CUSIP No. 98156Q108
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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Vincent K. McMahon
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
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Not Applicable
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CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United States
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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28,697,568
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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28,697,568 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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28,697,568
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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38.3%*
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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/s/ Vincent K. McMahon
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Name: Vincent K. McMahon
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Re: |
Confirmation: Variable Prepaid Share Forward Transaction
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Trade Date: | [ ] |
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Seller:
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Counterparty
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Buyer: |
Morgan Stanley
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Components: |
The Transaction will be divided into [ ] individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Shares and Scheduled
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Valuation Date set forth in Annex A. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
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Shares: |
The Class A common stock, par value USD 0.01 per share, of Issuer (Exchange Symbol: “WWE”).
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Issuer: |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
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Initial Share Price: |
USD [ ]
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Number of Shares: |
For each Component, as set forth in Annex A.
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Aggregate Number of Shares: |
[ ] Shares
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Prepayment: |
Applicable
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Variable Obligation: |
Applicable
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Prepayment Amount: |
USD [ ]
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Prepayment Date: |
The second Currency Business Day following the Trade Date.
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Condition to Payment: |
It shall be a condition precedent to Morgan Stanley’s obligation to pay the Prepayment Amount hereunder on the Prepayment Date that Counterparty shall have performed its obligations under paragraphs 2(d) (Delivery of Collateral Shares) and 2(k) (Agreement to deliver Documents) of this Confirmation below.
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Forward Floor Price: |
USD [ ]
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Forward Cap Price: |
USD [ ]
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Exchange(s): |
New York Stock Exchange
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Related Exchange(s): |
All Exchanges
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Security Annex: |
The Pledge and Security Annex contained in Annex B hereto.
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Collateral Shares: |
The Shares and Class B Shares that are the subject of the security interest created under the Security Annex.
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Class B Shares: |
The Class B common stock, par value USD 0.01 per share, of Issuer.
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Collateral Account: |
The account maintained by Custodian for the account of Counterparty with account number [ ] (and any renewed account and any account re-designated as such account).
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Custodian: |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in its capacity as custodian for Counterparty.
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Scheduled Valuation Date: |
For each Component, as set forth in Annex A.
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Valuation Date: |
For each Component, the Scheduled Valuation Date for such Component as set forth in Annex A (or, if the date so set forth for such Component is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not
already a Scheduled Valuation Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Valuation Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day
that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be a Valuation Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; provided further that if such Valuation Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day
following the last Scheduled Valuation Date under the Transaction, then the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the Valuation Date for each
such Component (irrespective of whether or not such date is a Valuation Date in respect of any other Component), in which case the VWAP Price for that eighth Scheduled Trading Day shall be the Calculation
Agent’s good faith estimate of the fair market value of a Share 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 good faith and
commercially reasonable means.
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Market Disruption Event: |
Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as
the case may be” in clause (ii) thereof and (y) replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
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Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.
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Regulatory Disruption: |
Morgan Stanley reasonably concludes, using commercially reasonable discretion, that it is appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures of Morgan Stanley
generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Morgan Stanley), including without
limitation in the event of any third-party tender offer, for Morgan Stanley to refrain from engaging in market transactions relating to the Shares or to reduce the number or size of any such market transactions. Morgan Stanley shall
notify Counterparty as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Valuation Date(s) affected by it. Morgan Stanley shall subsequently notify Counterparty in writing on the Scheduled Trading Day
Morgan Stanley reasonably believes in good faith and upon the advice of counsel that it may resume its market activity.
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Settlement Method Election: |
Applicable; provided that a single Settlement Method shall apply for all Components; provided,
further, that any election by Counterparty specifying Cash Settlement shall not be effective to require Cash Settlement unless Counterparty delivers to Morgan Stanley, concurrent with such election, a representation signed by
Counterparty substantially in the following form as of the date Counterparty makes such election: “Counterparty is not aware of any material non-public information regarding Issuer, the Shares or the Class B Shares, and is electing Cash
Settlement in good faith and not as a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws”; and provided, further, that
notwithstanding any election by Counterparty or default election specified herein to the contrary, Cash Settlement will apply if Morgan Stanley reasonably concludes, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that Counterparty would be
unable to make the representation and agreement in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions with respect to the Shares to be delivered by Counterparty pursuant to Physical Settlement for any reason, unless the parties previously agreed in
writing to waive such representation and agreement. Unless Counterparty has properly elected Cash Settlement, Counterparty shall convert the Collateral Shares into Shares and cause such Shares to be delivered to the Collateral Account no
later than the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following the Settlement Method Election Date.
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Electing Party:
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Counterparty
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Settlement Method Election Date: |
The 10th Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Scheduled Valuation Date for the Component with the earliest Scheduled Valuation Date hereunder.
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Default Settlement Method: |
Physical Settlement
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Settlement Currency: |
USD
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Settlement Price: |
The VWAP Price for the Valuation Date.
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VWAP Price: |
For any Exchange Business Day, the per-Share volume weighted average price based on transactions executed in the United States as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “WWE US <equity> AQR” (or any
successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange until the Scheduled Closing Time on such Exchange Business Day or, in the event such price is not so reported on
such Exchange Business Day for any reason or is manifestly erroneous, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent, using standard industry volume-weighted methods, if available.
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Physical Settlement: |
If Physical Settlement is applicable, for each Component of the Transaction, on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty will deliver to Morgan Stanley a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such
Component and will pay to Morgan Stanley the Fractional Share Amount, if any.
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Settlement Date: |
For each Component of the Transaction, the date that falls one Settlement Cycle following the Valuation Date for such Component (or, if such date is not a Clearance System Business Day, the next following Clearance System Business
Day).
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Automatic Physical Settlement: |
For each Component of the Transaction, if (i) by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty has not otherwise effected delivery of the Number of Shares to be Delivered, and (ii) the Collateral Shares
then recorded in the Collateral Account includes Shares with respect to which the representations and agreements set forth in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions are true and satisfied (or, at the absolute discretion of Morgan Stanley,
Shares or Class B
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Shares with respect to which such representations and agreements are not true or satisfied), then the delivery provided by Section 9.2 of the Equity Definitions shall be effected, in whole or in part, as the case
may be, by delivery from the Collateral Account to Morgan Stanley on the relevant Settlement Date of a number of such Collateral Shares not to exceed the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Component, subject to netting, if any, as
provided pursuant to the terms of the Security Annex. Upon any such delivery, Morgan Stanley shall hold such Shares absolutely and free from any claim or right whatsoever (including without limitation the Security Interests created under
the Security Annex or any claim or right of Counterparty).
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Cash Settlement: |
If Cash Settlement is applicable, Counterparty shall pay the aggregate of the Preliminary Cash Settlement Amounts for all Components on the Preliminary Cash Settlement Date.
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if the Preliminary Cash Settlement Amount exceeds the Forward Cash Settlement Amount calculated in accordance with Section 8.5(f) of the Equity Definitions, Morgan Stanley shall pay to Counterparty the amount of such excess on the Cash
Settlement Payment Date; and
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if the Forward Cash Settlement Amount calculated in accordance with Section 8.5(f) of the Equity Definitions exceeds the Preliminary Cash Settlement Amount, Counterparty shall pay to Morgan Stanley the amount of such excess on the Cash
Settlement Payment Date.
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Preliminary Cash Settlement Amount: |
For all Components, the Forward Cash Settlement Amount calculated in accordance with Section 8.5(f) of the Equity Definitions that would apply if the Scheduled Valuation Date for such Component were the applicable Preliminary Cash
Settlement Pricing Date.
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Preliminary Cash Settlement Pricing Date: |
The date that is the fourth Scheduled Trading Day prior to the earliest Scheduled Valuation Date hereunder.
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Settlement Date: |
The date that is the first Currency Business Day prior to the earliest Scheduled Valuation Date hereunder.
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Cash Settlement Payment Date: |
The second Currency Business Day following the final Valuation Date hereunder.
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Potential Adjustment Events: |
If an event occurs that constitutes both a Potential Adjustment Event under Section 11.2(e)(ii)(C) of the Equity Definitions and a Spin-off as described below, it shall be treated hereunder as a Spin-off and not as a Potential
Adjustment Event.
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Method of Adjustment: |
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Spin-off: |
A distribution of New Shares (the “Spin-off Shares”) of a subsidiary of Issuer (the “Spin-off Issuer”) to holders of the Shares (the “Original Shares”). With respect to a Spin-off, “New Shares” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions (as amended below opposite “New Shares”) except that the phrase
immediately preceding clause (i) thereof shall be replaced by the following: “‘New Shares’ means ordinary or common shares of the Spin-off Issuer that are, or that as of the effectiveness of the relevant Spin-off are scheduled promptly to
be,”.
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Consequences of Spin-offs: |
Morgan Stanley shall have the right to elect, by written notice to Counterparty, that Basket Adjustments or the Separate Transactions Adjustments shall apply to any Spin-off.
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Basket Adjustments: |
If Morgan Stanley shall have elected that Basket Adjustments apply to a Spin-off, then as of the ex-dividend date for such Spin-off, (i) “Shares” shall mean the Original Shares and the Spin-off Shares; (ii) the Transaction shall
continue but as a Share Basket Forward Transaction with a Number of Baskets equal to the Number of Shares immediately prior to such Spin-off, and each Basket shall consist of one Original Share and the number of Spin-off Shares that a
holder of one Original Share would have been entitled to receive in such Spin-off (and references to Shares herein shall be interpreted as references to Baskets, as the context requires); and (iii) the Calculation Agent shall make such
adjustments to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of the Transaction as the Calculation Agent determines using commercially reasonable judgment are appropriate to account for the economic effect on
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the Transaction of such Spin-off (including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction), which may, but need not, be determined by
reference to the adjustment(s) made in respect of such Spin-off by an options exchange to options on the Shares traded on such options exchange. As of the ex-dividend date of any subsequent Spin-off, the Calculation Agent shall make
adjustments to the composition of the Basket and other terms of the Transaction in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
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Separate Transactions Adjustments: |
If Morgan Stanley shall have elected that Separate Transactions Adjustments apply to a Spin-off, as of the ex-dividend date for such Spin-off, then the Transaction shall be considered two separate Transactions, each with terms
identical to those of the original Transaction (the “Original Transaction”), except that: (i) the “Shares” for the Original Transaction (the “Original Shares
Transaction”) shall be the Original Shares and the “Shares” for the other transaction (the “Spin-off Shares Transaction”) shall be the Spin-off Shares; (ii) the Number of Shares for each
Component of the Original Shares Transaction shall remain unchanged from the Number of Shares for such Component of the Original Transaction; (iii) the Number of Shares for each Component of the Spin-off Shares Transaction shall equal the
product of (A) the Number of Shares for such Component of the Original Transaction (as in effect immediately prior to the ex-dividend date for such Spin-off) and (B) the number of Spin-off Shares that a holder of one share of Original
Shares would have owned or been entitled to receive in connection with such Spin-Off; and (iv) the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustments to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of each of the Original Shares
Transaction and the Spin-Off Shares Transaction as the Calculation Agent determines using commercially reasonable judgment are appropriate to account for the economic effect on each of the Original Shares Transaction and the Spin-Off
Shares Transaction of such Spin-off (including without limitation adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Original Shares, the Spin-off Shares, the Original Shares
Transaction or to the Spin-off Shares Transaction). Following a Spin-off to which Separate Transactions Adjustments are applicable, this Confirmation shall apply in all respects (except as provided above) to both the Original Shares
Transaction and the Spin-off Shares Transaction as if each were a separate Transaction under the Agreement. As of the ex-dividend date of any subsequent Spin-off, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the terms of each of the
Original Shares Transaction and the Spin-Off Shares Transaction in accordance with the second immediately preceding sentence.
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Cash Dividend: |
For each Component, any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs at any time from, but excluding, the Trade Date to, and including, the Valuation Date for such Component, before the withholding
or deduction of taxes at the source by, or on behalf of, any applicable authority having power to tax in respect of such a dividend, and excluding any imputation or other credits, refunds or deductions granted by any applicable authority
having power to tax in respect of such dividend and any taxes, credits, refunds or benefits imposed, withheld, assessed or levied thereon.
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Ordinary Cash Dividend Amount: |
USD [ ] for the first Cash Dividend for which the ex-dividend date falls within any calendar quarter, and zero for any subsequent Cash Dividend for which the ex-dividend date falls
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within the same calendar quarter (in each case, subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent in accordance with Calculation Agent Adjustment to account for any Potential Adjustment Event or Merger Event and subject to adjustment by the
Calculation Agent to account for any Spin-off or any change to the timing and/or frequency of the Issuer’s regular dividend).
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Extraordinary Cash Dividend: |
Any Cash Dividend the amount of which exceeds the Ordinary Cash Dividend Amount for such Cash Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
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of Cash Dividends: |
In the event of any Cash Dividend:
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Counterparty shall cause to be delivered to the Collateral Account, on the date such Cash Dividend is paid to holders of Shares, an amount equal to the product of (A) the Aggregate Number of Shares and (B) the per Share amount of any
Extraordinary Cash Dividend (or, if Morgan Stanley determines in good faith and using commercially reasonable judgment that a Relevant Collateral Event, as defined in the Security Annex, has occurred and is continuing, the per Share
amount of such Cash Dividend); and
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Counterparty shall make a cash payment to Morgan Stanley on the date any Extraordinary Cash Dividend is paid to holders of Shares, which may be made out of the cash delivered pursuant to clause (i) above, of an amount equal to the
product of (A) the number of Shares comprising Morgan Stanley’s theoretical “delta” hedge position in respect of the Transaction immediately prior to the open of business on the ex-dividend date for such Extraordinary Cash Dividend and
(B) the per Share amount of such Extraordinary Cash Dividend,
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Extraordinary Dividend: |
(i) Any Extraordinary Cash Dividend or (ii) any dividend or distribution on the Shares that is not a Cash Dividend or a dividend or distribution of the type described in Section 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the
Equity Definitions and is not a distribution of Spin-Off Shares.
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New Shares: |
Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (excluding the word “and” following such clause (i)) and replacing it with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any
of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors)”.
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
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(b) Share-for-Other: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
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(c) Share-for-Combined: |
Component Adjustment
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Tender Offer: |
Applicable; provided, however, that the definitions of “Tender Offer” and “Tender Offer Date” and “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity
Definitions are each hereby amended by adding after the words “voting shares” the words “, voting power or Shares”.
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
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(b) Share-for-Other: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
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(c) Share-for-Combined: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Combined Consideration: |
Not Applicable
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Announcement Event: |
(i) The public announcement by any entity of (x) any transaction or event that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (y) any potential acquisition or disposition by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the
aggregate consideration exceeds 20% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (a “Significant Transaction”) or (z) the intention to enter into a Merger Event or
Tender Offer or a Significant Transaction, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event or Tender Offer
or a Significant Transaction or (iii) any subsequent public announcement by any entity of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence
(including, without limitation, a new announcement, whether or not by the same party, relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or
intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith using commercially reasonable judgment. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not
preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention and (b) the settlement of the Issuer’s convertible debt as of the Trade Date (and any refinancing thereof to the extent it does not
increase the number of the Issuer’s Shares that could be issued under the original convertible debt) shall not constitute an Announcement Event. For purposes of this definition of “Announcement Event,” the remainder of the definition of
“Merger Event” in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein shall be disregarded.
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Consequences of Announcement Events: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to “Tender Offer” shall be
replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such Announcement Event”, (y) the word “shall” in the second line shall be replaced with “may” and (z) for
the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent may determine, using its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the relevant Announcement Event has had a material effect on the Transaction (and, if so, adjust the terms of the Transaction
accordingly) on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Valuation Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that any adjustment in
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respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12
of the Equity Definitions is applicable.
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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
Cancellation and Payment; 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 such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall be deemed to be the Exchange.
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Limitation on Certain Adjustments: |
Notwithstanding any provision of the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation to the contrary, no adjustment solely to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to any
Transaction as a result of a Potential Adjustment Event or an Extraordinary Event shall increase the Number of Shares for any Component. Notwithstanding any provision of the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation to the contrary, if the
Calculation Agent determines that no such adjustment that it could make in accordance with the preceding sentence will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the Calculation Agent may notify the parties that the consequence of
such event shall be the termination of such Transaction, in which case an Additional Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred, with the terminated Transaction being the Affected Transaction and Counterparty being the sole
Affected Party, and Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply to such Affected Transaction.
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Change in Law: |
Applicable; provided that the definition of “Change in Law” provided in Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity
Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “or announcement or statement of the formal or informal interpretation,” and (ii) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word “regulation” in the second line thereof with the words “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption
or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)”.
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Insolvency Filing: |
Applicable
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Increased Cost of Hedging: |
Applicable; provided that: (i) Section 12.9(a)(vi) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence 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 (ii) Section 12.9(b)(vi) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting immediately following the word
“Transaction” in clause (C) thereof, the words “or, at the option of the Hedging Party, the portion of the Transaction affected by such Increased Cost of Hedging”.
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Hedging Disruption: |
Applicable; provided that: (i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the following two sentences 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.”; 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”.
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Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: |
Applicable.
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Initial Stock Loan Rate: |
[ ] basis points per annum
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Loss of Stock Borrow: |
Applicable
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Maximum Stock Loan Rate: |
[ ] basis points per annum
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Hedging Party: |
Morgan Stanley for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
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Determining Party: |
Morgan Stanley for all applicable Extraordinary Events and Additional Disruption Events.
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Non-Reliance:
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Applicable
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Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities:
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Applicable
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Additional Acknowledgements:
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Applicable
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ADDITIONAL TERMS:
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(a)
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Additional Termination Events: The following events shall constitute Additional Termination Events with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole
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(b)
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Credit Support Documents:
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Morgan Stanley: |
Not applicable.
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Counterparty: |
Applicable. The Security Annex shall be a “Credit Support Document” for purposes of the Transaction.
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(c)
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Calculation Agent: Morgan Stanley; provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement
with respect to Morgan Stanley, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third-party dealer in corporate equity derivatives to act as the Calculation Agent.
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(d)
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Delivery of Collateral Shares: On or before the Trade Date, Counterparty shall:
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(e)
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Section 2(a): The terms of Section 2(a) of the Agreement are amended by the addition of the following subclause (iv):
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(f)
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Additional Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty: Counterparty hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Morgan Stanley as of the Trade
Date that:
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Material Nonpublic Information. Counterparty is not aware of any material non-public information, regarding Issuer, the Shares or the Class B Shares. Counterparty is entering into the Confirmation
and the Transaction in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Counterparty
has not entered into or altered, and will not enter into or alter, any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction.
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Eligible Contract Participant. Counterparty is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “CEA”)) because it is
an individual who has amounts invested on a discretionary basis, the aggregate of which is in excess of $10,000,000.
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Qualified Investor. Counterparty is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(54) of the Exchange Act.
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No Violation or Conflict. Without limiting any representation contained in Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, Counterparty represents that the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement and
any other documentation relating to the Agreement to which it is a party do not violate or conflict with any of the terms or provisions of any stockholders’ agreement, investor rights agreement, lockup agreement, registration rights
agreement or co-sale agreement binding on Counterparty or affecting Counterparty or any of its assets. Other than the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of a notice on
Form 144 in the manner contemplated by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the filing with the SEC of an amended Schedule 13D and a Form 4 to reflect the
occurrence of this Transaction, 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 by Counterparty of this
Confirmation.
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(v)
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Collateral Shares.
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(A)
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Counterparty owns, and at all times prior to the release of the Collateral Shares pursuant to the terms of the Security Annex, will own the Collateral Shares free and clear of any
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Security Interest (other than the Security Interests created under the Security Annex) or Transfer Restrictions (other than the Existing Transfer Restrictions).
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No financing statement, security agreement or similar or equivalent document or instrument covering all or any part of (I) the Collateral Shares or (II) any other assets of Counterparty is on file or of
record in any jurisdiction in which such filing or recording would be effective to perfect a Security Interest on any Collateral Share.
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Counterparty’s holding period (calculated in accordance with Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act) with respect to the Collateral Shares commenced more than one year before the Trade Date.
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Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, Counterparty (x) has not created or permitted to exist and will not create or permit to exist any Security Interest (other than the Security Interests
created under the Security Annex) or any Transfer Restriction (other than the Existing Transfer Restrictions) upon or with respect to the Collateral Shares, (y) has not sold or otherwise disposed of, or granted any option and will not sell
or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option, with respect to, any of the Collateral Shares or (z) has not entered into or consented to and will not enter into or consent to any agreement (other than, in the case of clause (I), this
Confirmation or the Security Annex) that (I) restricts or inhibits in any manner the rights of any present or future owner of any Collateral Share with respect thereto or (II) pursuant to which any person other than Counterparty, Morgan
Stanley and the Custodian has or will have Control (as defined in the Security Annex) in respect of any Collateral.
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Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, Counterparty has not performed and will not perform any acts that might prevent Morgan Stanley from enforcing any of the terms of the Security Annex or
that might limit Morgan Stanley in any such enforcement.
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The Collateral Shares and the Shares delivered in settlement of the Transaction have never been, are not and will not be subject to the rules of any community property state.
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“Security Interest” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect;
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“Transfer Restriction” means, with respect to any Collateral Shares, any condition to or restriction on the ability of the owner thereof to sell, assign or otherwise transfer such Collateral
Shares or enforce the provisions thereof or of any document related thereto whether set forth in such Collateral Shares itself or in any document related thereto, including, without limitation:
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any requirement that any sale, assignment or other transfer or enforcement of such Collateral Shares be consented to or approved by any person, including, without limitation, Issuer or any other person;
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any limitations on the type or status, financial or otherwise, of any purchaser, pledgee, assignee or transferee of such Collateral Shares;
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any requirement of the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document of any person to the issuer of, any other
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obligor on or any registrar or transfer agent for, such Collateral Shares, prior to the sale, pledge, assignment or other transfer or enforcement of such Collateral Shares; and
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any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Collateral Shares pursuant to any relevant securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the
Securities Act as a result of such security being a “restricted security” or Counterparty being an “affiliate” of Issuer, as such terms are defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act),
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“Existing Transfer Restrictions” means Transfer Restrictions existing with respect to any Collateral Shares by virtue of the fact that Counterparty is an “affiliate,” within the meaning of Rule
144 under the Securities Act, of Issuer and that the Collateral Shares are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, in each case until such time as Morgan Stanley or its affiliate has completed the
sale of the Additional Securities in accordance with Section 2(i) below.
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Further Assurances. From time to time from and after the Trade Date through the Settlement Date or the Cash Settlement Payment Date, as the case may be, for the Component with the latest Valuation
Date, Counterparty shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper and advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement and this Confirmation in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, including (A) using reasonable best efforts to remove any legal impediment to the consummation of such
transactions and (B) the execution and delivery of all such deeds, agreements, assignments and further instruments of transfer and conveyance necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
the Agreement and this Confirmation in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof.
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Notice. Counterparty shall, upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or the satisfaction of any condition, constitute an Event
of Default in respect of which it would be the Defaulting Party, a Termination Event in respect of which it would be an Affected Party, a Potential Adjustment Event or an Extraordinary Event (including without limitation an Additional
Disruption Event), notify Morgan Stanley within two Scheduled Trading Days of the occurrence of obtaining such knowledge.
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Transactions in the Shares. As of the Trade Date, the Aggregate Number of Shares does not exceed the number of Shares that Counterparty is permitted to sell in accordance with Rule 144(e)(1) under the
Securities Act. Except as disclosed in the Form 144 previously provided to Morgan Stanley, from the date three months prior to the Trade Date until [ ], neither Counterparty nor any affiliate of Counterparty nor any person who would be
considered to be the same “person” as Counterparty or “act[ing] in concert” with Counterparty (as such terms are used in clauses (a)(2) and (e)(3)(vi) of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) has sold or will, without the prior written consent
of Morgan Stanley, sell, or hedge (through swaps, options, short sales or otherwise) any long position in, any Shares. Counterparty has not solicited or arranged for the solicitation of, and will not solicit or arrange for the solicitation
of, orders to buy Shares in anticipation of or in connection with any sales
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Issuer Corporate Policy. None of the transactions contemplated herein will violate any corporate policy of Issuer or other rules or regulations of Issuer applicable to Counterparty or its affiliates,
including, but not limited to, Issuer’s window period policy.
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Reporting. Counterparty is and, after giving effect to the Transaction, will be in compliance with its reporting obligations under Section 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act, and Counterparty will provide
Morgan Stanley with a copy of any report filed thereunder in respect of the Transaction promptly upon filing thereof.
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Form 144 Filing. Counterparty shall, on the Trade Date, send or cause to be sent to the SEC, a notice on Form 144 relating to the Transaction contemplated hereby in form and substance that Morgan
Stanley has informed Counterparty is acceptable to Morgan Stanley.
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Sanctions.
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Counterparty is not and will not become a Sanctioned Person, and no individual or entity acting on behalf of Counterparty in the negotiation, execution, or implementation of this Confirmation is or will become a Sanctioned Person, in
each case if such would result in a
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violation of, or constitute Sanctionable Activity under, Sanctions with respect to any individual or entity participating in the transactions contemplated by this Confirmation.
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Counterparty represents and warrants that Counterparty will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Transaction, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds, to any subsidiary, agent, joint venture
partner, or other individual or entity:
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to fund or facilitate any activities or business of, with, in, or relating to any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Territory, or
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in any other manner,
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Counterparty shall not permit any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Territory to have any direct or indirect interest in or connection to any funds repaid or remitted by Counterparty
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in connection with this Confirmation that would result in a violation of Sanctions by, Sanctionable Activity by, or a restriction on the use of such funds with respect to, any individual or entity participating in the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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The parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Paragraph 2(f)(xii) apply only to the transactions contemplated by this Confirmation and are not intended to restrict or prohibit any party from dealing with any individual
or entity using means and resources not implicating this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge and agree that any breach of this 2(f)(xii) would constitute a material change to the expected allocation of commercial risks and
benefits pursuant to this Confirmation.
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Suitability. Counterparty is a sophisticated, professional investor that has knowledge of transactions such as the Transaction and has made its own independent legal, tax, accounting and financial
evaluation of the merits and risks of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty understands that Morgan Stanley is neither endorsing nor recommending the Transaction, (iii) Counterparty has not relied on any representations, warranties or
statements (including by omission) of any kind or nature, whether written or oral, expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise of Morgan Stanley (or any affiliate of Morgan Stanley) or any of their respective officers, directors,
affiliates or employees in connection with the Transaction or the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iv) Counterparty has obtained what it considers adequate information in order to make an informed decision with respect to proceeding
with the Transaction.
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U.S. Private Placement Representations. Each of Morgan Stanley and Counterparty hereby represents and warrants to the other party as of the date
hereof that:
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It is entering into the Transaction for its own account and not with a view to the distribution or resale of the Transaction or its rights thereunder except pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under, or an exemption
from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act.
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Schedule Provisions. The Agreement is further supplemented by the following provisions:
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“Specified Entity” means with relation to Morgan Stanley, none and with relation to Counterparty, Counterparty’s affiliates (other than the Issuer and any wholly owned
subsidiaries of the Issuer).
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The “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement and the “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions
of Section 5(b)(v) of the Agreement will apply to both Morgan Stanley and Counterparty.
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(A) |
“Specified Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement.
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(B) |
“Threshold Amount” means, with respect to Counterparty, USD 10,000,000 and, with respect to Morgan Stanley, 3% of the shareholders’ equity of Morgan Stanley’s ultimate parent
entity.
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Sale of Additional Shares. Morgan Stanley agrees with Counterparty that Morgan Stanley or an affiliate of Morgan Stanley that is registered as a broker and a dealer
with the SEC and is a “market maker” or a “block positioner,” as such terms are used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, with respect to the Shares, shall, as promptly as practicable consistent with market conditions, introduce into the
public market a quantity of securities of the same class as the Shares (the “Additional Shares”) equal to the Aggregate Number of Shares. Morgan Stanley agrees that the Additional Shares will be sold
in compliance with Rules 144(f) and (g) under the Securities Act.
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Interpretive Letters. The parties intend that this Confirmation hereunder constitutes a “binding commitment” and “Contract” as described in the letter dated December
14, 1999 submitted by Robert W. Reeder and Alan L. Beller to Michael Hyatte of the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) to which the Staff responded in an interpretative letter dated December 20, 1999 (the
“1999 Interpretive Letter”) or “contracts” as described in the letter dated November 30, 2011 submitted by Robert T. Plesnarski and Glen A. Rae to Thomas Kim of the Staff to which the Staff responded
in an interpretive letter dated December 1, 2011 (the “2011 Interpretive Letter” and, together with the 1999 Interpretive Letter, the “Interpretive Letters”).
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Agreement to deliver Documents. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty agrees to deliver to Morgan Stanley, prior to or upon
execution of this Confirmation, the following documents, as applicable, each in form and substance satisfactory to Morgan Stanley:
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a copy of an agreement among Issuer, Morgan Stanley and Counterparty in form and substance satisfactory to Morgan Stanley, duly executed by the parties thereto, together with an
instruction letter executed by the Issuer in blank, instructing the transfer agent to deliver Shares corresponding to converted Class B Shares to The Depository Trust Company for credit to the Custodian under the Collateral Account;
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an original or, as the case may be, a copy of each notice and other document required to be executed and sent or delivered and each acknowledgement or consent required to be obtained under the Security Annex;
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a copy of the agreement in form and substance acceptable to Morgan Stanley that establishes Morgan Stanley’s “control” (as defined in Sections 8-106 or 9-106 of the UCC) over the Collateral Account, duly
executed by the parties thereto; and
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(iv)
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legal opinions of K&L Gates LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to Morgan Stanley.
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(a)
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Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Morgan Stanley shall not be entitled to delivery or exercise of rights and remedies under
the Transaction or the Security Annex (a “Share Acquisition”) to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such Share Acquisition, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5%, or (ii) the
Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit. Any purported Share Acquisition shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such Share Acquisition, (i) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed
7.5%, or (ii) the Share Amount would exceed the Applicable Share Limit. If any Share Acquisition is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligations in respect of such Share Acquisition shall not be
extinguished and Counterparty shall fulfill such obligations as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than two Exchange Business Days after, Morgan Stanley gives notice to Counterparty that, after such Share Acquisition, (i)
the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5% and (ii) the Share Amount would not exceed the Applicable Share Limit.
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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 Morgan Stanley and any of its affiliates or any
other person subject to aggregation with Morgan Stanley for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) of which Morgan Stanley is
or may be deemed to be a part beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day (including any Shares issuable upon conversion of any Class B
Shares beneficially owned by Morgan Stanley or its affiliates or any such person or group).
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the “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Morgan Stanley and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Morgan Stanley (Morgan Stanley or any such
person, a “Morgan Stanley Person”) under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or any organizational documents of Issuer or any agreement to which Issuer is a party that are, in each case,
applicable to ownership of Shares (including Shares issuable upon conversion of Class B Shares) (“Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns,
constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Morgan Stanley in its reasonable discretion.
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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 Morgan Stanley Person, or would result in an adverse effect on a Morgan Stanley Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined
by Morgan Stanley in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.
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Right to Consolidate, Divide and Extend. Morgan Stanley may: (x) consolidate two or more Components into a single Component and/or (y) divide any Component into
additional Components and designate the Valuation Date and the Number of Shares for each such Component and/or (z) postpone, in whole or in part, any Valuation Date or any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to the whole or any
part of any one or more Component for up to [ ] Scheduled Trading Days (in which each such event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Number of Shares with respect to such Components) if Morgan Stanley
determines, in its commercially reasonable judgment that such consolidation, division and/or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Morgan Stanley’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing
liquidity conditions (but only if liquidity conditions have materially decreased as compared with circumstances existing on the Trade Date) or to enable Morgan Stanley to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging,
hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that is in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures of Morgan Stanley generally applicable in similar
situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner.
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Amendments to the Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:
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Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “an” and adding the following words at the end thereof “or options on
such Shares”;
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Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “an”, and (y) deleting the phrase “for that diluting or concentrative effect (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 “for that effect (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)”;
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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 “an” and adding the following words at the end thereof “or
options on such Shares”;
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Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (y) deleting the
semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) at Morgan Stanley’s option, using good faith determinations, the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through
(9) of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”;
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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) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; and
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Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); (2) deleting subsection (C)
in its entirety and deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C); (3) inserting after the phrase “If such notice is not given” in the third sentence thereof the words “or the Non-Hedging Party has not elected an alternative
specified in clause (A) or (B) above”; (4) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party”; and (5) deleting clause (X) and the words “or (Y)” in the final sentence.
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Indemnification. In addition to any remedies afforded Morgan Stanley in connection with the Transaction or under this Confirmation, Counterparty agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless Morgan Stanley 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, claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several (collectively, “Damages”), to which an Indemnified Person may
become subject arising out of or in connection with any breach of any covenant or representation made by Counterparty in the Agreement and this Confirmation or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating thereto, regardless
of whether any of such Indemnified Persons is a party thereto, 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; provided that Counterparty shall not have any liability to any Indemnified Person to the
extent that such Damages are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have directly resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person (and in such case, such Indemnified Person shall
promptly return to Counterparty any amounts previously expended by Counterparty hereunder).
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Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Morgan Stanley may, without Counterparty’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any affiliate of Morgan Stanley (1) that has a
rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than Morgan Stanley’s 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 Morgan Stanley generally for similar transactions, by Morgan Stanley or Morgan Stanley’s ultimate parent entity. Morgan Stanley may, with Counterparty’s prior written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal
to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Morgan Stanley at the time of the transfer and (2) [ ] by S&P Global Ratings or its successor (“S&P”), or [ ] by Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Morgan
Stanley. If at any time at which the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (such condition, an “Excess Ownership Position”), Morgan Stanley is unable after using its
commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of any Transaction hereunder to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Morgan Stanley and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Morgan Stanley and
in a manner that Morgan Stanley determines in its reasonable discretion is in accordance with applicable law and interpretation (including without limitation the Interpretive Letters) such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then
Morgan Stanley may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of such Transaction (the “Terminated Portion”), such that following such partial
termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Morgan Stanley 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) an
Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of the Transaction having terms identical to such Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares for 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
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Designation by Morgan Stanley. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Morgan Stanley to purchase, sell, receive
or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty, Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Morgan Stanley shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to
the extent of any such performance.
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Non-confidentiality. The parties hereby agree that 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,
provided by Morgan Stanley and its affiliates to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided that the foregoing does not constitute an authorization to disclose the
identity of Morgan Stanley or its affiliates, agents or advisers, or, except to the extent relating to such tax structure or tax treatment, any specific pricing terms or commercial or financial information.
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solely to the extent required under, or made in accordance with, the provisions of any applicable law, rule or regulation (as determined by the party required to make the relevant disclosure), including, without limitation, (1) the
Market Abuse Regulation and any reporting or disclosure obligations or requirements in connection with dealings or interests in the Shares, and (2) the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”)
and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd Frank”) and any applicable supporting law, rule or regulation (“Reporting Regulation”),
which mandate reporting and/or retention of transaction and similar information or to the extent required under, or made in accordance with, any order or directive in relation to (and including) such Reporting Regulation regarding
reporting and/or retention of transaction and similar information issued by any authority or body or agency in accordance with which the other party is required or accustomed to act (“Reporting
Requirements”); and
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to and between the other party’s head office, branches or Affiliates, or any persons or entities who provide services to such other party or its head office, branches or Affiliates, in each case, solely in connection with such
Reporting Requirements. Each party acknowledges that pursuant to the relevant Reporting Regulation, regulators require reporting of trade data to increase market transparency and enable regulators to monitor systemic risk to ensure
safeguards are implemented globally.
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disclosures made pursuant to this section may include, without limitation, the disclosure of trade information including a party’s identity (by name, address, corporate affiliation, identifier or otherwise) to any trade repository
registered or recognized in accordance with the relevant Reporting Regulation, including Article 55 of EMIR, Article 77 of EMIR or with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rule published on September 1, 2011 with respect to Swap Data
Repositories (76 FR 54538) or one or more systems or services operated by any such trade repository (“TR”) and any relevant regulators (including without limitation, the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission or other U.S. regulators in the case of trade reporting under applicable U.S. laws, the European Securities and Markets Authority and national regulators in the European Union) under the Reporting Regulation;
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such disclosures could result in certain anonymous transaction and pricing data becoming available to the public;
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for purposes of complying with regulatory reporting obligations, a party may use a third party service provider to transfer trade information into a TR and any such TR may engage the services of a global trade repository regulated by
one or more governmental regulators; and
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disclosures made pursuant hereto may be made to recipients in a jurisdiction other than that of the disclosing party or a jurisdiction that may not necessarily provide an equivalent or adequate level of protection for personal data as
the counterparty’s home jurisdiction.
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Securities Contract. The parties hereto intend that (i) Morgan Stanley be a financial institution within the meaning of Section 101(22) of Title 11 of the United
States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), (ii) the Agreement and this Confirmation be a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, (iii) each and every transfer
of funds, securities and other property under the Agreement and this Confirmation be a settlement payment or a margin payment and a transfer, as such terms are used in Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, (iv) the Security Annex be a
security agreement or arrangement or other credit enhancement that forms a part of and is related to such securities contract within the meaning of Section 362(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, (v) the rights given to Morgan Stanley hereunder,
under the Agreement and the Security Annex upon an Event of Default constitute a contractual right to cause the liquidation, termination or acceleration of a securities contract, a contractual right to offset or net out any termination
value, payment amount or other transfer obligation and a contractual right under a security agreement or arrangement or other credit enhancement, as such terms are used in Sections 555 and 362(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (vi) Morgan
Stanley be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(o), 546(e), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Payments on Early Termination. Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the Transaction or the determination of an
amount owed following occurrence of an Extraordinary Event that results in the cancellation or termination of the Transaction pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such event, an “Early
Termination Event”), if Counterparty would owe any amount to Morgan Stanley pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any amount pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a “Counterparty Payment Amount” and such event that would so result in Counterparty owing any such amount, a “Counterparty Payment Event”), then, except to the extent
that Morgan Stanley proceeds to enforce the security created under the Security Annex and to apply the proceeds of such enforcement to any obligation of Counterparty hereunder and under the Agreement, on the date on which any Counterparty
Payment Amount is due, in lieu of any payment or delivery of such Counterparty Payment Amount, Morgan Stanley may elect for Counterparty to deliver to Morgan Stanley (and Morgan Stanley is authorized to transfer from Counterparty to Morgan
Stanley) a number of Shares (or, if the Shares have been converted into other securities or property in connection with an Extraordinary Event (“Converted Property”), a number or amount of such
securities or property) with a value equal to the Counterparty Payment Amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a commercially reasonable valuation method.
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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 THIS 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 THIS TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.
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Choice of Law. This Confirmation shall in all respects be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice
of law doctrine); provided that as to Collateral located in any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the Secured Party shall have, in addition to any rights under the laws of the State of
New York, all of the rights to which a secured party is entitled under the laws of such other jurisdiction.
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Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that:
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At any time on and prior to the final Valuation Date, Morgan Stanley 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 transactions in
order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction;
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Morgan Stanley and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares or other securities or options or futures contracts or swaps or other derivative transactions relating to the Shares other than in connection with hedging
activities in relation to the Transaction;
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Morgan Stanley shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in relation to the Transaction 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 Transaction; and
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Any market activities of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates with respect to the Transaction may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Settlement Price, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty.
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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 party’s 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, Loss of Stock
Borrow, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
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Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or sent by email.
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To:
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c/o World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
1241 East Main Street, P.O. Box 3857
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
Brad Blum
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To:
Attention of:
Telephone No.:
E-mail:
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
1 New York Plaza
41st Floor
New York, NY 10004
Joel Carter
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With copies to:
Attention of:
E-mail:
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MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Anthony Cicia
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Account for payments to Morgan Stanley: To be provided.
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Amendment and Waiver: Any provision of this Confirmation may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed,
and in the case of an amendment, by Counterparty and Morgan Stanley or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
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Counterparts: This Confirmation (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts
(including by electronic mail), each of which will be deemed an original.
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Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. “Tax” as used
in Section 3(t) of this Confirmation (Payer Tax
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Representation) and “Indemnifiable Tax”, each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471
through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section
1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the
Agreement.
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QFC Stay Terms. The parties agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay
Protocol (the “Protocol”), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement and each
party shall be deemed to have the same status as Regulated Entity and/or Adhering Party as applicable to it under the Protocol; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of
which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the “Bilateral Agreement”), the terms
of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement and each party shall be deemed to have the status of “Covered Entity” or “Counterparty Entity” (or other similar term) as applicable to it under the
Bilateral Agreement; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the “Bilateral Terms”)
of the form of bilateral template entitled “Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. G-SIBs and Corporate Groups)” published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at
www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated
into and form a part of this Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a “Covered Agreement,” Morgan Stanley shall be deemed a “Covered Entity” and Counterparty shall be deemed a “Counterparty Entity.” In the event
that, after the date of the Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the terms
of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the “QFC Stay Terms”), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to “the Agreement” include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other.
For the purpose of the foregoing, “QFC Stay Rules” means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.81–8, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions,
require an express recognition of the stay-and-transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and
the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.
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Payer Tax Representation. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of the Agreement, Morgan Stanley and Counterparty makes the following representation:
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Payee Tax Representations
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For purposes of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Morgan Stanley makes the following representation:
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It is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
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For purposes of 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation:
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It is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Agreement to deliver documents.
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For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty agrees to deliver a properly completed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor of such Form)
and any required attachments thereto (i) upon execution of this Confirmation, (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Morgan Stanley, and (iii) promptly upon learning that the information on any such previously delivered form has become
invalid, inaccurate or incorrect.
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For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of the Agreement, Morgan Stanley agrees to deliver a properly completed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor of such
Form) and any required attachments thereto (i) upon execution of this Confirmation, (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Counterparty, and (iii) promptly upon learning that the information on any such previously delivered form has
become invalid, inaccurate or incorrect.
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HIRE Act Protocols. The parties agree that the definitions and provisions contained in the 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
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Amendment to Section 3(a). With respect to Counterparty, Section 3(a)(v) of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the words “against
Counterparty and Counterparty’s heirs, distributees, executors, administrators, guardians and conservators,” between the word “enforceable” and the words “in accordance with their respective terms” therein.
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Morgan Stanley Affiliates. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that it may not use any amounts received in connection with this Transaction to
purchase any securities (a) issued by an affiliate (as defined under Regulation W) of Morgan Stanley (a “Regulation W Affiliate”), (b) in respect of which, and during any period that, any Regulation W
Affiliate has acted as an underwriter, (c) sold by any Regulation W Affiliate acting as a principal, or (d) that would otherwise result in Morgan Stanley having to incur a capital charge under Regulation W or being in violation of
Regulation W. If Counterparty makes a purchase in violation of the preceding sentence, Morgan Stanley or Morgan Stanley Wealth Management may cancel or rescind such purchase at the sole cost of Counterparty, without any prior notice to
Counterparty. Counterparty further acknowledges and agrees that it may not use any amounts received in connection with this Transaction for the benefit of, or to transfer such amounts to, a Regulation W Affiliate, without the prior written
consent of Morgan Stanley.
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VINCENT K. MCMAHON
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