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;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture; and
(iii) the conditions set forth in Section 12.03 have been satisfied.
Subject to the provisions of Section 12.02 with respect to a lease, upon any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition 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 12.01, the sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company substantially as an entirety to another Person, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety to another Person.
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Section 12.02. Successor Corporation to Be Substituted. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease or other disposition 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, accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes, the due and punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon conversion of the Notes and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of 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 either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Notes issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Company instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of 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, sale, conveyance or transfer or other disposition (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 12 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, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease or other disposition, 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 12.03. Opinion of Counsel to Be Given Trustee. No merger, sale, consolidation, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease or other disposition shall be effective unless the Trustee shall receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease or other disposition 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 12.
ARTICLE 13
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 13.01. Indenture and Notes Solely Corporate Obligations. No recourse for the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note, nor for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
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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 Company, either directly or through the Company or any Successor Company, 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 issue of the Notes.
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ARTICLE 15
CONVERSION OF NOTES
Section 15.01. Conversion Privilege. (a) Upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 15, a Noteholder shall have the right, at such Noteholders option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note (i) subject to satisfaction of the conditions described in Section 15.01(b) below, at any time prior to December 15, 2018 under the circumstances and during the periods set forth in Section 15.01(b) below, and (ii) at any time on or after December 15, 2018 and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at an initial conversion rate of 107.5095 shares of Common Stock (the Conversion Rate), subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 15.03 and 15.04 of this Indenture, per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 15.02 (the Conversion Obligation).
(b) (i) The Notes may be surrendered for conversion during the five consecutive Business Day period immediately after any five consecutive Trading Day period (the Measurement Period), in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each Trading Day of such Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the then-applicable Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on such Trading Day. The Trading Prices shall be determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this clause and the definition of Trading Price set forth in this Indenture. The Company shall provide written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent of the three independent U.S. nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company pursuant to the definition of Trading Price, along with appropriate contact information for each. The Bid Solicitation Agent shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless requested by the Company, and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request unless a Noteholder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the then-applicable Conversion Rate and the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock at such time, at which time the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the then-applicable Conversion Rate and the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on such Trading Day. If the Company does not, when obligated, instruct the Bid
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Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price of the Notes as provided in the preceding sentence, or if the Company gives such instruction to the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to make such determination, 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 then-applicable Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. If, at any time after the Trading Price condition set forth above has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the then-applicable Conversion Rate and the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on such Trading Day, the Company shall so notify the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Noteholders.
(ii) In the event that the Company elects to:
(A) distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock rights, options or warrants (other than in connection with a stockholder rights plan) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days from the declaration date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase its Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution; or
(B) distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock the Companys 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 date of declaration for such distribution,
then, in each case, the Company shall notify all Noteholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent at least 45 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, the Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time until the earlier of (1) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to such Ex-Dividend Date and (2) the Companys announcement that such distribution will not take place. No Noteholder may exercise this right to convert if, as a result of holding the Notes, such Noteholder will otherwise participate in the distribution, without having to convert its Notes, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of the Common Stock as if such Noteholder held a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate for each $1,000 principal amount of notes held by such Noteholder (calculated on an aggregate basis per Noteholder).
(iii) If:
(A) a Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs; or
(B) the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange or a sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or
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substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities and/or other property and which transaction does not constitute a Fundamental Change;
a Noteholder may convert all or a portion of its notes at any time from and after the 50th Scheduled Trading Day prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction or event (or, if later, the Trading Day after the Company gives notice of such transaction or event, and to convert at the increased Conversion Rate (if any) in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, from, and including, the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change) to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 35th Trading Day immediately following the actual effective date of such transaction or event (or if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the Trading Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to such Fundamental Change). The Company shall notify the Noteholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent:
(x) as promptly as practicable following the date the Company publicly announces the transaction, provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to determine the anticipated effective date of such transaction and make such announcement in time to give such notice not less than 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to such anticipated effective date and that the Company is not required to give such notice more than 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to such anticipated effective date; or
(y) if the Company does not have knowledge of such transaction or event or has not entered into a definitive agreement with respect to such transaction to which the Company is a party at least 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction, within two Trading Days of the date upon which the Company receives notice, or otherwise becomes aware, of such transaction or event or enters into a definitive agreement with respect to such transaction, but in no event later than the actual effective date of such transaction or event.
(iv) The Notes may be surrendered for conversion in any Fiscal Quarter after the Fiscal Quarter ending December 15, 2014 and only during any such Fiscal Quarter, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter is equal to or more than 130% of the then-applicable Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day (such price, the Conversion Trigger Price).
Section 15.02. Conversion Procedure.
(a) [Reserved].
(b) Subject to this Section 15.02, upon any conversion of any Note, the Company shall deliver to converting Noteholders, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, solely cash, solely shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock (each a Settlement Amount), at its election, as set forth in this Section 15.02.
(i) All conversions on and after December 15, 2018 will be settled using the same Settlement Method.
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(ii) Prior to December 15, 2018, the Company will elect (or be deemed to have elected) the same Settlement Method for all conversions occurring on any given Conversion Date. Except for any conversions that occur on or after December 15, 2018, the Company need not elect the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates.
(iii) If, in respect of any Conversion Date (or the period beginning on, but including, December 15, 2018 and ending on, and including, the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, as the case may be), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the Settlement Notice), of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Noteholders no later than the second Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. Such Settlement Notice shall specify whether the Company shall satisfy its Conversion Obligation by (A) delivering solely shares of Common Stock, (B) paying solely cash or (C) paying and delivering, as the case may be, a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. In the case of an election to pay and deliver, as the case may be, a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount. If, with respect to any Conversion Date, the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing to pay and deliver, as the case may be, a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of its Conversion Obligation but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be equal to $1,000.
With respect to any Conversion Date on or prior to December 15, 2018, if the Company does not deliver a Settlement Notice, the Company will be deemed to have elected to deliver shares of Common Stock in respect of its Conversion Obligation.
With respect to any Conversion Date on and after December 15, 2018, if the Company does not deliver a Settlement Notice, the Company will be deemed to have elected to deliver a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be equal to $1,000.
(iv) The Settlement Amount in respect of any conversion of Notes shall be computed as follows:
(A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by delivering solely Common Stock, the Company will deliver to the converting Noteholder a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted, divided by $1,000, multiplied by (2) the then-applicable Conversion Rate;
(B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by paying solely cash, the Company shall pay to the
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converting Noteholder cash in an amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period; and
(C) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by paying and delivering, as the case may be, a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, the Company shall pay and deliver, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
(v) The Company will also deliver to each converting Noteholder cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock as set forth pursuant to Section 15.02(l).
(vi) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash deliverable in lieu of fractional shares (if any), the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash deliverable in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agents shall have no responsibility for any such determination.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Before any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall be entitled to convert the same as set forth above, such holder shall comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 15.02(j) and, if required, all transfer or similar taxes, if any, as set forth in Section 15.02(g).
Before a Noteholder of a Note issued in certificated form shall be entitled to convert the same as set forth above, such Noteholder shall:
(1) complete and manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent in the form on the reverse of such certificated Note (or a facsimile thereof) (Exhibit B hereto) (a Notice of Conversion), at the office of the Conversion Agent and shall state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Noteholder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock, if any, to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered;
(2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent;
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(3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents;
(4) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes, if any as set forth in Section 15.02(g); and
(5) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 15.02(j).
The Trustee (and if different, the relevant Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 15 on the date of such conversion. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a holder thereof if such holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 19.03.
If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes, if any, that shall be payable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.
(e) Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date (the Conversion Date), that the Noteholders has complied with all of the requirements set forth in Section 15.02(d).
If the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation solely in shares of Common Stock, the Company shall deliver the shares of Common Stock due in respect of it Conversion Obligation on the third Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date; provided that if calculating the adjustment to the Conversion Rate in accordance with the anti-dilution adjustments set forth in Section 15.04 cannot be accomplished prior to such third Trading Day following the relevant Conversion Date or, if the Conversion Date occurs on or after December 15, 2018, the Company shall make such delivery on the Maturity Date, the Company shall deliver the amount of additional shares of its Common Stock resulting from that adjustment on the third Trading Day after the earliest Trading Day on which such calculation can be made.
In the case of any other Settlement Method, the Company shall pay and deliver, as the case may be, the cash and/or shares of Common Stock by the third Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Noteholders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to such Noteholder, or such Noteholders nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such Noteholder shall be entitled in satisfaction of such Conversion Obligation.
(f) In case any Note in certificated form shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the holder of the Note so surrendered, without charge to such holder, a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note.
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Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation in their books and records as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.
(g) If a holder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay all documentary, stamp and other similar issue or transfer tax or other duties, if any, due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion, unless such tax is due because the holder requests any shares of Common Stock to be issued in a name other than the holders name, in which case the holder will pay that tax. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than the holders name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that will be due because the shares are to be issued in a name other than the holders name. Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulations.
(h) Except as provided in Section 15.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any shares issued upon the conversion of any Note as provided in this Article.
(i) [Reserved].
(j) Upon conversion, a Noteholder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Companys settlement of its Conversion Obligations as described above shall be deemed to satisfy its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any to, but not including, the Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any to, but not including, the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.
Notwithstanding the final sentence of the preceding paragraph, if Notes are converted after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on an Interest Record Date but prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately following Interest Payment Date, Noteholders of such Notes as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Interest Record Date will receive the interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Interest Record Date to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the corresponding Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the interest, if any payable on the Notes so converted (whether or not the Noteholder of such Notes was the holder of record); provided, however, that no such payment shall be required:
(1) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after an Interest Record Date but on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date;
(2) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any, existing at the time of conversion with respect to such Note; or
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(3) if the Notes are surrendered for conversion after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Interest Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date. Except as described above, no payment or adjustment will be made for accrued and unpaid interest on converted Notes.
(k) The Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the relevant Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation solely in shares of Common Stock) or the last Trading Day of the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period (in the case of any other Settlement Method), as the case may be; provided, however, if such Conversion Date or such last Trading Day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period occurs on any date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, such occurrence shall not be effective to constitute the Person or Persons entitled to receive any such shares of Common Stock due upon conversion as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on such date, but such occurrence shall be effective to constitute the Person or Persons entitled to receive such shares of Common Stock as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open. Upon conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Noteholder.
(l) For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected to deliver a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of its Conversion Obligation, the number of full shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the applicable Cash Settlement Averaging Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash. The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Notes. Instead, the Company shall pay cash in lieu of fractional shares based on the VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation solely in shares of Common Stock) or based on the VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Cash Settlement Averaging Period (in the case of any other Settlement Method). If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof) so surrendered.
Section 15.03. 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 15, at any time from, and including, the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Business Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change), shall be increased by an amount equal to the Conversion Rate that would, but for this Section 15.03, otherwise apply to such Note pursuant to this Article 15, plus an amount equal to the Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment.
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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 paid or deemed to be paid per share of Common Stock 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 |
$7.02 | $9.30 | $12.00 | $15.00 | $18.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $28.00 | $32.00 | $36.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/17/2014 |
34.9406 | 24.8117 | 14.1738 | 8.0274 | 4.6344 | 2.6416 | 1.4306 | 0.5159 | 0.0913 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/15/2015 |
34.9406 | 24.7726 | 13.7613 | 7.5626 | 4.2315 | 2.3254 | 1.1971 | 0.3777 | 0.0387 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/15/2016 |
34.9406 | 23.8873 | 12.6551 | 6.5948 | 3.4838 | 1.7822 | 0.8221 | 0.1819 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/15/2017 |
34.9406 | 21.6607 | 10.4859 | 4.9176 | 2.3019 | 0.9937 | 0.3315 | 0.0080 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/15/2018 |
34.9406 | 16.9154 | 6.5001 | 2.2844 | 0.7255 | 0.1301 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/15/2019 |
34.9406 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
provided, however, that:
(i) if the exact Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is between two Stock Prices listed in the table above under the column 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 row 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;
(ii) if the exact Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is greater than $36.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Price as provided in Section 15.03(a)(iii)), or if the exact Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is less than $7.02 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Price as provided in Section 15.03(a)(iii)), then the Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment shall be equal to zero and this Section 15.03 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 15 (other than solely pursuant to this Section 15.03), 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 column 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
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adjustment to the Conversion Rate and whose denominator is the Conversion Rate to be in effect, in accordance with this Article 15, immediately after such adjustment to the Conversion Rate;
(iv) [Reserved];
(v) each Make-Whole Conversion Rate Adjustment set forth in the table above shall be adjusted in the same manner in which, and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is to be adjusted pursuant to Section 15.04; and (vi) in no event will the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes exceed 142.4501 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the applicable Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 15.04.
(b) At least 35 Business Days prior to the anticipated Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (or, if the Company does not have knowledge of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or its anticipated Effective Date or has not entered into a definitive agreement with respect to such transaction to which the Company is a party at least 35 Business Days prior to the anticipated Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, within three Business Days of the date upon which the Company receives notice, or otherwise becomes aware, of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or its Effective Date or enters into a definitive agreement with respect to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, but in no event later than the actual Effective Date of such transaction or event), the Company shall mail to each Noteholder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent written notice of the anticipated Effective Date of such proposed Make-Whole Fundamental Change. Each such notice 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).
Nothing in this Section 15.03 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 15.04 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
Section 15.04. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as follows:
(a) If the Company issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding Common Stock on shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; |
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CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or 9:00 a.m., New York City time, 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 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; and | ||
OS1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such dividend or distribution, or such share split or share combination, as the case may be. |
Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date for such share split or share combination, as the case may be. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 15.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, or the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not split or combined, as the case may be, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or split or combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination had not been declared.
(b) In case the Company shall distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the declaration date of such distribution 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 declaration date for such distribution, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; | ||
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; |
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OS0 | = | the number of shares of the Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, 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 Ex-Dividend Date relating to such distribution of such rights, options or warrants. |
Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If any right, option or warrant described in this Section 15.04(b) is not issued or, if so issued, is not exercised prior to the expiration of the exercisability thereof or shares of the Common Stock are not delivered upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such rights, options or warrants had not been so issued or 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 the Common Stock actually delivered.
In determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of the Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at less than the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution, and in determining the aggregate price payable for such shares of the Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
In no event shall the Conversion Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 15.04(b) (subject to the readjustment provision set forth in this Section 15.04(b)).
(c) In case the Company shall distribute shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other of its assets or property, or rights, options, warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, other than:
(i) dividends or distributions covered by Section 15.04(a) and Section 15.04(b);
(ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash covered by Section 15.04(d); and
(iii) Spin-Offs to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 15.04(c) shall apply
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(any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the Distributed Property), then, in each such case the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; | ||
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, 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 Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock 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 receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Noteholder would have received had such Noteholder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
If the Board of Directors determines FMV for purposes of this Section 15.04(c) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must 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.
Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.
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With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 15.04(c) where there has been 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 Capital Stock or similar equity interest is or when issued will be listed on a U.S. national securities exchange (a Spin-Off), the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off; | ||
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off; | ||
FMV0 | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock applicable to one share of the Common Stock over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period immediately following, and including, the effective date of the Spin-Off (the Valuation Period); and | ||
MP0 | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period. |
The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but will be given effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off. If the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off is less than ten Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the observation period in respect of any conversion, references within this clause to ten Trading Days will be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of such observation period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references within this clause with respect to ten Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, but excluding, the relevant Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. If any such dividend or distribution described in this Section 15.04(c) is declared but not paid or made, the new Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
Subject in all respect to Section 15.10, rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Companys Capital Stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (Trigger Event):
(i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock;
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(ii) are not exercisable; and
(iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 15.04 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 15.04 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 15.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights, options or warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 15.04 was made:
(1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase; and
(2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of this Section 15.04(c), Section 15.04(a), and Section 15.04(b), any dividend or distribution to which this Section 15.04(c) is applicable that also includes shares of Common Stock, or rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock to which Section 15.04(a) or Section 15.04(b) (or both) applies, shall be deemed instead to be
(1) a dividend or distribution of the evidences of indebtedness, assets or shares of capital stock other than such shares of Common Stock or rights, options or warrants to which Section 15.04(c) applies (and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 15.04(c) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made) immediately followed by
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(2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock or such rights, options or warrants (and any further Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 15.04(a) and Section 15.04(b) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made), except:
(A) the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution shall be substituted as the Ex-Dividend Date, the Ex-Dividend Date relating to such distribution of such rights, options or warrants, the Record Date for such dividend or distribution within the meaning of Section 15.04(a) and the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution within the meaning of Section 15.04(b); and
(B) any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution shall not be deemed outstanding immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be within the meaning of Section 15.04(a) or outstanding immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution within the meaning of Section 15.04(b).
In no event shall the Conversion Rate be decreased pursuant to this Section 15.04(c) (subject to the readjustment provisions set forth in this Section 15.04(c)).
(d) If the Company shall make any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock during any quarterly fiscal period, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||
SP0 | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and | ||
C | = | the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of its Common Stock. |
Any increase pursuant to this Section 15.04(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend
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or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if C (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Noteholder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of Common Stock without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash that such Noteholder would have received if such Noteholder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.
For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 15.04(d), in the event of any reclassification of the Common Stock, as a result of which the Notes become convertible into more than one class of Common Stock, if an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to this Section 15.04(d), references in this Section to one share of Common Stock or Last Reported Sale Price of one share of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to a unit or to the price of a unit consisting of the number of shares of each class of Common Stock into which the Notes are then convertible equal to the numbers of shares of such class issued in respect of one share of Common Stock in such reclassification. The above provisions of this paragraph shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications.
(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 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 Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires (the Expiration Date); | ||
CR1 | = | 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 the shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); |
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OS1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Date (after giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); and | ||
SP1 | = | 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. |
The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 15.04(e) shall be determined at the close of business on the tenth Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion within the ten Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding any Expiration Date, references in this Section 15.04(e) with respect to ten Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between such Expiration Date and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date is less than ten Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion of Notes, references in this Section 15.04(e) to ten Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion of Notes, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period.
If the Company is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is permanently 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 15.04(e) (except to the extent provided in the preceding sentence).
(f) The term 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).
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Notwithstanding this Section 15.04 or any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes, if any Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective, or any Ex-Dividend Date for any issuance, dividend or distribution (relating to a required Conversion Rate adjustment) occurs, during the period beginning on, and including, 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Conversion Date and ending on, and including, (x) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation solely in shares of Common Stock) or (y) 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
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on the last Trading Day of a related Cash Settlement Averaging Period (in the case of any other Settlement Method), the Board of Directors shall make adjustments to the Conversion Rate and the amount of cash or number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, as the case may be, as is be necessary or appropriate to effect the intent of this Section 15.04 and the other provisions of Article 15 and to avoid unjust or inequitable results, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 15.04(h) shall apply in lieu of the adjustment or other term that would otherwise be applicable. Notwithstanding this Section 15.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Noteholder that has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date would be treated as the record holder of the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 15.02(k) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 15.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Noteholder. Instead, such Noteholder shall be treated as if such Noteholder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.
(i) In addition to those required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 15.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Companys best interest. In addition, the Company may 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 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 mail to the Noteholder at its last address appearing on the Note Register provided for in Section 2.06 a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.
(j) In no event will the Company adjust the Conversion Rate to the extent that the adjustment would reduce the Conversion Price below the par value per share of its Common Stock.
(k) Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of its Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of its Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities. Without limiting the foregoing, the applicable Conversion Rate will not be adjusted:
(i) on account of stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in clause (e) above, including transactions pursuant to any stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors;
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(ii) upon 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 Companys securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of the Common Stock under any plan;
(iii) upon the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries;
(iv) upon the issuance of any shares of the Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in Section 15.04(k)(ii) and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued;
(v) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock;
(vi) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any; or
(vii) for any transactions described in this Section 15.04 if Noteholders participate (as a result of holding the Notes, and at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock participate and without having to convert their Notes) in such transactions as if such Noteholders held a number shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate at the time such adjustment would be required, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Noteholder.
All calculations and other determinations under this Article 15 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share. No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in such Conversion Rate. However, the Company shall carry forward adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried forward adjustments (1) when the cumulative net effect of all adjustments not yet made will result in a change of at least 1% of the Conversion Rate or (2) regardless of whether the adjustment (or such cumulative net effect) is less than 1%, (i) on the effective date of any Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change and (ii) (x) on the Conversion Date for any Notes (in the case of Physical Settlement) and (y) the first Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and, in the case of any subsequent adjustments during the applicable Observation Period, on each Trading Day of any Observation Period (in the case of Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement).
(l) 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
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shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to the holder of each Note at its last address appearing on the Note Register provided for in Section 2.06 of this Indenture, 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.
(m) For purposes of this Section 15.04, 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 15.05. [Reserved].
Section 15.06. Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. 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 covered by Section 15.04(a));
(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination or similar transaction involving the Company;
(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the assets of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or
(iv) any statutory share exchange;
in each case pursuant to which Common Stock shall be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event a Merger Event), then:
(a) 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 Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture if such supplemental indenture is then required to so comply) permitted under Section 11.01(b) providing for the conversion and settlement of the Notes as set forth in this Indenture. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 15. 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, in such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, 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 19 herein.
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In the event the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 15.06, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefore, the kind or amount of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that will comprise the Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice thereof to all Noteholders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Noteholder, at its address appearing on the Note Register provided for in this Indenture, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.02(b), and subject to the provisions of Section 15.01 and Section 15.03, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event:
(i) the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock will be changed to a right to convert such Note into cash, the kind and amount of shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such transaction would have owned or been entitled to receive (the Reference Property), or a combination of cash and Reference Property; and
(ii) the related Conversion Obligation shall be settled as set forth under Section 15.06(c), it being understood and agreed that for purposes of Section 15.01(b), references therein to the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock shall be deemed at and after the effective time of such Merger Event to be references to the Last Reported Sale Price of a unit of Reference Property comprised of the kind and amount of shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (based on the Weighted Average Consideration, if applicable). The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 15.06. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes based on the Common Stock and settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, at the Companys election, as set forth in Section 15.01 and Section 15.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.
(c) With respect to each $1,000 principal amount of Notes surrendered for conversion after the effective date of any such Merger Event, the Companys Conversion Obligation shall be settled in cash, units of Reference Property or a combination of cash and units of Reference Property, at the Companys election, in accordance with Section 15.02(b) as follows:
(i) (A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by delivering solely Reference Property, the Company shall deliver to the converting Noteholder a number of units of Reference Property (each such unit comprised of the kind and amount of shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of one share of Common Stock
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immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (based on the Weighted Average Consideration, if applicable) equal to (1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted, divided by $1,000, multiplied by (2) the then-applicable Conversion Rate (as adjusted to reflect the applicable number of units of Reference Property);
(B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by paying solely cash, the Company shall pay to the converting Noteholder cash in an amount, per $1,000 principal amount of Notes equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period, such Daily Conversion Values determined as if the reference to the VWAP of the Common Stock in definition thereof were instead a reference to the VWAP of a unit of Reference Property comprised of the kind and amount of shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (based on the Weighted Average Consideration, if applicable); and (C) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation through delivery of a combination of cash and Reference Property, the Company shall deliver in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period for such Note, such Daily Settlement Values determined as if the reference to the VWAP of the Common Stock in definition of Daily Conversion Value and Daily Share Amount were instead a reference to the VWAP of a unit of Reference Property comprised of the kind and amount of shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (based on the Weighted Average Consideration, if applicable).
(ii) The Company will deliver the cash in lieu of fractional units of Reference Property as set forth pursuant to Section 15.02(l) (provided that the amount of such cash shall be determined as if references in such Section to the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock were instead a reference to the Last Reported Sale Price of a unit of Reference Property comprised of the kind and amount of shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (based on the Weighted Average Consideration, if applicable).
(iii) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
(iv) For purposes of this Section 15.06, if the Merger Event causes the Common Stock 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), the
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Reference Property into which the notes will be convertible will be deemed to be the weighted average of the kinds and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election (the Weighted Average Consideration), or, if no holders of our Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amount of consideration actually received by the holders of our Commons Stock.
(v) The Company shall notify the Noteholders of the Weighted Average Consideration as soon as practicable after the Weighted Average Consideration is determined.
(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.
Section 15.07. Certain Covenants. (a) The Company shall, prior to the issuance of any Notes hereunder, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in treasury, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock, free of preemptive rights, to permit the conversion of the Notes.
(b) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes shall be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
(c) 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 SEC, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.
(d) 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 15.08. 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 Conversion Price 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.
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Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 15.06 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 15.06 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, 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 the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 15.01(b) has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to in Section 15.01(b) with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent immediately after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for in Section 15.01(b).
Section 15.09. 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 15.04; 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, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition 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;
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the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and to be mailed to each Noteholder at its address appearing on the Note Register, provided for in Section 2.06 of this Indenture, as promptly as possible but in any event at least 20 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating:
(i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such 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, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition 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, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, 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, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
Section 15.10. Stockholder Rights Plans. To the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights agreement 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 agreement or other poison pill, as the same may be amended from time to time. If at 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 or other poison pill so that the Noteholders 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 has distributed to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, Distributed Property as provided in Section 15.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
Section 15.11. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion. When a holder surrenders its Notes for conversion, the Company may, at its election (an Exchange Election), direct the Conversion Agent to surrender, on or prior to the second Business Day following the relevant Conversion Date, such Notes to a financial institution designated by the Company (the Designated Institution), for exchange in lieu of conversion. In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion for exchange in lieu of conversion, the Designated Institution must agree to timely deliver, in exchange for such Notes, cash, the shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock that would otherwise be due upon conversion as described in Section 15.02 above and in respect of which the Company has notified to converting Noteholders. If the Company makes the election described above, the Company shall, by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day following the relevant Conversion Date as part of its Settlement Notice, notify the holder surrendering its Notes for conversion that it has made such Exchange Election. In addition, the Company shall concurrently notify the Designated Institution of the Settlement Method (and, if applicable, the Specified Dollar Amount) that Company has elected with respect to such conversion and the relevant deadline for delivery of the consideration due upon conversion. Any Notes exchanged by the Designated Institution will remain outstanding.
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(a) If the Designated Institution agrees to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely deliver the related consideration due upon conversion to the Conversion Agent, or if the Designated Institution does not accept such Notes for exchange, the Company shall, within the time period specified in Section 15.02(e), convert such Notes into cash and/or shares of Common Stock, as applicable in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.02, as if it had not made such Exchange Election.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Companys designation of a Designated Institution pursuant to this Section 15.11 require the Designated Institution to accept any Notes for exchange.
Section 15.12. Limitations Relating to the NASDAQ Shareholder Approval Requirements. Prior to entering into a transaction or series of transactions that would cause the Company to be unable to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in full solely in shares of Common Stock, the Company shall obtain prior stockholder approval in accordance with the Nasdaq listing standards to the extent required thereunder. In addition, in the event the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock and the number of shares and conversion price of such shares issuable upon conversion would require prior stockholder approval in accordance with the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC then the Company will either obtain stockholder approval of any issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes in excess of such limitations or deliver cash in lieu of any shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversions in excess of such limitations (such amount of cash to be based on the last Trading Day of the related Cash Settlement Averaging Period).
ARTICLE 16
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ARTICLE 17
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ARTICLE 18
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ARTICLE 19
REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF NOTEHOLDERS
Section 19.01. [Reserved].
Section 19.02. 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 Noteholders option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Noteholders Notes, or any portion thereof that is an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, on the date (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), specified by the Company that is not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 35
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Business Days after the date on which the Company provides the Fundamental Change Company Notice (or, if the Company fails to specify a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the 35th Business Day following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice, without prejudice to any rights or remedies Noteholders may have on account of such failure) at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), unless the Fundamental Change Repurchase 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 Noteholders as of the preceding Interest Record Date and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price payable to the Noteholder surrendering the Note for repurchase pursuant to this Article 19 shall be equal to the principal amount of Notes subject to repurchase. Repurchases of Notes under this Section 19.02 shall be made, at the option of the Noteholder thereof, upon:
(i) delivery to the Paying Agent by a Noteholder of a duly completed notice (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice), in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, of the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the Fundamental Change Expiration Time); and
(ii) delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in The Borough of Manhattan, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor; provided that such Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 19.02 only if the Note so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.
The Fundamental Change Repurchase 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 the Indenture;
provided, however, that if the Notes are not in certificated form, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with appropriate Depositary procedures.
Any repurchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 19.02 shall be consummated by the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price on the later of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of the book-entry transfer or delivery of the Note as described in Section 19.04(a).
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Noteholder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 19.02 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 19.03 below.
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
(b) As promptly as possible, but in no event later than the twentieth day after the occurrence of the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed to all Noteholders of record a notice (the Fundamental Change Company Notice), of the occurrence of the effective date of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Noteholders arising as a result thereof. Such mailing shall be by first class mail. 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) whether the Fundamental Change is a Make-Whole Fundamental Change;
(iii) the effective date of the Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change;
(iv) the last date on which a Noteholder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 16;
(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(vi) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
(vii) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;
(viii) if applicable, the applicable Conversion Rate, any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate;
(ix) if applicable, that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Noteholder may be converted only if the Noteholder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;
(x) that the Noteholder must exercise the repurchase right on or prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time;
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(xi) that the Noteholder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes surrendered prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time; and
(xii) the procedures that Noteholders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.
Simultaneously with providing the Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall issue a press release, or publish a notice on the Companys website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time, containing the information provided in the Fundamental Change Company Notice.
No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices 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 19.02.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be purchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Noteholders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated (other than in connection with a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date. 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 purchase of, or offer by the Company to purchase, the Notes.
Section 19.03. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. (a) A Fundamental Change Repurchase 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 19.03 at any time prior to Fundamental Change Expiration Time, specifying:
(i) the certificate number, if any, of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, or the appropriate Depositary information if the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted is represented by a Global Note;
(ii) the principal amount of the Note with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted; and
(iii) (iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;
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provided, however, that if the Notes are not in certificated form, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary.
Section 19.04. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase 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 5.04) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date an amount of money sufficient to repurchase on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time) will be made on the later of:
(i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the Noteholder has satisfied the conditions in Section 19.02); 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 Noteholder thereof in the manner required by Section 19.02 by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Noteholders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register, provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(b) If by 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to make payment on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date 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 and interest will cease to accrue on such Notes; and
(ii) all other rights of the Noteholders of such Notes will terminate (other than (x) the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and (y) if the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, the right of the Noteholder of record on such Regular Record Date to receive the related interest payment, if applicable);
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) Upon surrender of a Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to 16.02, 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.
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ARTICLE 20
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 20.01. Provisions Binding on Companys 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 20.02. 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 sole successor of the Company.
Section 20.03. 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 ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, Attention: Chief Financial Officer or if sent by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission in PDF format. 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.
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 sent to it by (i) overnight mail using a nationally recognized U.S. courier requesting next delivery or (ii) by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be 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. 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.
Section 20.04. Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 20.05. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee
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to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, other than in connection with the actions referred to in Section 2.05, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such action is permitted by the terms of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereunder in connection with the taking of such action have been complied with.
Each certificate provided for by or on behalf of the Company in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with this Indenture (other than the Officers Certificates provided for in Section 5.08) shall include (a) a statement that the Person making such certificate is familiar with the requested action and this Indenture; (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statement contained in such certificate is based; (c) a statement that, in the judgment of such person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed judgment as to whether or not such action is permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereunder in connection with the taking of such action have been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the judgment of such Person, such action is permitted by this Indenture.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 20.05, if any provision in this Indenture specifically provides that the Trustee shall or may receive an Opinion of Counsel in connection with any action to be taken by the Trustee or the Company hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to, or entitled to request, such Opinion of Counsel.
Section 20.06. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, Conversion Date or Maturity Date is not be 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 20.07. 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 20.08. [Reserved]
Section 20.09. 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.
Section 20.10. 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.
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Section 20.11. 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 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.08, Section 11.04 and Section 19.04 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 Trustees certificate of authentication. Such authenticating agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 8.09.
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 all or substantially all 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 agents fees to be unreasonable.
The provisions of Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.04, Section 9.03 and this Section 20.11 shall be applicable to any authenticating agent.
If an authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to this Section, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustees certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:
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Section 20.12. 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. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture as signature pages for all purposes.
Section 20.13. 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 20.14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS, 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 20.15. 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 20.16. No Optional Redemption; No Defeasance. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to the Maturity Date. The Notes shall not be subject to defeasance.
Section 20.17. Calculations. The Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes and for monitoring any Stock Price or measurement or observation period. The calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock, the VWAP of the Common Stock, accrued interest payable on the Notes, the Conversion Rate, the Conversion Price, the Daily Conversion Values and the additional shares of the Companys Common Stock resulting from the adjustments pursuant to Section 15.02(e). The Company or its agents shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on Noteholders. The Company shall provide a schedule of these calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely upon the accuracy of the Companys calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward these calculations to any Noteholder upon the request of such Noteholder.
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Section 20.18. U.S.A. Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Harvey J. Berger, M.D. | |||
Name: | Harvey J. Berger, M.D. | |||
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||||
By: | /s/ Raymond Delli Colli | |||
Name: | Raymond Delli Colli | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
[Legend for Global Notes]
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
[Legend for Notes that are Restricted Securities]
[THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ACQUISITION HEREOF OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED UNDER RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (RULE 144A); (2) AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES THAT IT WILL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE), ONE YEAR, OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AFTER THE LAST DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE 3.625% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019 OF ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (THE COMPANY), RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR ANY COMMON STOCK THAT MAY BE ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND WHICH CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER, (C) 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
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TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANYS AND THE TRUSTEES RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (2)(D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM; AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2(B)) A NOTICE OF THIS LEGEND. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED BY THE COMPANY AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (ERISA), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE CODE), OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (SIMILAR LAWS), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND, IF APPLICABLE, CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.]1/
1/ | This legend shall be deemed removed from the face of this Note without further action of the Company, the Trustee or the Noteholders at such time as the Company notifies the Trustee to remove such legend pursuant to Section 2.06(d) of the Indenture. |
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ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3.625% Convertible Senior Note due 2019
No. [ ] | $[ ] |
CUSIP No.: 04033AAA8
ISIN No.: US04033AAA88
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (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 registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] Dollars (which amount may from time to time be increased or decreased to such other principal amounts as reflected in the books and records of the Trustee and the Depositary) on June 15, 2019, and interest thereon as set forth below and Supplementary Interest and Rule 144 Additional Interest in the manner, at the rates and to the Persons set forth in the Indenture.
This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 3.625% per year (subject to increase, by an amount not to exceed 0.50%, pursuant to Sections 5.09 and 7.01 of the Indenture) from June 17, 2014, or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date. The Final Interest Payment Date shall be June 15, 2019. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, commencing December 15, 2014, to holders of record at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the preceding June 1 and December 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively.
Payment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, Supplementary Interest, if any, and Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, on this Note shall be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in The Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, which shall initially be one such office of the Paying Agent at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 150 E. 42nd St., 40th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attention: Corporate Trust Services Administrator for ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Company shall pay interest:
(a) on any Notes in certificated form by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Note Register or, if such certified Notes held by such Person have an aggregate principal amount of more than $1,000,000 upon written application by such Person to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if different from the Trustee) not later than the relevant Interest Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to such Persons account within the United States (application shall remain in effect until the Noteholder notifies the Trustee and Paying Agent to the contrary); or
(b) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.
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Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, shares of Common Stock of the Company or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture. |
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3.625% Convertible Senior Note due 2019
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (herein called the Notes), initially limited to the aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of June 17, 2014 (herein called the Indenture), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (herein called 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 Noteholders. 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 Supplementary Interest, if any, and Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, on all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Noteholders 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; provided that upon the occurrence of certain Events of Default under the Indenture, the Notes shall automatically become due and payable.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Noteholders, 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, and in other circumstances with the consent of each Noteholder affected thereby, 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, Supplementary Interest, if any, and Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, on this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the lawful money herein prescribed.
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The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Noteholder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Noteholder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.
The Notes are not subject to redemption through the operation of any sinking fund or otherwise.
Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the holder has the right, at such holders option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such holders Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash, shares of Common Stock 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.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT | |
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TEN ENT as tenants by the entireties | ||
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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.
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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]
To: ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash comprising the Daily Conversion Values or a portion of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 VWAP Trading Days during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period and for any fractional shares, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares of Common Stock are to be issued, or Notes to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder. |
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:
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Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): |
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NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
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EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]
To: ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company), as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to 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 Repurchase 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 Supplementary Interest, if any, and Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.
In the case of certificated Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:
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Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all): $ ,000 |
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. |
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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 ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. or a subsidiary thereof; or |
¨ | Pursuant to the registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or |
¨ | Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; |
¨ | Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or |
¨ | Pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 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.
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019
Purchase Agreement
June 12, 2014
J. P. Morgan Securities LLC
As Representative of the
several Initial Purchasers listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o J. P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Ladies and Gentlemen:
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), proposes to issue and sell to the several Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the Initial Purchasers), for whom you are acting as Representative (the Representative), an aggregate of $200,000,000 principal amount of its 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the Firm Securities) and, at the option of the Initial Purchasers, up to an additional aggregate of $30,000,000 principal amount of its 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the Option Securities) if, and to the extent that, the Initial Purchasers shall have determined to exercise the option to purchase such 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 granted to the Initial Purchasers in Section 2(a) hereof. The Firm Securities and the Option Securities are herein referred to as the Securities. The Securities will be convertible into cash, shares (the Underlying Securities) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock), or a combination thereof, at the Companys election, subject to certain limitations as set forth in the Indenture (as defined herein). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (the Indenture), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee). The Common Stock will have attached thereto rights (the Rights) to purchase shares of the Companys Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Series A Preferred Stock). The Rights are to be issued pursuant to a Section 382 Rights Agreement (the Rights Agreement), dated as of October 31, 2013, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
In connection with the offering of the Firm Securities, the Company and a financial institution (the Call Spread Counterparty) are entering into a convertible note hedge transaction and a warrant transaction pursuant to a convertible note hedge confirmation (the Base Bond Hedge Confirmation) and a warrant confirmation (the Base Warrant Confirmation), each dated the date hereof (the Base Bond Hedge Confirmation and the Base Warrant Confirmation, collectively, the Base Call Spread Confirmations), and in connection with the exercise of the Initial Purchasers option to purchase any Option Securities, the Company and the Call Spread Counterparty may enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction and an additional warrant transaction pursuant to an additional convertible note hedge confirmation (the Additional Bond Hedge Confirmation) and an additional warrant confirmation (the Additional Warrant Confirmation and, together with the Base Warrant Confirmation, the Warrant Confirmations), each to be dated the date of the exercise by the Initial Purchasers of their option to purchase such Option Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof (the Additional Bond Hedge Confirmation and the Additional Warrant Confirmation, collectively, the Additional Call Spread Confirmations and together with the Base Call Spread Confirmations, the Call Spread Confirmations).
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Initial Purchasers concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. The Securities will be sold to the Initial Purchasers without being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in reliance upon an exemption therefrom. The Company has prepared a preliminary offering memorandum dated June 11, 2014 (the Preliminary Offering Memorandum) and will prepare an offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the Offering Memorandum) setting forth information concerning the Company and the Securities. Copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum have been, and copies of the Offering Memorandum will be, delivered by the Company to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the terms of this purchase agreement (this Agreement). The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the other Time of Sale Information (as defined below) and the Offering Memorandum in connection with the offering and resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement. References herein to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to refer to and include any document incorporated by reference therein and any reference to amend, amendment or supplement with respect to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date and incorporated by reference therein.
At or prior to 8:00 A.M. New York City time on June 12, 2014 (the Time of Sale), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the Time of Sale Information): the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as supplemented and amended by the written communications listed on Annex A hereto and by the term sheet listed on Annex C hereto.
2. Purchase and Resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers.
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Firm Securities to the several Initial Purchasers as provided in this Agreement, and each Initial Purchaser, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite such Initial Purchasers name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 97.0% of the principal amount thereof (the Purchase Price).
In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Securities to the several Initial Purchasers as provided in this Agreement, and the Initial Purchasers, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued interest, if any, from the Closing Date to the Additional Closing Date (as defined below).
If any Option Securities are to be purchased, the principal amount of Option Securities to be purchased by each Initial Purchaser shall be the principal amount of Option Securities which bears the same ratio to the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities being purchased as the amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the name of such Initial Purchaser in Schedule 1 hereto (or such amount increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities being purchased from the Company by the several Initial Purchasers, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any Securities in denominations other than $1,000 as the Representative in its sole discretion shall make.
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The Initial Purchasers may exercise the option to purchase Option Securities at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following the date of this Agreement, by written notice from the Representative to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Securities are to be delivered and paid for, which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the tenth (10th) full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least two (2) business days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.
(b) The Company understands that the Initial Purchasers intend to offer the Securities for resale on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) it is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a QIB) and an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (Regulation D);
(ii) it has not solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act; and
(iii) it has not solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities as part of their initial offering except:
(A) within the United States to persons whom it reasonably believes to be QIBs in transactions pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act (Rule 144A) and in connection with each such sale, it has taken or will take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser of the Securities is aware that such sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; or
(B) in accordance with the restrictions set forth in Annex B hereto.
(c) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 6(f) and 6(h), counsel for the Company and counsel for the Initial Purchasers, respectively, may rely upon the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers, and compliance by the Initial Purchasers with their agreements, contained in paragraph (b) above (including Annex B hereto), and each Initial Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Initial Purchasers may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Initial Purchaser and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Initial Purchaser; provided that such offers and sales shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representative in the case of the Firm Securities, at the offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, Eleven Times Square, New York, New York 10036 at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on June 17, 2014, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth
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business day thereafter, as the Representative and the Company may agree upon in writing or, in the case of the Option Securities, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representative in the written notice of the Initial Purchasers election to purchase such Option Securities. The time and date of such payment for the Firm Securities is referred to herein as the Closing Date, and the time and date for such payment for the Option Securities, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the Additional Closing Date.
(f) Payment for the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) for the respective accounts of the several Initial Purchasers of the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date, or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the Global Note), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representative at the office of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC set forth above not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(g) The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Initial Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arms length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representative nor any other Initial Purchaser is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representative nor any other Initial Purchaser shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Representative or any Initial Purchaser of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representative or such Initial Purchaser and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Initial Purchaser that:
(a) Preliminary Offering Memorandum. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as of its date, did not contain any 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; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any 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; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the
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Representative expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. No statement of material fact included in the Offering Memorandum has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Offering Memorandum has been omitted therefrom.
(c) Additional Written Communications. Other than the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Initial Purchasers in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an Issuer Written Communication) other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, (ii) the Offering Memorandum, (iii) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, including a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto, which constitute part of the Time of Sale Information, and (iv) each electronic road show and any other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representative . Each such Issuer Written Communication does not conflict with the information contained in the Time of Sale Information, and when taken together with the Time of Sale Information, did not, and at the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any 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; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Written Communication in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in such Issuer Written Communication, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(d) Offering Memorandum. As of the date of the Offering Memorandum and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Offering Memorandum does not and will not contain any 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; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in Offering Memorandum or the Time of Sale Information, when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Exchange Act) and such documents did not or will not, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified, it being understood that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to normal year end adjustments; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except as may be otherwise specified therein or to the extent unaudited interim financial statements exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements, and any supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and presents fairly the information shown thereby.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than the issuance of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options under the Companys stock plans, the issuance or vesting of restricted stock units, performance share units and Common Stock under the Companys stock plans and the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Companys employee stock purchase plan), short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than related to scheduled debt service payments related thereto), or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development that would be reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined herein) (a Material Adverse Effect). The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement are the only subsidiaries of the Company.
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(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum under the headings Description of capital stock; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except, in the case of any foreign subsidiary, for directors qualifying shares) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, except as set forth in the security agreements, dated March 12, 2003, and as since amended, by and between the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and RBS Citizens, NA (formerly Citizens Bank of Massachusetts).
(j) Stock Options. With respect to the stock options (the Stock Options) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the Company Stock Plans), each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the Grant Date) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (the Nasdaq Market) and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Companys filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.
(k) Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Indenture (as defined below) and the Securities (collectively, the Transaction Documents) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby or by the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum has been duly and validly taken.
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(l) Purchase Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(m) The Securities. The Securities to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the Enforceability Exceptions), and will be entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture.
(n) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(o) The Underlying Securities. Upon issuance, authentication and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will be convertible into cash, Underlying Securities or a combination thereof, subject to certain conditions set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Securities and the Indenture; a number of Underlying Securities equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities (as such number may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, assuming that the maximum increase to the conversion rate under any make-whole adjustment applies, the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities) has been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action and, when issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, such Underlying Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim; and the issuance of such Underlying Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights; the Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions; and the Rights have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued upon issuance of the Underlying Securities, will be validly issued, and the Series A Preferred Stock has been duly authorized by the Company and validly reserved for issuance upon the exercise in accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(p) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents and Call Spread Confirmations. Each of the Transaction Documents and Call Spread Confirmations conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(q) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of
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the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities, and the issuance of any Underlying Securities upon conversion thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities, and the issuance of any Underlying Securities upon conversion thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, except for any consent or amendment to that certain credit agreement, dated March 12, 2003, and as since amended, by and between the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and RBS Citizens, NA (formerly Citizens Bank of Massachusetts), which consent or amendment shall have been obtained prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required by the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Market or under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers.
(t) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may reasonably be expected to become a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may reasonably be expected to become the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; to the Companys knowledge, no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement to be filed with the Commission that are not so described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, and (ii) there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to a registration statement to be filed with the Commission or described in such a registration statement that are not so filed as exhibits to the documents that are incorporated by reference into or described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
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(u) Independent Accountants. Deloitte & Touche LLP, which has rendered opinions on certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
(v) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple (in the case of real property) to, or have valid and marketable rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and assets that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except (i) as set forth in the security agreements, dated March 12, 2003, and as since amended, by and between the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and RBS Citizens, NA (formerly Citizens Bank of Massachusetts), (ii) those that do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or (iii) those that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess the right to use all material patents, trademarks, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, software, databases, know-how, Internet domain names, trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures, and other material intellectual property (collectively, Intellectual Property) necessary to carry on their respective businesses as currently conducted, and as proposed to be conducted and described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, and, except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company is not aware of any claim to the contrary or any challenge by any other person to the rights of the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to the foregoing, except in each case above for those that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The material Intellectual Property licenses described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum are valid, binding upon, and enforceable by or against the parties thereto in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by a court in equity or pursuant to the laws of bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar laws. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with, and is not in breach nor has received any asserted or threatened claim of breach of, any Intellectual Property license, except for any such breach that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has no knowledge of any material breach or anticipated breach by any other person to any Intellectual Property license. To the knowledge of the Company, the Companys and each of its subsidiarys businesses as now conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property or franchise right of any person or entity. The Company has received no claim alleging the infringement, misappropriation or violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any Intellectual Property right or franchise right of any person or entity. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps to protect, maintain and safeguard its rights in all Intellectual Property, including the execution of appropriate nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the loss or impairment of or payment of any additional amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of any other person in respect of, the Companys or any of its subsidiaries right to own, use, or hold for use any of the Intellectual Property as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of its business as
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currently conducted. The granted and issued Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the Companys knowledge, the granted and issued Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries, have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there is no pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and each subsidiary has been and is in material compliance with all applicable laws relating to privacy, data protection, and the collection and use of personal information collected, used, or held for use by the Company or any subsidiary in the conduct of the Companys or any subsidiarys business. No claims have been asserted or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary alleging a violation of any persons privacy or personal information or data rights and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any law related to privacy, data protection, or the collection and use of personal information collected, used, or held for use by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the conduct of the Companys or any of its subsidiaries businesses. The Company and each of its subsidiaries take reasonable measures to ensure that such information is protected against unauthorized access, use, modification, or other misuse. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the intellectual property of any other person or entity that are required under the Securities Act to be set forth in a registration statement to be filed with the Commission that are not described in the Time of Sale Information and Offering Memorandum.
(x) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement to be filed with the Commission and that is not so described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(y) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof and the transactions contemplated by the Call Spread Confirmations as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, will not be required to register as an investment company or an entity controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Investment Company Act).
(z) Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof, or have requested extensions thereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets that would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
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Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
(bb) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Compliance with and Liability under Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all foreign, federal, state and local rules, laws and regulations relating to the use, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous or toxic substances or waste and protection of health and safety or the environment which are applicable to their businesses (Environmental Laws), except where the failure to comply would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, or other release of any kind of toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances by, due to, or caused by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or, to the Companys knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may otherwise be liable) upon any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or upon any other property, in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would, under any law, statute, ordinance, rule (including rule of common law), regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, give rise to any liability, except for any violation or liability which would not have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such violations and liabilities, a Material Adverse Effect; and there has been no disposal, discharge, emission or other release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances with respect to which the Company has knowledge, except for any such disposal, discharge, emission, or other release of any kind which would not have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such discharges and other releases, a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Compliance with ERISA. No prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (ERISA), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the Code)) or accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) or any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA (other than events with respect to which the thirty (30)-day notice requirement under Section 4043 of ERISA has been waived) has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which could, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with applicable law, including ERISA and the Code. The Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred and could not reasonably be expected to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of, or withdrawal from, any pension plan (as defined in ERISA). Each pension plan for which the Company or any of its subsidiaries would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could, singularly or in the aggregate, cause the loss of such qualification.
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(ee) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(ff) Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including, but not limited to, internal controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, there are no material weaknesses in the Companys internal controls. The Companys auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting.
(gg) eXtensible Business Reporting Language. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(hh) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as the Company considers to be in accordance with customary industry practice for companies of comparable size, market capitalization and stage of business and clinical development to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
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(ii) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with and acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.
(jj) Compliance with Anti-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, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(kk) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with and acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a specially designated national or blocked person), the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury (HMT), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a Sanctioned Country); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
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(ll) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiarys capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiarys properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except for restrictions imposed by governmental laws or regulations of countries outside the United States or actions taken by companies in order to comply with such laws and regulations, including but not limited to the subordination of certain loans to creditors in the ordinary course of business, and such other restrictions that would not reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(mm) No Brokers Fees. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Initial Purchaser for a brokerage commission, finders fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(nn) Rule 144A Eligibility. On the Closing Date, the Securities will not be of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in an automated inter-dealer quotation system; and each of the Time of Sale Information, as of the Time of Sale, and the Offering Memorandum, as of its date, contains or will contain all the information that, if requested by a prospective purchaser of the Securities, would be required to be provided to such prospective purchaser pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(oo) No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) has, directly or through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act), that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
(pp) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no representation is made) has (i) solicited offers for, or offered or sold, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engaged in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (Regulation S), and all such persons have complied with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
(qq) Securities Law Exemptions. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 2(b) (including Annex B hereto) and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and the offer, resale and delivery of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
(rr) No Stabilization. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities or the Underlying Securities.
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(ss) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.
(tt) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(uu) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects, and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent from such sources to the use of such data.
(vv) Clinical Trials. The preclinical studies, tests and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company and its subsidiaries or in which the Company or its product candidates have participated that are described in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum or the results of which are referred to in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum were and, if still pending, are being conducted (and with respect to such clinical trials being conducted on behalf of the Company, are, to the Companys knowledge, being conducted) in all material respects in accordance with medical and scientific research procedures that the Company reasonably believes are appropriate and in material compliance with all applicable laws and authorizations, including, without limitation, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The descriptions in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum of the results of such clinical trials are accurate and fairly present the data derived from such clinical trials, and the Company has no knowledge of any studies or tests performed by or on behalf of the Company the results of which are materially inconsistent with or otherwise materially call into question the results described or referred to in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum. Except to the extent disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company has not received any written notices or other correspondence from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or any other governmental agency requiring the termination, suspension or modification of any clinical trials that are described in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum or the results of which are referred to in the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum.
(ww) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the Companys knowledge, any of the Companys directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(xx) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There are no transactions, arrangements or other relationships between or among the Company, its subsidiaries, any of its affiliates and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or
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limited purpose entity that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Companys liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources that are required by the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement to be filed with the Commission that have not been so described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
4. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Initial Purchaser that:
(a) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver to the Initial Purchasers as many copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication and the Offering Memorandum (including all amendments and supplements thereto) as the Representative may reasonably request.
(b) Offering Memorandum, Amendments or Supplements. Before finalizing the Offering Memorandum or making or distributing any amendment or supplement to any of the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum or filing with the Commission any document that will be incorporated by reference therein, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of the proposed Offering Memorandum or such amendment or supplement or document to be incorporated by reference therein for review, and will not distribute any such proposed Offering Memorandum, amendment or supplement or file any such document with the Commission to which the Representative reasonably objects except as required by law.
(c) Additional Written Communications. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or referring to any Issuer Written Communication, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(d) Notice to the Representative. The Company will advise the Representative promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, in the event that it becomes aware (i) of the issuance by any governmental or regulatory authority of any order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum or the Companys receipt of notification of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose; (ii) of the occurrence or development of any event at any time prior to the completion of the initial offering of the Securities as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include any 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 existing when such Time of Sale Information, Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any of the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication or the Offering Memorandum or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Ongoing Compliance of the Offering Memorandum and Time of Sale Information. (1) If at any time prior to the earlier of one year from the date hereof and completion of the initial
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offering of the Securities (i) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Offering Memorandum as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (b) above, furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented (or including such document to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Offering Memorandum will comply with law and (2) if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (b) above, furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to any of the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading.
(f) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Securities and the Underlying Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Clear Market. For a period of 60 days after the date of the Offering Memorandum, the Company will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-8 or on any successor form) relating to, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge, disposition or filing, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or any such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Representative, other than (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder and the Underlying Securities to be issued upon conversion of the Securities, (B) any shares of Common Stock of the Company issued pursuant to the Company Stock Plans or the Companys employee stock purchase plan, (C) any shares of stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding on the date hereof, (D) shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock
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representing in the aggregate no more than 5% of the Companys issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date of this Agreement, which may be sold only to collaborators, vendors, manufacturers, distributors, customers or other similar parties pursuant to a collaboration, licensing agreement, strategic alliance, manufacturing or distribution arrangement or similar transaction, so long as recipients of such securities agree to be bound by a lock-up agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (E) the entry into the Call Spread Confirmations and the Companys performance thereunder, including the issuance of any Common Stock upon exercise and settlement or termination of the Warrant Confirmations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 60-day restricted 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 60-day restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 60-day period, the restrictions imposed by this Agreement shall continue to apply 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.
(h) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum under the heading Use of Proceeds.
(i) No Stabilization. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum, the Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities and will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby.
(j) Underlying Securities. The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of pre-emptive rights, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy all obligations to issue the Underlying Securities upon conversion of the outstanding Securities.
(k) Exchange Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Underlying Securities on the Nasdaq Market.
(l) Conversion Price. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company will not do or authorize any act or thing that would result in an adjustment of the conversion price.
(m) Supplying Information. While the Securities remain outstanding and are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company will, during any period in which the Company is not subject to and in compliance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, furnish to holders of the Securities, prospective purchasers of the Securities designated by such holders and securities analysts, in each case upon request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
(n) DTC. The Company will assist the Initial Purchasers in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(o) No Resales by the Company. During the period from the Closing Date until one year after the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, if applicable, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Securities that have been acquired by any of them, except for Securities purchased by the Company or any of its affiliates and resold in a transaction registered under the Securities Act.
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(p) No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) will, directly or through any agent, sell, offer for sale, solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act), that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
(q) No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts. None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) will (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
5. Certain Agreements of the Initial Purchasers. Each Initial Purchaser hereby represents and agrees that that it has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, (ii) a written communication that contains no issuer information (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, (iii) any written communication listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), (iv) any written communication prepared by such Initial Purchaser and approved by the Company in advance in writing or (v) any written communication relating to or that contains the terms of the Securities and/or other information that was included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum. No Initial Purchaser nor any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf will solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
6. Conditions of Initial Purchasers Obligations. The obligation of each Initial Purchaser to purchase the Firm Securities on the Closing Date or the Option Securities on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(b) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Applicable Time and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, if there are any debt securities or preferred stock of, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded any such debt securities or preferred stock and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
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(c) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Offering Memorandum (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representative makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
(d) Officers Certificate. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate, on behalf of the Company, of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is satisfactory to the Representative (i) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum and, to the knowledge of such officers, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above.
(e) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants comfort letters to Initial Purchasers with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum; provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to such Closing Date or such Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(f) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative, at the request of the Company, its written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Annex C hereto.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Intellectual Property Counsel for the Company. David L. Berstein, Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Officer of the Company, intellectual property counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representative, his written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, to the effect set forth in Annex D hereto.
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(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, with respect to such matters as the Representative may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as it may reasonably request to enable it to pass upon such matters.
(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.
(j) Good Standing. The Representative shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and its subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain evidence of good standing of its subsidiaries organized outside of the United States any such evidence of good standing, to the extent it has been obtained, may be dated as of the most recent practicable date prior to the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(k) DTC. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(l) Exchange Listing. An application for the listing of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Market, subject to official notice of issuance.
(m) Lock-up Agreements. The lock-up agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between you and the executive officers and directors of the Company relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(n) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representative such further certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation,
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legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any of the other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a road show) or the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, 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 Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Initial Purchaser furnished to the Company in writing by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any of the other Time of Sale Information (including any of the other Time of Sale Information that has subsequently been amended), any Issuer Written Communication, any road show or the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed upon that the only such information furnished by any Initial Purchaser consists of the following information in the Offering Memorandum furnished on behalf of each Initial Purchaser: the information contained in the ninth paragraph under the caption Plan of Distribution.
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the Indemnified Person) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the Indemnifying Person) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of
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both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interest between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers on the other, from the offering of the Securities 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) but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers in connection therewith, as provided in this Agreement, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Initial Purchasers and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 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 that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid
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or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Initial Purchaser be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total discounts and commissions received by such Initial Purchaser with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that 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 Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representative, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Securities, prior to the Additional Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representative, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Offering Memorandum.
10. Defaulting Initial Purchaser.
(a) If, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, any Initial Purchaser defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Initial Purchaser, the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser, either the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Initial Purchasers may be necessary in the Time of Sale Information, the Offering Memorandum or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to
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the Time of Sale Information or the Offering Memorandum that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term Initial Purchaser includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate amount of Securities that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Initial Purchaser to purchase the amount of Securities that such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Initial Purchasers pro rata share (based on the number of Securities that such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase on such date) of the Securities of such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers by the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Securities that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement or, with respect to any Additional Closing Date, the obligation of the Initial Purchasers to purchase Securities on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Initial Purchaser of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation and printing of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Written Communication and the Offering Memorandum, (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Companys counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Initial Purchasers (not to exceed $10,000)); (vi) any fees charged by ratings agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including the related fees and expenses of counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any road show presentation to potential investors; and (x) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Underlying Securities on the Nasdaq Market.
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(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 9, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Initial Purchasers or (iii) the Initial Purchasers decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement (other than following termination of this Agreement pursuant to clauses (iii) or (iv) of Section 9 or Section 10(c)), the Company agrees to reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Initial Purchasers contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Initial Purchasers.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term business day means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Initial Purchasers shall be given to each of the Representative as follows: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: (212) 622-8358), Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice hereunder) to Proskauer Rose LLP, 11 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Stuart Bressman, Esq., Fax: 212-969-2900. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Attention: Chief Financial Officer, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice hereunder) to Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 Attention: Jonathan L. Kravetz, Esq.
(b) 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 applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
(c) Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Initial Purchasers are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Initial Purchasers to properly identify their respective clients.
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(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
(g) Xtract Research LLC. The Company hereby agrees that the Initial Purchasers may provide copies of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum relating to the offering of the Securities and any other agreements or documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, trust indentures, to Xtract Research LLC (Xtract) following the completion of the offering for inclusion in an online research service sponsored by Xtract, access to which is restricted to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, | ||||
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald | |||
Name: | Edward M. Fitzgerald | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, CFO |
Accepted: As of the date first written above | ||||
J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||||
For itself and on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||||
By: | J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Philip Ross | |||
Name: | Philip Ross | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
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Schedule 1
Initial Purchaser |
Principal Amount of Securities to be Purchased |
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J. P. Morgan Securities LLC |
$ | 150,000,000 | ||
BMO Capital Markets Corp. |
$ | 10,000,000 | ||
Cowen and Company, LLC |
$ | 10,000,000 | ||
JMP Securities LLC |
$ | 10,000,000 | ||
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated |
$ | 10,000,000 | ||
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. |
$ | 10,000,000 | ||
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Total |
$ | 200,000,000 | ||
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Schedule 2
Subsidiaries
ARIAD Pharma S.A.
ARIAD Pharma Ltd.
ARIAD Pharma (UK) Ltd.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Austria) GmbH
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Benelux) B.V.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Canada) ULC
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Cayman) Inc.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Cayman) L.P.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Denmark) ApS
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Sàrl
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Finland) Oy
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (France) Sàrl
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Germany) GmbH
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Italia) SRL
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Japan) GK
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Luxembourg) Sàrl
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Nordic) AB
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Norway) AS
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Spain) SL
ARIAD Securities Corporation
Annex A
Time of Sale Information
Term sheet, substantially in the form of Annex C
Annex B
Restrictions on Offers and Sales Outside the United States
In connection with offers and sales of Securities outside the United States:
(a) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) Such Initial Purchaser has offered and sold the Securities, and will offer and sell the Securities, (A) as part of their distribution at any time and (B) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities and the Closing Date, only in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (Regulation S) or Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
(ii) None of such Initial Purchaser or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities, and all such persons have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.
(iii) At or prior to the confirmation of sale of any Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S, such Initial Purchaser will have sent to each distributor, dealer or other person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration that purchase Securities from it during the distribution compliance period a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:
The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities and the date of original issuance of the Securities, except in accordance with Regulation S or Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
(iv) Such Initial Purchaser has not and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with any distributor with respect to the distribution of the Securities, except with its affiliates or with the prior written consent of the Company.
Terms used in paragraph (a) and this paragraph (b) and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
(c) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(d) Each Initial Purchaser acknowledges that no action has been or will be taken by the Company that would permit a public offering of the Securities, or possession or distribution of any of the Time of Sale Information, the Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Written Communication or any other offering or publicity material relating to the Securities, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.
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Annex C
[Pricing Term Sheet]
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Annex D
[Form of Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company]
Annex E
[Form of Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Intellectual Property Counsel]
Exhibit A
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
June , 2014
J. P. Morgan Securities LLC
As Representative of the
several Initial Purchasers listed
in Schedule 1 to the Purchase Agreement
referred to below
c/o J. P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Re: | ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Rule 144A Offering |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as Representative of the several Initial Purchasers, propose to enter into a Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), providing for the purchase and resale (the Placement) by the several Initial Purchasers named in Schedule 1 to the Purchase Agreement (the Initial Purchasers), of Convertible Senior Notes of the Company (the Securities). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
In consideration of the Initial Purchasers agreement to purchase and make the Placement of the Securities, and for other good and valuable consideration receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, the undersigned will not, during the period ending 60 days after the date of the final offering memorandum (the Offering Memorandum) relating to the Placement (such period, the Lock-Up Period), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (including without limitation, Common Stock or such other securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant), or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or disposition, (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, in each case other than (A) transfers of shares of Common Stock as a bona fide gift or gifts, (B) transfers to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or a member of the immediate
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family (as defined below) of the undersigned in a transaction not involving a disposition for value, or (C) transfers by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family of the undersigned; provided that, in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (A), (B), or (C), (a) the donee or transferee shall execute and deliver to the Representative a lock-up letter substantially in the form hereof and (b) no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5).
For purposes of this Letter Agreement, immediate family shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
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 during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this Letter Agreement shall continue to apply 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.
Furthermore, notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this Letter Agreement, the undersigned may, without the prior written consent of the Representative, (1) exercise an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted under any stock incentive plan or stock purchase plan of the Company; provided that the underlying shares of Common Stock shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer imposed by this Letter Agreement, (2) establish a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Common Stock (a Trading Plan); provided that (a) the Trading Plan shall not provide for or permit any transfers, sales or other dispositions of Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof pursuant to this Letter Agreement and (b) no filing or other public announcement, whether under the Exchange Act or otherwise, shall be required or shall be made by the undersigned or the Company in connection with the Trading Plan during the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof pursuant to this Letter Agreement and, before the Trading Plan is established, the Company shall have provided to the Representative written confirmation that no such filing or public announcement shall be required or shall be made by the Company in connection with the Trading Plan during the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof pursuant to this Letter Agreement, (3) transfer, sell or dispose of shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units (including performance share units) that vest during the Lock-Up Period in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred in connection therewith (and make any related filings in connection with such transfer, sale or disposition that are required under the Exchange Act), and (4) transfer, sell or dispose of shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned pursuant to a Trading Plan existing on the date of this Agreement (and make any related filings in connection with such transfer, sale or disposition that are required under the Exchange Act).
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described herein, are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Letter Agreement.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Letter Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.
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The undersigned understands that, (i) if the Company notifies the Representative in writing that it does not intend to proceed with the Placement, (ii) if the Purchase Agreement does not become effective on or before June 30, 2014, or (iii) if the Purchase Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Securities to be sold thereunder, then the undersigned shall be released from all obligations under this Letter Agreement. The undersigned understands that the Initial Purchasers are entering into the Purchase Agreement and proceeding with the Placement in reliance upon this Letter Agreement.
This Letter Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
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Very truly yours, | ||
[NAME OF SECURITYHOLDER] | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page Lock-up Agreement]
Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
25 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London E14 5JP
England
June 12, 2014
To: | ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
26 Lansdowne Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Re: | Base Call Option Transaction |
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (JPMorgan) and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Counterparty) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated June 12, 2014 (the Offering Memorandum) relating to the 3.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the Convertible Notes and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a Convertible Note) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 200,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 30,000,000 if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) exercise their option to purchase additional Convertible Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated June 17, 2014 between Counterparty and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Indenture). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by JPMorgan as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, 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 or supplemented following such date (other than any amendment or supplement (x) pursuant to Section 11.01(h) of the Indenture that, as determined by the Calculation Agent, conforms the Indenture to the description of Convertible Notes in the Offering Memorandum or (y) pursuant to Section 15.06 of the Indenture, subject, in the case of this clause (y), to the second paragraph under Method of Adjustment in Section 3), any such amendment or supplement will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association.
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP
Authorised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the jurisdiction of the USA.
Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct
Authority and to limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the
extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
1. | This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between JPMorgan and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if JPMorgan and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement. |
2. | The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows: |
General Terms. | ||||||
Trade Date: | June 12, 2014 | |||||
Effective Date: | The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date | |||||
Option Style: | Modified American, as described under Procedures for Exercise below | |||||
Option Type: | Call | |||||
Buyer: | Counterparty | |||||
Seller: | JPMorgan | |||||
Shares: | The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.001 per share (Exchange symbol ARIA). | |||||
Number of Options: | 200,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero. | |||||
Option Entitlement: | 107.5095. | |||||
Strike Price: | USD 9.3015 | |||||
Premium: | USD 43,220,000 | |||||
Premium Payment Date: | June 17, 2014 | |||||
Exchange: | The NASDAQ Global Select Market | |||||
Related Exchange(s): | All Exchanges | |||||
Excluded Provisions: | Section 15.04(i) and Section 15.03 of the Indenture. | |||||
Procedures for Exercise. | ||||||
Conversion Date: | With respect to any conversion of a Convertible Note, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of such Convertible Note satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in Section 15.02(d) of the Indenture. |
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Free Convertibility Date: | December 15, 2018 | |||||
Expiration Time: | The Valuation Time | |||||
Expiration Date: | June 15, 2019, subject to earlier exercise. | |||||
Multiple Exercise: | Applicable, as described under Automatic Exercise below. | |||||
Automatic Exercise: | Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to Section 9(j)(ii), on each Conversion Date in respect of which a Notice of Conversion (as defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant converting Holder, a number of Options equal to (i) the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to JPMorgan in accordance with Notice of Exercise below. | |||||
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options. | ||||||
Notice of Exercise: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under Automatic Exercise above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty must notify JPMorgan in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (iv) if the settlement method for the related Convertible Notes is not Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the related Convertible Notes (the Specified Cash Amount); provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is (x) Net Share Settlement and the Specified Cash Amount is not USD 1,000, (y) Cash Settlement or (z) Combination Settlement, JPMorgan shall have received a separate notice (the Notice of Final Settlement Method) in |
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respect of all such Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) 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 settlement method with respect to the Convertible Notes. | ||||||
Valuation Time: | At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the regular trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion. | |||||
Market Disruption Event: | Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following: | |||||
Market Disruption Event means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares. | ||||||
Settlement Terms. | ||||||
Settlement Method: | For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if Counterparty shall have notified JPMorgan of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option. | |||||
Relevant Settlement Method: | In respect of any Option: | |||||
(i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to Section 15.02(b)(iv)(A) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, Settlement in Shares), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 15.02(b)(iv)(C) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 15.02(b)(iv)(C) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement; |
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(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 15.02(b)(iv)(C) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and | ||||||
(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Note entirely in cash pursuant to Section 15.02(b)(iv)(B) of the Indenture (such settlement method, Settlement in Cash), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement. | ||||||
Net Share Settlement: | If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, JPMorgan will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option. | |||||
JPMorgan will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. | ||||||
Combination Settlement: | If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, JPMorgan will pay or deliver, as the case may be, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option: | |||||
(i) cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (1) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero; and
(ii) Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day | ||||||
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during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero; | ||||||
provided that in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option. | ||||||
JPMorgan will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period. | ||||||
Cash Settlement: | If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, JPMorgan will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the Cash Settlement Amount) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Cash Settlement Amount for such Option exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option. | |||||
Daily Option Value: | For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. | |||||
Applicable Limit: | For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, paid to the Holder of the related Convertible Note upon conversion of such Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Convertible Note upon conversion of such Convertible Note multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000. |
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Applicable Limit Price: | On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading Op on Bloomberg page ARIA <equity> (or any successor thereto). | |||||
Valid Day: | A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Shares are not listed or admitted for trading on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Valid Day means a Business Day. | |||||
Relevant Stock Exchange: | The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Shares are not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the over-the-counter market, as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization or, if the Shares are not then quoted by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization, the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded. | |||||
Scheduled Valid Day: | A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day. | |||||
Business Day: | Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or banks in Minnesota are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed. | |||||
Relevant Price: | On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page ARIA <equity> VAP (or its equivalent successor) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours. | |||||
Settlement Averaging Period: | For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option: | |||||
(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the third Valid Day following such Conversion Date; or
(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 42nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date. | ||||||
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Settlement Date: | For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the final Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option. | |||||
Settlement Currency: | USD | |||||
Other Applicable Provisions: | The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Settled. Share Settled in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option. | |||||
Representation and Agreement: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) JPMorgan may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)). |
3. | Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction. |
Adjustments applicable to the Transaction: | ||||||
Potential Adjustment Events: | Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a Potential Adjustment Event means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment under the Indenture to the Conversion Rate or the composition of a unit of Reference Property or to any Last Reported Sale Price, Daily VWAP, Daily Conversion Value or Daily Settlement Amount (each as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, JPMorgan shall not have any delivery or payment obligation hereunder, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction, on account of (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to holders of the Convertible Notes (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of the Convertible Notes are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture of the type referred to in the immediately preceding sentence (including, without limitation, pursuant to the proviso immediately following the first formula in Section 15.04(c) of the Indenture or the proviso immediately following the formula in Section 15.04(d) of the Indenture). | |||||
Method of Adjustment: | Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation |
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Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction. | ||||||
Notwithstanding the foregoing and Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers below, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to the definition of Stock Price in the Indenture, Section 15.04(h) of the Indenture, Section 15.06 of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Settlement Averaging Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event. | ||||||
Dilution Adjustment Provisions: | Sections 15.04(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and the definition of Stock Price in the Indenture. | |||||
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction: | ||||||
Merger Events: | Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a Merger Event means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the definition of Merger Event in Section 15.06 of the Indenture. | |||||
Tender Offers: | Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions, a Tender Offer means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 15.04(e) of the Indenture. | |||||
Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers: | Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the |
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nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction, subject to the second paragraph under Method of Adjustment; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision; provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, (a) will not be a corporation or (b) will not be the Issuer following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, then (I) in the case of sub-clause (ii)(b) above, with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated hereby, JPMorgan, Counterparty and the entity that will be the issuer of the Shares (the New Issuer) shall work in good faith to negotiate and enter into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by JPMorgan that JPMorgan has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow JPMorgan and Counterparty to continue, or the New Issuer to accede, as applicable, as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted hereby (which adjustments shall be made without duplication of any adjustments determined pursuant to any other provision of this Transaction), and to preserve JPMorgans 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 JPMorgan (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by JPMorgan), and (II) (A) in the case of sub-clause (ii)(b) above, if (1) such documentation has not been mutually agreed to on or prior to the date the Merger Event becomes effective or settlement of the Tender Offer occurs, as applicable, (2) the New Issuer does not fully and unconditionally guarantee all contractual obligations of Counterparty or (3) the Calculation Agent determines that the adjustment hereunder will not produce a commercially reasonable result, or (B) in the case of clause (i) or sub-clause (ii)(a) above, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at JPMorgans sole election. | ||||||
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 will also constitute a Delisting if the |
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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 of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. | ||||||
Additional Disruption Events: |
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Change in Law: |
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word Shares with the phrase Hedge Positions of the type generally used by such party in transactions of a type similar to the Transaction in clause (X) thereof, (ii) inserting the parenthetical (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) at the end of clause (A) thereof and (iii) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) JPMorgan may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if JPMorgan is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law. | |||||
Failure to Deliver: |
Applicable |
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Hedging Disruption: |
Applicable; provided that: | |||||||
(i) |
Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date and (b) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: | |||||||
For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption.; and | ||||||||
(ii) |
Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words to terminate the Transaction, the words or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption. | |||||||
Increased Cost of Hedging: |
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(vi) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the word expense, the words (other than increases in the price of Shares). | |||||||
Hedging Party: |
For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, JPMorgan. | |||||||
Determining Party: | For all applicable Extraordinary Events, JPMorgan. | |||||||
Non-Reliance: | Applicable. | |||||||
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: | Applicable | |||||||
Additional Acknowledgments: | Applicable | |||||||
4. |
Calculation Agent. |
JPMorgan; provided that all determinations made by Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided further that (i) upon receipt of written request from Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Counterparty with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment, or determination made by it (including any quotation, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be, but without disclosing Calculation Agents proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or confidential) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such written explanation within five (5) Exchange Business Days from receipt of such request, (ii) if an Event of Default described in Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement has occurred and is continuing with respect to JPMorgan, the Calculation Agent shall be a leading recognized dealer in equity derivatives designated in good faith by Counterparty for so long as such Event of Default is continuing and (iii) if Counterparty promptly disputes in writing any calculation, adjustment or |
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determination and provides reasonable detail as to the basis for such dispute, the Calculation Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law (as reasonably determined by JPMorgan), discuss the dispute with Counterparty, it being understood that the Calculation Agents calculation, adjustment or determination (as modified, if modified by the Calculation Agent), shall apply to the Transaction. |
5. | Account Details. |
(a) | Account for payments to Counterparty: |
(b) | Account for payments to JPMorgan: |
6. | Offices. |
(a) | The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party. |
(b) | The Office of JPMorgan for the Transaction is: London |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
25 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London E14 5JP
England
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7. | Notices. |
(a) | Address for notices or communications to Counterparty: |
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
26 Lansdowne Street | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 | ||
Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Telephone No.: |
617-494-0400 | |
With a copy to: | ||
Jonathan Kravetz | ||
Mintz Levin | ||
One Financial Center | ||
Boston, Massachusetts 02111 |
(b) | Address for notices or communications to JPMorgan: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||
EDG Marketing Support | ||
Email: |
edg_notices@jpmorgan.com | |
edg_ny_corporate_sales_support@jpmorgan.com | ||
Facsimile No: |
1-866-886-4506 | |
With a copy to: |
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Attention: |
Santosh Sreenivasan | |
Title: |
Managing Director, Head of Equity-Linked Capital Markets, Americas | |
Telephone No: |
1-212-622-5604 | |
Facsimile No.: |
1-212-622-6037 |
8. | Representations and Warranties. |
Each of the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), dated as of June 12, 2014, between Counterparty and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the Initial Purchasers), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to JPMorgan as if set forth herein. Counterparty hereby further represents and warrants to JPMorgan, and, as to representations made by each of the parties or either of the parties, each party represents as to itself to the other party, on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date that:
(a) | Each of the parties has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such partys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such party and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto. |
(b) | Each party represents to the other party that neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of such party hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent |
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documents) of such party, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which such party or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which it or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument. |
(c) | Each party represents to the other party that no consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Confirmation by such party, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act or state securities laws. |
(d) | Each of the parties is not and, after consummation of 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. |
(e) | Each of the parties is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act). |
(f) | Counterparty and its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares. |
(g) | No state or local (including any 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 JPMorgan or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares. |
(h) | Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million. |
(i) | Counterparty has delivered to JPMorgan resolutions of Counterpartys board of directors validly designating each of JPMorgan and its permitted assignees and transferees hereunder and its and their Affiliates and Associates as an Exempt Person (each, as defined in the Rights Agreement) under the Rights Agreement (such exemption, as in effect on the date hereof, the Rights Agreement Exemption). |
9. | Other Provisions. |
(a) | Opinions; Rights Agreement Exemption. |
(i) | On the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty shall deliver to JPMorgan an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to JPMorgan shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of JPMorgan under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement. |
(ii) | From the Premium Payment Date until the earlier of the Rights Agreement Termination Date and the final Settlement Date, as long as the conditions set forth in the Rights Agreement Exemption Letter (the Exemption Letter) dated as of the date hereof, between Counterparty and JPMorgan (such conditions, the Exemption Conditions) are satisfied, Counterparty shall ensure that the Rights Agreement Exemption remains in full force and effect and shall not be modified (unless JPMorgan shall have agreed in writing to such modification). Counterparty shall notify JPMorgan within one Business Day of the Rights Agreement Termination Date. |
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Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person (as defined below) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to JPMorgans or its Affiliates hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement), including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterpartys failure to ensure that, as long as the Exemption Conditions are satisfied, the Rights Agreement Exemption remains in full force and effect and is not modified (unless JPMorgan shall have agreed in writing to such modification) until the earlier of the Rights Agreement Termination Date and the final Settlement Date, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterpartys failure to ensure that as long as the Exemption Conditions are satisfied, the Rights Agreement Exemption remains in full force and effect and is not modified (unless JPMorgan shall have agreed in writing to such modification) until the earlier of the Rights Agreement Termination Date and the final Settlement Date, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.
Rights Agreement Termination Date means the earliest of (i) the occurrence of the Expiration Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement), (ii) the Rights Agreement otherwise terminating or ceasing to be in effect or (iii) the date on which no Rights (as defined in therein) remain outstanding thereunder.
Rights Agreement means the Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, between Counterparty and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, or any similar shareholder rights plan (as determined by JPMorgan in its sole discretion).
(b) | Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give JPMorgan a written notice of such repurchase (a |
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Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 180 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 6.3 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless JPMorgan and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to JPMorgans or its Affiliates hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide JPMorgan with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterpartys failure to provide JPMorgan with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction. |
(c) | Regulation M. Counterparty is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Counterparty, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M. Counterparty shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution. |
(d) | No Manipulation. Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act. |
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(e) | Transfer or Assignment. |
(i) | Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the Transfer Options); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to reasonable conditions that JPMorgan may impose, including but not limited, to the following conditions: |
(A) | With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 9(b) or any obligations under Section 9(o) or 9(t) of this Confirmation; |
(B) | Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a United States person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended); |
(C) | Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of JPMorgan, will not expose JPMorgan to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty, as are requested and reasonably satisfactory to JPMorgan; |
(D) | JPMorgan will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that JPMorgan would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment; |
(E) | An Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment; |
(F) | Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by JPMorgan to permit JPMorgan to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and |
(G) | Counterparty shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by JPMorgan in connection with such transfer or assignment. |
(ii) | JPMorgan may, without Counterpartys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) to any affiliate of JPMorgan (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than JPMorgans credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by JPMorgan generally for similar transactions, by JPMorgan or JPMorgan Chase & Co., or (B) to any other third party with a rating for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than A- by Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (S&P), or A3 by Moodys Investor Service, Inc. (Moodys) or, if either S&P or Moodys ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and JPMorgan. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds the Section 16 Threshold Percentage, (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5% or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an Excess Ownership Position), JPMorgan is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party satisfying the above |
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requirements on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan and within a time period reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then JPMorgan may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that JPMorgan so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(m) shall apply to any amount that is payable by JPMorgan to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that JPMorgan and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with JPMorgan under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Section 16 Threshold Percentage means (i) prior to the Rights Agreement Termination Date, the greatest of (a) 4.0%, (b) if the Exemption Letter has been modified to increase the maximum percentage of Shares outstanding that JPMorgan and its Affiliates and Associates are permitted to Beneficially Own in connection with the Relevant Transactions (each as defined in the Exemption Letter; such maximum percentage, the Exemption Letter Limitation), the lesser of (x) the Exemption Letter Limitation less 0.99% and (y) 9.0%, and (c) if the Exemption Letter Agreement has been modified to remove any limitation on the number of Shares that JPMorgan and its Affiliates and Associates may Beneficially Own in connection with the Relevant Transactions (each, as defined in the Exemption Letter) while preserving the Rights Agreement Exemption, 9.0%, and (ii) following the Rights Agreement Termination Date, 9.0%. As long as the Section 16 Percentage is less than 9.0%, JPMorgan will notify Counterparty at least three Exchange Business Days prior to designating an Early Termination Date on account of the Section 16 Percentage exceeding the Section 16 Threshold Percentage, which notice (the Threshold Notice) shall specify the Section 16 Percentage (as determined by JPMorgan in good faith) prompting such notice, and (i) if Counterparty so requests, JPMorgan will consent to a modification to the Exemption Letter solely for the purpose of increasing the Exemption Letter Limitation or removing the provision therein that limits the number of Shares that JPMorgan and its Affiliates and Associates may Beneficially Own in connection with the Relevant Transactions (each, as defined in the Exemption Letter) and (ii) if a modification described in clause (i) above is requested and implemented on or before the close of business on the third Exchange Business Day following Counterpartys receipt of the applicable Threshold Notice, the Section 16 Percentage shall not be deemed to have exceeded the Section 16 Threshold Percentage, and JPMorgan shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date based on the Section 16 Percentage specified in the applicable Threshold Notice, unless such Section 16 Percentage exceeds the modified Section 16 Threshold Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to any subsequent designation of an Early Termination Date on account of the Section 16 Percentage being in excess of any modified Section 16 Threshold Percentage, as long as the Section 16 Percentage is less than 9.0%, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, including the requirement of delivery by JPMorgan of another Threshold Notice, shall be applicable. The Option Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by JPMorgan to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the |
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number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that JPMorgan and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of JPMorgan (JPMorgan or any such person, a JPMorgan Person) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty (other than the Exemption Letter) that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by JPMorgan in its reasonable discretion. The Applicable Share Limit means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a JPMorgan Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a JPMorgan Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by JPMorgan in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. |
(iii) | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing JPMorgan to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty, JPMorgan may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform JPMorgans obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. JPMorgan shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance. |
(f) | Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to JPMorgans hedging activities hereunder, JPMorgan reasonably determines that it would not be practicable or advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by JPMorgan on any Settlement Date for the Transaction, JPMorgan 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) as follows: |
(i) | in such notice, JPMorgan will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (the first of which will be such Nominal Settlement Date and the last of which will be no later than the twentieth (20th) Exchange Business Day following such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date; |
(ii) | the aggregate number of Shares that JPMorgan will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that JPMorgan would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and |
(iii) | if the Net Share Settlement terms set forth above were to apply on the Nominal Settlement Date, then the Net Share Settlement terms will apply on each Staggered Settlement Date, except that the Shares otherwise deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date will be allocated among such Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by JPMorgan in the notice referred to in clause (i) above. |
(g) | [Reserved.] |
(h) | Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, an affiliate of JPMorgan (JPMS), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to the Transaction and (ii) JPMS has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of the Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other partys obligations under the Transaction. |
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(i) | [Reserved.] |
(j) | Additional Termination Events. |
(i) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation if an event of default with respect to Counterparty (other than an event of default resulting directly from an Event of Default of the type set forth in Section 5(a)(i) of the Agreement with respect to JPMorgan) occurs under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Indenture and the outstanding Convertible Notes have been declared immediately due and payable in accordance with Section 7.01 of the Indenture, then such event of default shall constitute an Additional Termination Event applicable to the Transaction and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) JPMorgan shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement. |
(ii) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by JPMorgan from Counterparty, within the applicable time period set forth under Notice of Exercise above, of any Notice of Exercise in respect of Options that relate to Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 15.03 of the Indenture in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture) shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 9(j)(ii). Upon receipt of any such Notice of Exercise, JPMorgan shall designate an Exchange Business Day following such Additional Termination Event (which Exchange Business Day shall in no event be earlier than the related settlement date for such Convertible Notes) as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Make-Whole Conversion Options) equal to the lesser of (A) the number of such Options specified in such Notice of Exercise and (B) the Number of Options as of the date JPMorgan designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 15.03 of the Indenture); provided that the amount of cash deliverable in respect of such early termination by JPMorgan to Counterparty shall not be greater than the excess of (I) (1) the number of Make-Whole Conversion Options, multiplied by (2) the Conversion Rate (after taking into account any applicable adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 15.03 of the Indenture), multiplied by (3) the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for the Make-Whole Conversion Options over (II) the aggregate principal amount of such Convertible Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. |
(k) | Amendments to Equity Definitions; No Automatic Early Termination. |
(i) | Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing either party may elect with JPMorgan may elect and (2) replacing notice to the other party with notice to Counterparty in the first sentence of such section. |
(ii) | The Automatic Early Termination provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to JPMorgan and will not apply to Counterparty. |
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(l) | No Setoff. 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) | Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterpartys control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterpartys control), and if JPMorgan would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a Payment Obligation), then JPMorgan shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below), unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to JPMorgan, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) JPMorgan agrees, in its sole discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply. |
Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, JPMorgan shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or as promptly as practicable (in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations and policies of Dealer and taking into account existing liquidity conditions) after, the date when the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of such Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment. | |||
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 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, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means, in accordance with the following sentence, and notified by the Calculation Agent to JPMorgan at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. The parties agree that in determining the Share |
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Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent shall, to the extent practicable, consider only objectively verifiable market data and/or the purchase prices paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property, in each case, relating to transactions that are substantially contemporaneous with the termination and settlement of the Transaction (or the relevant portion thereof). | ||||
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the Exchange Property), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange 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 Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent. | |||
Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |||
Other applicable provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions and the provisions set forth opposite the caption Representation and Agreement in Section 2 will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction. |
(n) | Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein. |
(o) | Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of JPMorgan, the Shares (Hedge Shares) acquired by JPMorgan for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by JPMorgan without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow JPMorgan to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to JPMorgan an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and enter into an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to JPMorgan, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering (but without any compensation to JPMorgan other than reimbursement of expenses); provided, however, that if JPMorgan, 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, |
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then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty, (ii) in order to allow JPMorgan 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 (but without any compensation to JPMorgan other than reimbursement of expenses), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to JPMorgan (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 JPMorgan 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 JPMorgan at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by JPMorgan. |
(p) | Tax 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. |
(q) | Right to Extend. JPMorgan may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Valid Day or Valid Days during the Settlement Averaging Period or any other date of valuation, payment or delivery by JPMorgan, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if JPMorgan reasonably determines, in its discretion, that such action is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve JPMorgans hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable JPMorgan to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if JPMorgan 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 JPMorgan; provided that JPMorgan may not postpone or extend any such date by more than 50 Exchange Business Days. |
(r) | Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. JPMorgan acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to JPMorgan rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit JPMorgans right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit JPMorgans rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction. |
(s) | Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a partys right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a contractual right as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code. |
(t) | Notice of Certain Other Events. Counterparty covenants and agrees that: |
(i) | promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty shall give JPMorgan written notice of (x) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event or (y) if no holders of Shares affirmatively make such election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by holders of Shares (the date of such notification, the Consideration Notification Date); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and |
(ii) | promptly following any adjustment to the Convertible Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event, Merger Event or Tender Offer, Counterparty shall give JPMorgan written notice of the details of such adjustment. |
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(u) | Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)). |
(v) | Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, JPMorgan and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) JPMorgan and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) JPMorgan shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of JPMorgan and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty. |
(w) | Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers for any reason, or Counterparty fails to deliver to JPMorgan opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, 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 JPMorgan and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) 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 the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of JPMorgan and Counterparty represents and acknowledges to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged. |
(x) | Payment by Counterparty. In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to JPMorgan an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to JPMorgan, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero. |
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10179, and by email to EDG_Notices@jpmorgan.com and EDG_NY_Corporate_Sales_Support@jpmorgan.com.
Very truly yours,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||
By: | /s/ Santosh Sreenivasan | |
Authorized Signatory | ||
Name: | Santosh Sreenivasan |
Accepted and confirmed
as of the Trade Date:
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
Authorized Signatory | ||
Name: | Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
Executive Vice President, CFO |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association.
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP
Authorised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the jurisdiction of the USA.
Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct
Authority and to limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the
extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
25 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London E14 5JP
England
June 12, 2014
To: | ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
26 Lansdowne Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Re: | Base Warrants |
The purpose of this letter agreement (this Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Company) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (JPMorgan) as of the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between JPMorgan and Company as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the Agreement) as if JPMorgan and Company had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.
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: | June 12, 2014 | |||||
Effective Date: | The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Organised under the laws of the United States as a National Banking Association.
Main Office 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240
Registered as a branch in England & Wales branch No. BR000746
Registered Branch Office 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP
Authorised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the jurisdiction of the USA.
Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct
Authority and to limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the
extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
Warrants: | Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Warrant Entitlement at a price per Share equal to the Strike Price, subject to the terms set forth under the caption Settlement Terms below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option. | |||||
Warrant Style: | European | |||||
Seller: | Company | |||||
Buyer: | JPMorgan | |||||
Shares: | The common stock of Company, par value USD 0.001 per share (Exchange symbol ARIA) | |||||
Number of Warrants: | 21,501,900. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Warrants shall be reduced by any Warrants exercised or deemed exercised hereunder. In no event will the Number of Warrants be less than zero. | |||||
Warrant Entitlement: | One Share per Warrant | |||||
Strike Price: | USD 12.00. | |||||
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, in no event shall the Strike Price be subject to adjustment to the extent that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Strike Price would be less than USD 7.02, except for any adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation and the Equity Definitions in connection with stock splits or similar changes to Companys capitalization. | ||||||
Premium: | USD 27,580,000 | |||||
Premium Payment Date: | June 17, 2014 | |||||
Exchange: | The NASDAQ Global Select Market | |||||
Related Exchange(s): | All Exchanges | |||||
Procedures for Exercise. | ||||||
Expiration Time: | The Valuation Time | |||||
Expiration Dates: | Each Scheduled Trading Day during the period from, and including, the First Expiration Date to, but excluding, the 100th Scheduled Trading Day following the First Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable, to the Daily Number of Warrants or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to zero for which such day shall be an Expiration Date |
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and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally scheduled Expiration Date; and provided further that if such Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last scheduled Expiration Date under the Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall determine using commercially reasonable means. | ||||||
First Expiration Date: | September 15, 2019 (or if such day is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day), subject to Market Disruption Event below. | |||||
Daily Number of Warrants: | For any Expiration Date, the Number of Warrants that have not expired or been exercised as of such day, divided by the remaining number of Expiration Dates (including such day), rounded down to the nearest whole number, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisos to Expiration Dates. | |||||
Automatic Exercise: | Applicable; and means that for each Expiration Date, a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants for such Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date. | |||||
Market Disruption Event: | Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with (ii) an Exchange Disruption, or and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase ; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material. | |||||
Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the words Scheduled Closing Time in the fourth line thereof. | ||||||
Valuation Terms. | ||||||
Valuation Time: | Scheduled Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion. | |||||
Valuation Date: | Each Exercise Date. |
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Settlement Terms. | ||||||
Settlement Method Election: | Applicable; provided that: | |||||
(i) the reference to Physical Settlement in the first sentence of Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by a reference to Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement; | ||||||
(ii) the following words shall be inserted at the end of the first sentence of Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions: | ||||||
and, if Combination Settlement is elected, the percentage of the Companys settlement obligations that shall be settled in cash, which percentage shall be greater than 0% and less than 100% (the Cash Percentage); provided that if the Electing Party elects Combination Settlement and does not validly elect a Cash Percentage, the Default Settlement Method shall apply; | ||||||
(iii) Company may elect Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement only if Company represents and warrants to JPMorgan in writing on the date of such election that (A) Company is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Company or the Shares, (B) Company is electing Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as the case may be, in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Company at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Company (including contingent liabilities), the capital of Company is adequate to conduct the business of Company, and Company 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; and | ||||||
(iv) the same election of settlement method (and, if Combination Settlement applies, the same Cash Percentage) shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder. | ||||||
Electing Party: | Company | |||||
Settlement Method Election Date: | The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the First Expiration Date. | |||||
Default Settlement Method: | Net Share Settlement | |||||
Net Share Settlement: | If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall deliver to JPMorgan a number of Shares equal to the Share Delivery Quantity for such Settlement Date to the account specified herein free of payment through the Clearance System, and JPMorgan shall be treated as the holder of record of such Shares at the time of delivery of such Shares or, if earlier, at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Settlement Date, and Company shall pay to JPMorgan cash in lieu of any fractional Share based on the Settlement Price on the relevant Valuation Date. |
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Share Delivery Quantity: | For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Cash Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date for such Settlement Date. | |||||
Cash Settlement Amount: | For any Settlement Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the Strike Price Differential for the relevant Valuation Date and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement. | |||||
Cash Settlement: | If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to JPMorgan an amount of cash in USD equal to the Cash Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date. | |||||
Combination Settlement: | If Combination Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall (i) deliver to JPMorgan a number of Shares equal to the product of (a) 100% less the Cash Percentage and (b) the Share Delivery Quantity for such Settlement Date to the account specified herein free of payment through the Clearance System, and JPMorgan shall be treated as the holder of such Shares at the time of delivery of such Shares or, if earlier, at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Settlement Date and (ii) pay to JPMorgan an amount of cash in USD equal to the product of (a) the Cash Percentage and (b) the Cash Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date, and Company shall pay to JPMorgan cash in lieu of any fractional Share based on the Settlement Price on the relevant Valuation Date | |||||
Settlement Price: | For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page ARIA <equity> VAP (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted average price method). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date shall be the volume-weighted average price per Share on such Valuation Date on the Exchange, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on such sources as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, for the portion of such Valuation Date for which the Calculation Agent determines there is no Market Disruption Event. |
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Settlement Dates: | As determined pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to Section 9(k)(i) hereof; provided that Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) inserting the words or cash immediately following the word Shares in the first line thereof and (ii) inserting the words for the Shares immediately following the words Settlement Cycle in the second line thereof. | |||||
Other Applicable Provisions: | If Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.05 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Settled. Share Settled in relation to any Warrant means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Warrant. | |||||
Representation and Agreement: | Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to JPMorgan may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Companys status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws. |
3. | Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction. |
Adjustments applicable to the Transaction: | ||||||
Method of Adjustment: | Calculation Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by Section 9(f) of this Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions. | |||||
Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction: | ||||||
New Shares: | Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word and following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase 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) and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase and (iii) of an entity or person that is a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. |
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Consequence of Merger Events: | ||||||
Merger Event: | Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(B) of this Confirmation, JPMorgan may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(B) will apply. | |||||
Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |||||
Share-for-Other: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | |||||
Share-for-Combined: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that JPMorgan may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment) for all or any portion of the Transaction. | |||||
Consequence of Tender Offers: | ||||||
Tender Offer: | Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(A) of this Confirmation, JPMorgan may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(A) will apply. | |||||
Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |||||
Share-for-Other: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |||||
Share-for-Combined: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |||||
Announcement Event: | If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event (for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of Merger Event following the definition of Reverse Merger therein) or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an Announcement Event), then on the earliest of the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation (the Announcement Event Adjustment Date) in respect of each Warrant, the Calculation Agent will determine the economic effect on such Warrant of the relevant event (regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction whether prior to or after the Announcement Event or for any period of time, including, without limitation, the period from the Announcement Event to the relevant Announcement Event Adjustment Date). If the Calculation Agent determines that such economic effect on any Warrant is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment |
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Date for such Warrant, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Warrant as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Warrant, as the case may be. | ||||||
Announcement Date: | The definition of Announcement Date in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words a firm with the word any in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word leads to the with the words , if completed, would lead to a in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words voting shares with the word Shares in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words by any entity after the word announcement in the second and the fourth lines thereof. | |||||
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 will 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 of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. | |||||
Additional Disruption Events: | ||||||
Change in Law: | Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word Shares with the phrase Hedge Positions of a type generally used by such party in transactions of a type similar to the Transaction in clause (X) thereof, (ii) inserting the parenthetical (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) at the end of clause (A) thereof and (iii) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: provided that (1) such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) |
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such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law and (2) JPMorgan may exercise its termination right with respect to such event described in this clause (Y) only if JPMorgan is generally exercising its rights to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to any similarly situated customers in the context of the event constituting such Change in Law. | ||||||
Failure to Deliver: | Not Applicable | |||||
Insolvency Filing: | Applicable | |||||
Hedging Disruption: | Applicable; provided that: | |||||
(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date and (b) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: For the avoidance of doubt, the term equity price risk shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. Any inability of the Hedging Party referred to in phrases (A) and (B) above that is solely attributable to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption.; and (ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words to terminate the Transaction, the words or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption. | ||||||
Increased Cost of Hedging: | Applicable | |||||
Loss of Stock Borrow: | Applicable | |||||
Maximum Stock Loan Rate: |
100 basis points | |||||
Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: | Applicable | |||||
Initial Stock Loan Rate: |
0 basis points until June 15, 2019 and 25 basis points thereafter. |
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Hedging Party: | For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, JPMorgan. | |||||
Determining Party: | For all applicable Extraordinary Events, JPMorgan. | |||||
Non-Reliance: | Applicable | |||||
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: | Applicable | |||||
Additional Acknowledgments: | Applicable | |||||
4. | Calculation Agent: |
JPMorgan; provided that all determinations made by Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided further that (i) upon receipt of written request from Company, the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Company with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment, or determination made by it (including any quotation, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be, but without disclosing Calculation Agents proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or confidential) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such written explanation within five (5) Exchange Business Days from receipt of such request, (ii) if an Event of Default described in Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement has occurred and is continuing with respect to JPMorgan, the Calculation Agent shall be a leading recognized dealer in equity derivatives designated in good faith by Company for so long as such Event of Default is continuing and (iii) if Company promptly disputes in writing any calculation, adjustment or determination and provides reasonable detail as to the basis for such dispute, the Calculation Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law (as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent), discuss the dispute with Company, it being understood that the Calculation Agents calculation, adjustment or determination (as modified, if modified by the Calculation Agent) shall apply to the Transaction. |
5. | Account Details. |
(a) | Account for payments to Company: |
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(b) | Account for payments to JPMorgan: |
6. | Offices. |
(a) | The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party. |
(b) | The Office of JPMorgan for the Transaction is: London |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
London Branch
25 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London E14 5JP
England
7. | Notices. |
(a) | Address for notices or communications to Company: |
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ||
26 Lansdowne Street | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 | ||
Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Telephone No.: |
617-494-0400 | |
With a copy to: | ||
Jonathan Kravetz | ||
Mintz Levin |
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One Financial Center | ||
Boston, Massachusetts 02111 |
(b) | Address for notices or communications to JPMorgan: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||
EDG Marketing Support | ||
Email: |
edg_notices@jpmorgan.com | |
edg_ny_corporate_sales_support@jpmorgan.com | ||
Facsimile No: |
1-866-886-4506 |
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With a copy to: | ||
Attention: |
Santosh Sreenivasan | |
Title: |
Managing Director, Head of Equity-Linked Capital Markets, Americas | |
Telephone No: |
1-212-622-5604 | |
Fax No.:
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1-212-622-6037 |
8. | Representations and Warranties of Company. |
Each of the representations and warranties of Company set forth in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), dated as of June 12, 2014, between Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the Initial Purchasers party thereto (the Initial Purchasers), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to JPMorgan as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to JPMorgan, and, as to representations made by each of the parties or either of the parties, each party represents as to itself to the other party, on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date and, in the case of the representations in Section 8(d), at all times until termination of the Transaction, that:
(a) | Each of the parties has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such partys part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such party and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto. |
(b) | Each party represents to the other party that neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of such party hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of such party, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which such party or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which it or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument. |
(c) | Each party represents to the other party that no consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Confirmation by such party, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or state securities laws. |
(d) | A number of Shares equal to the Maximum Number of Shares (as defined below) (the Warrant Shares) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrants following the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrants, 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. |
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(e) | Each of the parties is not and, after consummation of 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. |
(f) | Each of the parties is an eligible contract participant (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act). |
(g) | Company and each of its affiliates is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company or the Shares. |
(h) | No state or local (including any 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 JPMorgan or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares. |
(i) | Company (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million. |
(j) | Company has delivered to JPMorgan resolutions of Companys board of directors validly designating each of JPMorgan and its permitted assignees and transferees hereunder and its and their Affiliates and Associates as an Exempt Person (each, as defined in the Rights Agreement) under the Rights Agreement (such exemption, the Rights Agreement Exemption). |
9. | Other Provisions. |
(a) | Opinions; Rights Agreement Exemption. |
(i) | On the Premium Payment Date, Company shall deliver to JPMorgan an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium Payment Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this Confirmation. Delivery of such opinion to JPMorgan shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of JPMorgan under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement. |
(ii) | From the Premium Payment Date until the earlier of the Rights Agreement Termination Date and the final Settlement Date, as long as the conditions set forth in the Rights Agreement Exemption Letter (the Exemption Letter), dated as of the date hereof, between Company and JPMorgan (such conditions, the Exemption Conditions) are satisfied, Company shall ensure that the Rights Agreement Exemption remains in full force and effect and shall not be modified (unless JPMorgan shall have agreed in writing to such modification). Company shall notify JPMorgan within one Business Day of the Rights Agreement Termination Date. |
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person (as defined below) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to JPMorgans or its Affiliates hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement), including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Companys failure to ensure that, as long as the Exemption Conditions are satisfied, the Rights Agreement Exemption remains in full force and effect and is not modified (unless JPMorgan shall
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have agreed in writing to such modification) until the earlier of the Rights Agreement Termination Date and the final Settlement Date, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Companys failure to ensure that as long as the Exemption Conditions are satisfied, the Rights Agreement Exemption remains in full force and effect and is not modified (unless JPMorgan shall have agreed in writing to such modification) until the earlier of the Rights Agreement Termination Date and the final Settlement Date, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.
Rights Agreement Termination Date means the earliest of (i) the occurrence of the Expiration Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement), (ii) the Rights Agreement otherwise terminating or ceasing to be in effect or (iii) the date on which no Rights (as defined in therein) remain outstanding thereunder.
Rights Agreement means the Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, between Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, or any similar shareholder rights plan (as determined by JPMorgan in its sole discretion).
(b) | Repurchase Notices. Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give JPMorgan a written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 180.0 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 6.3 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless JPMorgan and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an Indemnified Person) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to JPMorgans hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with |
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respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject to, as a result of Companys failure to provide JPMorgan with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction. |
(c) | Regulation M. Company is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), of any securities of Company, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M. Company shall not, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution. |
(d) | No Manipulation. Company is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act. |
(e) | Transfer or Assignment. Company may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of JPMorgan. JPMorgan may, without Companys consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any third party. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds the Section 16 Threshold Percentage, (B) the Warrant Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5% or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an Excess Ownership Position), JPMorgan is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Warrants to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan and within a time period reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then JPMorgan may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the Terminated Portion), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that JPMorgan so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a Terminated Portion, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) |
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an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Company were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(j) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Company to JPMorgan pursuant to this sentence as if Company was not the Affected Party). The Section 16 Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that JPMorgan and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with JPMorgan under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Section 16 Threshold Percentage means (i) prior to the Rights Agreement Termination Date, the greatest of (a) 4.0%, (b) if the Exemption Letter has been modified to increase the maximum percentage of Shares outstanding that JPMorgan and its Affiliates and Associates are permitted to Beneficially Own in connection with the Relevant Transactions (each as defined in the Exemption Letter; such maximum percentage, the Exemption Letter Limitation), the lesser of (x) the Exemption Letter Limitation less 0.99% and (y) 9.0%, and (c) if the Exemption Letter Agreement has been modified to remove any limitation on the number of Shares that JPMorgan and its Affiliates and Associates may Beneficially Own in connection with the Relevant Transactions (each, as defined in the Exemption Letter) while preserving the Rights Agreement Exemption, 9.0%, and (ii) following the Rights Agreement Termination Date, 9.0%. As long as the Section 16 Percentage is less than 9.0%, JPMorgan will notify Company at least three Exchange Business Days prior to designating an Early Termination Date on account of the Section 16 Percentage exceeding the Section 16 Threshold Percentage, which notice (the Threshold Notice) shall specify the Section 16 Percentage (as determined by JPMorgan in good faith) prompting such notice, and (i) if Company so requests, JPMorgan will consent to a modification to the Exemption Letter solely for the purpose of increasing the Exemption Letter Limitation or removing the provision therein that limits the number of Shares that JPMorgan and its Affiliates and Associates may Beneficially Own in connection with the Relevant Transactions (each, as defined in the Exemption Letter) and (ii) if a modification described in clause (i) above is requested and implemented on or before the close of business on the third Exchange Business Day following Companys receipt of the applicable Threshold Notice, the Section 16 Percentage shall not be deemed to have exceeded the Section 16 Threshold Percentage, and JPMorgan shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date based on the Section 16 Percentage specified in the applicable Threshold Notice, unless such Section 16 Percentage exceeds the modified Section 16 Threshold Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to any subsequent designation of an Early Termination Date on account of the Section 16 Percentage being in excess of any modified Section 16 Threshold Percentage, as long as the Section 16 Percentage is less than 9.0%, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, including the requirement of delivery by JPMorgan of another Threshold Notice, shall be applicable. The Warrant Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other warrants purchased by JPMorgan from Company, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The Share Amount as of any day is the number of Shares that JPMorgan and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of JPMorgan (JPMorgan or any such person, a JPMorgan Person) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Company (other than the Exemption Letter) that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by JPMorgan in its reasonable discretion. The Applicable Share Limit means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a JPMorgan Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a JPMorgan Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined |
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by JPMorgan in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing JPMorgan to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Company, JPMorgan may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform JPMorgans obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. JPMorgan shall be discharged of its obligations to Company to the extent of any such performance. |
(f) | Dividends. If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to and including the last Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares, then the Calculation Agent will adjust any of the Strike Price, Number of Warrants, Daily Number of Warrants and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to JPMorgan after taking into account such dividend. |
(g) | Role of Agent. Each party agrees and acknowledges that (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, an affiliate of JPMorgan (JPMS), has acted solely as agent and not as principal with respect to the Transaction and (ii) JPMS has no obligation or liability, by way of guaranty, endorsement or otherwise, in any manner in respect of the Transaction (including, if applicable, in respect of the settlement thereof). Each party agrees it will look solely to the other party (or any guarantor in respect thereof) for performance of such other partys obligations under the Transaction. |
(h) | Additional Provisions. |
(i) | Amendments to the Equity Definitions: |
(A) | 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. |
(B) | Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (w) replacing the words a diluting or concentrative with an in the fifth line thereof, (x) adding the phrase or Warrants after the words the relevant Shares in the same sentence, (y) deleting the words diluting or concentrative in the sixth to last line thereof and (z) deleting the phrase (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 it with the phrase (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). |
(C) | Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words a diluting or concentrative and replacing them with the word a material; and adding the phrase or Warrants at the end of the sentence. |
(D) | [Reserved]. |
(E) | Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by: |
(x) | 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 |
(y) | replacing the phrase neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares with the phrase such Lending Party does not lend Shares in the penultimate sentence. |
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(F) | Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by: |
(x) | adding the word or immediately before subsection (B) and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A) and; |
(y) | (1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word or immediately preceding subsection (C), (3) deleting the penultimate sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the sentence The Hedging Party will determine the Cancellation Amount payable by one party to the other. and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence. |
(ii) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon the occurrence of one of the following events, with respect to the Transaction, (1) JPMorgan shall have the right to designate such event an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, (2) Company shall be deemed the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the Transaction, or, at the election of JPMorgan in its sole discretion, any portion of the Transaction, shall be deemed the sole Affected Transaction; provided that if JPMorgan so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, (a) a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants included in the terminated portion of the Transaction, and (b) for the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect except that the Number of Warrants shall be reduced by the number of Warrants included in such terminated portion: |
(A) | A person or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Company or its wholly owned subsidiaries or its or their employee benefit plans 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 beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Companys common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Companys common equity. |
(B) | Consummation of (I) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination, or from a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets, (II) any share exchange, consolidation, merger or similar transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property (other than any merger solely for the purpose of changing the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding Shares solely into common shares of the surviving entity and where the common stockholders proportional voting power immediately after such event is in substantially the same proportions as their respective voting power before such event) or (III) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Companys subsidiaries. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions or event or events set forth in clause (A) or (B) above shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions or event or events consists of shares of common stock or other
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common equity interests that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions or event or events, and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions or event or events, the Shares will consist of such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights.
(C) | Default by Company or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC) with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $25 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of Company and/or any such subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable. |
(D) | Within one year of the Trade Date, JPMorgan, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal, to hedge its exposure with respect to the Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by JPMorgan). |
(i) | No Setoff. 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. |
(j) | Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. |
(i) | If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Companys control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Company is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Company is the Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Companys control), and if Company would owe any amount to JPMorgan pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a Payment Obligation), then Company shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below), unless (a) Company gives irrevocable telephonic notice to JPMorgan, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, and (b) Company remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(g) as of the date of such election and (c) JPMorgan agrees, in its sole discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply. |
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Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, Company shall deliver to JPMorgan the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date (the Share Termination Payment Date) on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than 10 Exchange Business Days) thereafter, subject to Section 9(k)(i) below, in satisfaction, subject to Section 9(k)(ii) below, of the relevant Payment Obligation, in the manner reasonably requested by JPMorgan free of payment. | |||
Share Termination Delivery Property: | A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the relevant Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the amount of Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion 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 (without giving effect to any discount pursuant to Section 9(k)(i)). | |||
Share Termination Unit Price: | The fair market 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 by commercially reasonable means, subject to the following: In the case of a Private Placement of Share Termination Delivery Units that are Restricted Shares (as defined below), as set forth in Section 9(k)(i) below, the Share Termination Unit Price shall be determined by the discounted price applicable to such Share Termination Delivery Units. In the case of a Registration Settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units that are Restricted Shares (as defined below) as set forth in Section 9(k)(ii) below, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Share Termination Unit Price shall be the Settlement Price on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable. The Calculation Agent shall notify Company of the Share Termination Unit Price at the time of notification of such Payment Obligation to Company or, if applicable, at the time the discounted price applicable to the relevant Share Termination Units is determined pursuant to Section 9(k)(i). | |||
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any |
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other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the Exchange Property), a unit consisting of the type and amount of Exchange 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 Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event. If such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event involves a choice of Exchange Property to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash. | ||||
Failure to Deliver: | Inapplicable | |||
Other applicable provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 and 9.12 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction. |
(k) | Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of JPMorgan, following any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property to JPMorgan hereunder, such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property would be in the hands of JPMorgan subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act (such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property, Restricted Shares), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Company, unless JPMorgan waives the need for registration/private placement procedures set forth in (i) and (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Daily Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Company shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first applicable Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all remaining Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registration Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder. |
(i) | If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a Private Placement Settlement), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Company shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan; provided that Company may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Company to JPMorgan (or any affiliate designated by JPMorgan) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section |
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4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by JPMorgan (or any such affiliate of JPMorgan). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to JPMorgan, due diligence rights (for JPMorgan or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by JPMorgan), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements, all reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, the Calculation Agent shall determine the appropriate discount to the Share Termination Unit Price (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 9(j) above) or premium to any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to JPMorgan hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Exchange Business Day following notice by Calculation Agent to Company of such applicable discount or premium, as the case may be, and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Share Termination Payment Date (in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 9(j) above) or on the Settlement Date for such Restricted Shares (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above). |
(ii) | If Company elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a Registration Settlement), then Company shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period, as defined below) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to JPMorgan, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to JPMorgan. If JPMorgan, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If JPMorgan is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the Resale Period) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be (x) the Share Termination Payment Date in case of settlement in Share Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Section 9(j) above or (y) the Settlement Date in respect of the final Expiration Date for all Daily Number of Warrants) and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which JPMorgan completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Share Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales equals or exceeds the Payment Obligation (as defined above). If the Payment Obligation exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Company shall transfer to JPMorgan by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following such resale the amount of such excess (the Additional Amount) in cash or in a number of Shares (Make-whole Shares) in an amount that, based on the Settlement Price on such day (as if such day was the Valuation Date for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Company elects to pay the Additional Amount in Shares, the requirements and provisions for Registration Settlement shall apply. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero. In no event shall Company deliver a number of Restricted Shares greater than the Maximum Number of Shares. Following the Resale Period, JPMorgan shall return to Company any Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units not required to be sold in order to realize net proceeds equal to the Payment Obligation. |
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(iii) | Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company agrees that (A) any Restricted Shares delivered to JPMorgan may be transferred by and among JPMorgan and its affiliates and Company shall effect such transfer without any further action by JPMorgan and (B) after the period of 6 months from the Trade Date (or 1 year from the Trade Date if, at such time, informational requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act are not satisfied with respect to Company) has elapsed in respect of any Restricted Shares delivered to JPMorgan, Company shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon request by JPMorgan (or such affiliate of JPMorgan) to Company or such transfer agent, without any 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 JPMorgan (or such affiliate of JPMorgan). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 of the Securities Act or any successor rule, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court as in effect at such time so require, in the opinion of outside counsel of Company, the agreements of Company herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property. |
(iv) | If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Company shall be the Defaulting Party. |
(l) | Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, JPMorgan may not exercise any Warrant hereunder or be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder, and Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect to any Warrant hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares upon the exercise of such Warrant or otherwise hereunder, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed the Section 16 Threshold Percentage or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed the Section 16 Threshold Percentage or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit If any delivery owed to JPMorgan hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Companys obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Company shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Business Day after, JPMorgan gives notice to Company that, after such delivery, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed the Section 16 Threshold Percentage and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Applicable Share Limit. |
(m) | Share Deliveries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company agrees that any delivery of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of DTC, or any successor depositary, if at the time of delivery, such class of Shares or class of Share Termination Delivery Property is in book-entry form at DTC or such successor depositary. |
(n) | Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein. |
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(o) | Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Company 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 Company relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. |
(p) | Maximum Share Delivery. |
(i) | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement or the Equity Definitions, in no event will Company at any time be required to deliver a number of Shares greater than two times the Number of Shares (the Maximum Number of Shares) to JPMorgan in connection with the Transaction. |
(ii) | In the event Company shall not have delivered to JPMorgan the full number of Shares or Restricted Shares otherwise deliverable by Company to JPMorgan pursuant to the terms of the Transaction because Company has insufficient authorized but unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such deficit, the Deficit Shares), Company shall be continually obligated to deliver, from time to time, Shares or Restricted Shares, as the case may be, to JPMorgan until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section 9(p)(ii), when, and to the extent that, (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Company or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares previously reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions become no longer so reserved or (C) Company additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions; provided that in no event shall Company deliver any Shares or Restricted Shares to JPMorgan pursuant to this Section 9(p)(ii) to the extent that such delivery would cause the aggregate number of Shares and Restricted Shares delivered to JPMorgan to exceed the Maximum Number of Shares. Company shall immediately notify JPMorgan of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares or Restricted Shares, as the case may be, to be delivered) and promptly deliver such Shares or Restricted Shares, as the case may be, thereafter. |
(q) | [Reserved]. |
(r) | Right to Extend. JPMorgan may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Expiration 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 Daily Number of Warrants with respect to one or more Expiration Dates) if JPMorgan determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve JPMorgans hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable JPMorgan to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if JPMorgan 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 JPMorgan; provided that JPMorgan may not postpone or extend any such date by more than 50 Exchange Business Days. |
(s) | Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. JPMorgan acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to JPMorgan rights against Company with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Company in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Company; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit JPMorgans right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Company of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit JPMorgans rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction. |
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(t) | Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be a securities contract and a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code), and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a partys right to liquidate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a contractual right as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to constitute a settlement payment and a transfer as defined in the Bankruptcy Code. |
(u) | Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)). |
(v) | Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Company understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the last Expiration Date, JPMorgan and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) JPMorgan and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) JPMorgan shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Settlement Prices; and (D) any market activities of JPMorgan and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Settlement Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Company. |
(w) | Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers for any reason, or Company fails to deliver to JPMorgan opinions of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date 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 JPMorgan and Company under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) 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 the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of JPMorgan and Company represents and acknowledges to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged. |
(x) | Payment by JPMorgan. In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, JPMorgan owes to Company an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) JPMorgan owes to Company, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero. |
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(y) | Listing of Warrant Shares. Company shall have submitted an application for the listing of the Warrant Shares on the Exchange, and such application and listing shall have been approved by the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance, in each case, on or prior to the Premium Payment Date. Company agrees and acknowledges that such submission and approval shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement. |
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing this Confirmation and returning it to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10179, and by email to EDG_Notices@jpmorgan.com and EDG_NY_Corporate_Sales_Support@jpmorgan.com.
Very truly yours,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||
By: | /s/ Santosh Sreenivasan | |
Authorized Signatory | ||
Name: | Santosh Sreenivasan |
Accepted and confirmed
as of the Trade Date:
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
Authorized Signatory | ||
Name: | Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
Executive Vice President, CFO |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
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extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
Exhibit 99.1
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News Release |
ARIAD ANNOUNCES PROPOSED $175 MILLION OFFERING OF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019
Cambridge, MA, June 11, 2014 ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $175 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2019 (the Notes) in a private placement. The Notes will be offered by the initial purchasers only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act). ARIAD also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes on the same terms and conditions.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of ARIAD, and interest will be payable semi-annually. The Notes will be convertible by the holders beginning December 15, 2018, or earlier upon specified events, and upon conversion, the holders will receive, at ARIADs option, shares of ARIADs common stock, cash or a combination of shares and cash. The interest rate, initial conversion rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined by negotiations between ARIAD and the initial purchasers.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, ARIAD expects to enter into a convertible note hedge transaction with an affiliate of one of the initial purchasers (the option counterparty). The convertible note hedge transaction is expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to ARIADs common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments ARIAD may be required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, in each case, in the event that the market price per share of ARIADs common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transaction, is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transaction. ARIAD also expects to enter into a warrant transaction with the option counterparty. The warrant transaction could separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of ARIADs common stock as measured over the applicable valuation period at the maturity of the warrants exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants.
ARIAD expects that in connection with establishing its initial hedge of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, the option counterparty or an affiliate thereof expects to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to ARIADs common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of ARIADs common stock or the Notes at that time. In addition, ARIAD expects that the option counterparty or an affiliate thereof may modify its hedge positions from time to time by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to ARIADs common stock or other ARIAD securities in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of ARIADs common stock or the Notes, which could affect the ability of Note holders to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes, it could affect the amount and value of the consideration that Note holders will receive upon conversion of the Notes.
ARIAD intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transaction (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds from the warrant transaction). ARIAD intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds of the offering for its operations, including, but not limited to sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution of Iclusig® (ponatinib); global development of its other product candidates, including clinical trials, product and process development, manufacturing and other activities; discovery research efforts to add to its pipeline of product candidates; and for other general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to repayment or refinancing of indebtedness or other corporate borrowings, capital expenditures and possible acquisitions.
The Notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act. Neither the Notes nor the shares of ARIADs common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have been registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act.
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About ARIAD
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Lausanne, Switzerland, is an integrated global oncology company focused on transforming the lives of cancer patients with breakthrough medicines. ARIAD is working on new medicines to advance the treatment of various forms of chronic and acute leukemia, lung cancer and other difficult-to-treat cancers. ARIAD utilizes computational and structural approaches to design small-molecule drugs that overcome resistance to existing cancer medicines.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements about whether or not we will offer the Notes or consummate the offering, the anticipated terms of the Notes and the offering, statements concerning the proposed convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, related derivative transactions and market activities by the option counterparty and/or its affiliates, and the potential effects of such transactions, and the anticipated use of the proceeds from the offering. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to whether or not we will be able to raise capital through the sale of the Notes, the final terms of the proposed offering, market and other conditions, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed offering and the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the proposed offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. Additional risks and uncertainties relating to the proposed offering, ARIAD and our business can be found under the heading Risk Factors in the filings that we periodically make with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
CONTACT | For Investors | For Media | ||
Kendra Adams | Liza Heapes | |||
Kendra.adams@ariad.com | Liza.heapes@ariad.com | |||
(617) 503-7028 | (617) 620-4888 |
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Exhibit 99.2
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News Release |
ARIAD ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $200 MILLION OFFERING OF 3.625% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019
Cambridge, MA, June 12, 2014 ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced the pricing of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.625% convertible senior notes due 2019 (the Notes) in a private placement. The Notes will be offered by the initial purchasers only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act). ARIAD also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional $30 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes on the same terms and conditions. As a result of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions described below, the effective conversion price for the Notes is expected to be $12.00 per share, which represents a 71% premium over the closing price of ARIADs common stock of $7.02 per share on June 11, 2014.
The sale of the Notes to the initial purchasers is expected to settle on June 17, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to result in $176.9 million net proceeds to ARIAD, assuming no exercise of the initial purchasers option to purchase additional Notes, or $203.7 million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full, after deducting fees, estimated offering expenses payable by ARIAD and the net cost of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions described below.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of ARIAD, and will bear interest at a rate of 3.625% per year. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning December 15, 2014. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2019, unless earlier converted.
ARIAD expects to use the net proceeds of the offering for its operations, including, but not limited to sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution of Iclusig® (ponatinib); global development of its other product
candidates, including clinical trials, product and process development activities, manufacturing and other activities; discovery research efforts to add to its pipeline of product candidates; and for other general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to repayment or refinancing of indebtedness or other corporate borrowings, capital expenditures and possible acquisitions.
The Notes will be convertible by the holders beginning December 15, 2018, or earlier upon specified events, and upon conversion, the holders will receive, at ARIADs option, shares of ARIADs common stock, cash or a combination of shares and cash. The Notes will be convertible at an initial conversion rate of 107.5095 shares of common stock per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.30 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances specified in the indenture governing the Notes. The initial conversion price represents a conversion premium of 32.5% over the closing price of ARIADs common stock of $7.02 per share on June 11, 2014, as reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market. Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date, ARIAD will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Notes in connection with such a corporate event in certain circumstances.
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, ARIAD entered into a convertible note hedge transaction with an affiliate of one of the initial purchasers (the option counterparty). The convertible note hedge transaction is expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to ARIADs common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments ARIAD may be required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, in each case, in the event that the market price per share of ARIADs common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transaction, is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transaction (which initially corresponds to the initial conversion price of the Notes and is subject to certain adjustments substantially similar to those contained in the Notes). In addition, in order to partially offset the cost of the convertible note hedge transaction, ARIAD issued warrants to the option counterparty at a higher strike price than the conversion price of the Notes. The warrant transaction could separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of ARIADs common stock as measured over the applicable valuation period at the maturity of the warrants exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants. However, subject to certain conditions, ARIAD may elect to settle the warrant transaction in cash. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, ARIAD may enter into an additional convertible note hedge transaction and an additional warrant transaction with the option counterparty.
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ARIAD expects that, in connection with establishing its initial hedge of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, the option counterparty or an affiliate thereof will enter into various derivative transactions with respect to ARIADs common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of ARIADs common stock or the Notes at that time. In addition, ARIAD expects that the option counterparty or an affiliate thereof may modify its hedge positions from time to time by entering into or unwinding derivative transactions with respect to ARIADs common stock and/or by purchasing or selling shares of ARIADs common stock or other securities of ARIAD in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of ARIADs common stock or the Notes, which could affect the ability of Note holders to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes, it could affect the amount and value of the consideration that Note holders will receive upon conversion of the Notes. The convertible note hedge and warrant transactions have not been, and will not be, registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
The Notes are being offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act. Neither the Notes nor the shares of ARIADs common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have been registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum pursuant to Rule 144A under the Act.
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About ARIAD
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Lausanne, Switzerland, is an integrated global oncology company focused on transforming the lives of cancer patients with breakthrough medicines. ARIAD is working on new medicines to advance the treatment of various forms of chronic and acute leukemia, lung cancer and other difficult-to-treat cancers. ARIAD utilizes computational and structural approaches to design small-molecule drugs that overcome resistance to existing cancer medicines.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements about the anticipated closing of the offering, the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, related derivative transactions and market activities by the option counterparty and/or its affiliates, and the potential effects of such transactions, the expected effective conversion price of the Notes as a result of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, and the anticipated use of the proceeds from the offering. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to whether or not we will be able to raise capital through the sale of the Notes, market and other conditions, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering and the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally. There can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the offering on the anticipated terms, or at all. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. Additional risks and uncertainties relating to the offering, ARIAD and our business can be found under the heading Risk Factors in the filings that we periodically make with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
CONTACT | For Investors | For Media | ||
Kendra Adams | Liza Heapes | |||
Kendra.adams@ariad.com | Liza.heapes@ariad.com | |||
(617) 503-7028 | (617) 620-4888 |
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