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): July 1, 2016

 

Cardtronics plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

England and Wales

 

001-33864

 

98-1304627

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400, Houston, Texas

 

77042

 (Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 308-4000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Credit Agreement

 

On July 1, 2016, in connection with the Merger (as defined below), Cardtronics plc, a public limited company organized under English law (“Cardtronics plc”), became a party to and a guarantor under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 24, 2014, among Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cardtronics Delaware”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Alternative Currency Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Documentation Agent, and certain other lenders (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to a Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”).

 

The Credit Agreement Amendment made certain changes to the Credit Agreement, including the following:

 

·                   Cardtronics plc and certain of its subsidiaries were added to the Credit Agreement as borrowers and guarantors;

 

·                   Cardtronics Delaware will no longer be a borrower, but will remain a guarantor under the Credit Agreement;

 

·                   the maturity date of the Credit Agreement was extended to July 1, 2021; and

 

·                   the full amount under the Credit Agreement can now be borrowed in U.S. dollars, certain alternative currencies or a combination thereof.

 

The total commitments under the Credit Agreement will remain at $375 million. In addition, the Credit Agreement retains an accordion feature that will allow the borrowers to increase the available borrowings under it up to $500 million , subject to the approval of one or more existing lenders or one or more lenders that become party to the Credit Agreement. Cardtronics Europe Limited, a private company incorporated under English law, will continue to be a borrower and guarantor under the Credit Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Supplemental Indentures

 

On July 1, 2016, Cardtronics plc, Cardtronics Delaware and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into supplemental indentures (the “Supplemental Indentures”) with respect to the following indentures:

 

·                   the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and between Cardtronics Delaware and the Trustee (the “2013 Indenture”), relating to the convertible debt securities issued by Cardtronics Delaware; and

 

·                   the Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2014, by and between Cardtronics Delaware, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and the Trustee (the “2014 Indenture”), relating to debt securities issued by Cardtronics Delaware.

 

The Supplemental Indentures provide for (i) the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee by Cardtronics plc of the prompt payment, when due, of any amount owed to the holders of the notes issued under the indentures, (ii) in the case of the 2014 Indenture, the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee by Cardtronics Holdings Limited, a private limited company organized under English law, and CATM Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, of the prompt payment, when due, of any amount owed to the holders of the notes issued under the 2014 Indenture, (iii) in the case of the 2013 Indenture, an amendment to allow for the conversion, under certain circumstances, of the notes into Cardtronics plc shares and (iv) certain other technical changes to the indentures. The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Supplemental Indentures, which are attached as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Deed of Assumption and Plan Amendments

 

On July 1, 2016, Cardtronics plc executed a deed of assumption (the “Deed of Assumption”) pursuant to which Cardtronics plc adopted and assumed, as of the Effective Time, (i) the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Assumed Plan”) and (ii) all outstanding awards granted under the Assumed Plan (including awards granted under prior versions of the Assumed Plan) and the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of Cardtronics Delaware, as amended. The Deed of Assumption is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The Assumed Plan was amended, effective as of the Effective Time, to, among others, (i) facilitate the adoption and assumption by Cardtronics plc of the Assumed Plan, (ii) provide that Ordinary Shares (as defined below) of Cardtronics plc will be issued, acquired, purchased, held, made available or used to measure benefits or calculate amounts as appropriate under the Assumed Plan instead of shares of Cardtronics Delaware common stock, (iii) provide for the appropriate substitution of Cardtronics plc in place of references to Cardtronics Delaware in the Assumed Plan, as necessary, and (iv)  comply or facilitate compliance with applicable English and/or U.S. corporate, regulatory and tax law requirements. The Assumed Plan and related amended forms of award agreements adopted in connection with the Assumed Plan are filed as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The foregoing summaries of the Deed of Assumption and Assumed Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the corresponding Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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

 

The descriptions of the Credit Agreement Amendment and the Supplemental Indentures included under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.01    Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

The information included under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.03    Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The information included under Items 5.03 and 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.01    Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

The information included under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

 

Election of Directors and Appointment of Officers

 

On July 1, 2016, effective as of the Effective Time, the directors and certain executive officers of Cardtronics Delaware immediately prior to the Merger became the directors and executive officers of Cardtronics plc. Cardtronics plc’s directors will be subject to re-election at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 annual general meetings of shareholders, pursuant to the respective class of each director.

 

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Indemnification Arrangements

 

Cardtronics Delaware entered into an indemnification agreement with each of the directors and certain officers of Cardtronics plc and Cardtronics Delaware as well as with individuals serving as directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries or in certain other capacities of Cardtronics plc’s subsidiaries or any other entity. These agreements provide for the indemnification by Cardtronics Delaware of these persons against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of his or her status or service as a director or officer or in such other capacity and to advance expenses incurred as a result of certain proceedings, to the fullest extent provided by law.

 

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Cardtronics Delaware indemnification agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Deeds of indemnity are expected to be entered into between Cardtronics plc and the directors and certain officers in the future to provide for the similar indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such person by Cardtronics plc.

 

Item 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

In connection with the Merger, Cardtronics plc amended its articles of association, effective as of the Effective Time (the “New Articles”). The summary of the material terms of the New Articles is included under the heading “Description of Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc” in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and a comparison thereof to the terms of Cardtronics Delaware’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws is included under the heading “Comparison of Rights of Stockholders” in Cardtronics Delaware’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 19, 2016 and each is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The foregoing information is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Articles, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01    Other Events.

 

Completion of Redomicile to U.K.

 

On July 1, 2016 (the “Effective Time”), the location of incorporation of the parent company of the Cardtronics group of companies was changed from Delaware to the United Kingdom, whereby Cardtronics plc became the new publicly traded corporate parent of the Cardtronics group of companies following the completion of the merger between Cardtronics Delaware and one of its subsidiaries (the “Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 27, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”), the adoption of which was approved by stockholders of Cardtronics Delaware on June 28, 2016.

 

The Class A ordinary shares, nominal value $0.01 per share, of Cardtronics plc (collectively, “Ordinary Shares”) issued in connection with the Merger were registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-210955) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Cardtronics plc, which was declared effective by the SEC on May 19, 2016.

 

Prior to the Merger, the shares of Cardtronics Delaware common stock were registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “CATM.” Cardtronics plc requested that NASDAQ file with the SEC a Form 25 to remove the shares of Cardtronics Delaware common stock from listing on NASDAQ. After the Form 25 becomes effective, Cardtronics Delaware will file a Form 15 with the SEC to terminate the registration of the shares of Cardtronics Delaware common stock and suspend its reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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Pursuant to Rule 414 promulgated under the Securities Act and Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Ordinary Shares are deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and Cardtronics plc is the successor issuer to Cardtronics Delaware. The Ordinary Shares were approved for listing on NASDAQ and will begin trading on July 1, 2016 under the symbol “CATM,” the same symbol under which the shares Cardtronics Delaware common stock previously traded prior to the Effective Time.

 

Risk Factor

 

The U.K. referendum result in favor of exit from the European Union could adversely affect Cardtronics plc, its subsidiaries and its shareholders.

 

In a referendum held on June 23, 2016, British citizens approved an exit of the U.K. from the European Union. Cardtronics plc faces potential risks associated with the exit process and effects and uncertainties around its implementation. The result of the referendum is not legally binding on the U.K. Government. Nevertheless, it is expected that the U.K. Government will commence the process under the Treaty of the European Union for the U.K. to leave the European Union. The U.K. Government is expected to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union by notifying the European Council of the U.K.’s intention to leave. This notification will begin a two-year time period for the U.K. and the remaining European Union Member States to negotiate a withdrawal agreement. There can be no certainty as to the form or timing of any withdrawal agreement. In relation to Cardtronics plc’s redomicile into the U.K., the exit process from the European Union and implementation of resulting changes could materially and adversely affect the tax, tax treaty, currency, operational, legal and regulatory regime and macro-economic environment to which Cardtronics plc would otherwise have expected to have been subject if the U.K. were not to exit the European Union. In relation to Cardtronics plc’s U.K. and other European operations and businesses, Cardtronics plc faces similar risks (which exist independently of the Merger). The effect of any of these risks, were they to materialize, is difficult to quantify, but could materially increase Cardtronics plc’s operating and compliance costs and materially affect Cardtronics plc’s tax position or business, results of operations and financial position generally. Further, uncertainty around the form and timing of any withdrawal agreement could lead to adverse effects on the economy of the U.K. and other parts of Europe and the rest of the world, which could have an adverse economic impact on Cardtronics plc’s operations.

 

DESCRIPTION OF ORDINARY SHARES OF CARDTRONICS PLC

 

The following information is a summary of the Ordinary Shares, as specified in the articles of association of Cardtronics plc (referred to herein as the “New Articles”). This summary does not purport to be complete and the statements in this summary are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are subject to, the detailed provisions of the New Articles, the complete text of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

General

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of Cardtronics Delaware common stock was converted on a one-for-one basis into the right to receive a Class A ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 per share, of Cardtronics plc (referred to herein as “Ordinary Shares”). There are no conversion rights, redemption provisions or sinking fund provisions relating to any Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc. Under English law, persons who are neither residents nor nationals of the U.K. may freely hold, vote and transfer the Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc in the same manner and under the same terms as U.K. residents or nationals.

 

Share Capital

 

As of July 1, 2016, there are 45,219,175 Ordinary Shares, 49,999 Class B ordinary shares and one subscriber share of Cardtronics plc in issue. As of the Effective Time, the Class B ordinary shares and the subscriber share of Cardtronics plc have no voting rights and the New Articles provide for the cancellation of their dividend rights and limit liquidation rights to nominal value. Cardtronics plc intends to cancel the Class B ordinary shares and the

 

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subscriber share of Cardtronics plc shortly after the Merger by means of a court approved capital reduction process, so that only the Ordinary Shares will remain in issue.

 

The Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc were issued at the Effective Time in connection with the Merger. The Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc have the rights and privileges as set forth below.

 

Following the Merger, the Cardtronics plc board of directors is authorized to allot up to 62,000,000 shares (or up to $620,000 aggregate nominal value of shares, which may consist of one or more classes of shares of Cardtronics plc) that may be issued by the Cardtronics plc board of directors pursuant to a shareholder resolution that was passed prior to the completion of the Merger. The shares will be in such classes, including Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc, and have such rights as the Cardtronics plc board of directors shall determine at the time of allotment and issuance.

 

Dividends

 

Subject to the U.K. Companies Act, in the future, the Cardtronics plc board of directors may declare a dividend to be paid to the shareholders according to their respective rights and interests in Cardtronics plc and may fix the time for payment of such dividend. The Cardtronics plc board of directors may from time to time declare and pay (on any class of shares of any amounts) such dividends. There are no fixed dates on which entitlement to dividends arise on any of the Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc. The Cardtronics plc board of directors may direct the payment of all or any part of a dividend to be satisfied by distributing specific assets, in particular paid up shares or debentures of any other company. The New Articles also permit a scrip dividend scheme under which shareholders may be given the opportunity to elect to receive fully paid Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc instead of cash with respect to all or part of future dividends.

 

If a shareholder owes any money to Cardtronics plc for calls on shares or money in any other way relating to a share held by such shareholder, the Cardtronics plc board of directors may deduct any of this money from any dividend or any other money payable to such shareholder on or in respect of that share. Money deducted in this way may be used to pay the amount owed to Cardtronics plc.

 

Any unclaimed dividends, interest or other amount payable by Cardtronics plc in respect of an Ordinary Share may be invested or otherwise made use of by the board of directors for the benefit of Cardtronics plc until they are claimed under English law. A dividend or other money remaining unclaimed for a period of 12 years from the date it was declared or became due for payment will be forfeited and cease to remain owed by Cardtronics plc.

 

Cardtronics plc’s predecessor, Cardtronics Delaware, has not historically paid dividends and Cardtronics plc does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Voting Rights

 

At a general meeting, any resolutions put to a vote must be decided on a poll.

 

Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting attached to any class of shares in accordance with the New Articles and subject to disenfranchisement: (i) in the event of non-payment of any call or other sum due and payable in respect of any shares not fully paid; (ii) in the event of any non-compliance with any statutory notice requiring disclosure of an interest in shares; or (iii) with respect to any shares held by any subsidiary of Cardtronics plc, every shareholder (other than Cardtronics Delaware or any other subsidiary of Cardtronics plc) who (being an individual) is present in person or (being a corporation) is present by a duly authorized corporate representative at a general meeting of the Cardtronics plc shareholders will have one vote for every share of which such person is the holder, and every person present who has been appointed as a proxy shall have one vote for every share in respect of which such person is the proxy, except that any proxy who has been appointed by the depositary shall have such number of votes as equals the number of shares in relation to which such proxy has been appointed.

 

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In the case of joint holders of a share, the vote of the most senior joint holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, is accepted to the exclusion of any votes tendered by any other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the register.

 

No business may be transacted at a general meeting unless a quorum is present. Pursuant to the New Articles, a quorum will comprise qualifying persons (as defined herein), who together are entitled to cast at least the majority of the voting rights of Cardtronics plc. As used in the New Articles, a “qualifying person” means (i) a shareholder of Cardtronics plc (other than a shareholder who, under the New Articles or any restrictions imposed on any shares, is not entitled to attend, speak or vote, whether in person or by proxy, at any general meeting of Cardtronics plc) or his validly appointed attorney or proxy or a corporate representative of such attorney or proxy in relation to any general meeting of Cardtronics plc or (ii) a person authorized under the U.K. Companies Act to act as the representative of a corporation in relation to any general meeting of Cardtronics plc.

 

Under English law, an annual general meeting shall be called by not less than 21 clear days’ notice and all other general meetings shall be called by not less than 14 clear days’ notice. In calculating the period mentioned, “clear days” means calendar days and excludes (i) the date a notice is given or deemed to be given and (ii) the date of the meeting itself. Pursuant to the New Articles, the maximum notice period is 60 clear days, for both a general meeting and an annual general meeting. The notice of meeting must also specify a time (which shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of the meeting) by which a person must be recorded on the register in order to have the right to attend or vote at the meeting. The number of shares registered on the record date shall determine the number of votes the relevant shareholder is entitled to cast at that meeting.

 

An appointment of proxy (whether in hard copy form or electronic form, including via the Internet or by means of a telephonically communicated datagram, in accordance with the means as provided by Cardtronics plc) must be received by Cardtronics plc by the time specified by the Cardtronics plc board of directors (as the board of directors may determine, in compliance with the provisions of the U.K. Companies Act) as specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any appointment of proxy or any invitation to appoint a proxy sent out or made available by Cardtronics plc in relation to the meeting. In the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after the meeting at which the relevant vote was to be taken, an appointment of proxy must be received after such meeting and not less than 24 hours (or such shorter time as the Cardtronics plc board of directors may determine) before the time appointed for taking the poll; or in the case of a poll not taken immediately but taken not more than 48 hours after the meeting, the appointment of proxy must be delivered at the meeting at which the poll is to be taken. An appointment of proxy not received or delivered in accordance with the New Articles is invalid under English law.

 

Return of Capital

 

In the event of a voluntary winding up of Cardtronics plc, the liquidator may, on obtaining any sanction required by law, divide among the shareholders (excluding stock held by any subsidiary of Cardtronics plc) the whole or any part of the assets of Cardtronics plc, whether or not the assets consist of property of one kind or of different kinds. The liquidator may also, with the same authority, transfer the whole or any part of the assets to trustees upon any trusts for the benefit of the shareholders as the liquidator decides. No past or present shareholder can be compelled to accept any asset which could subject him or her to a liability.

 

Preemptive Rights and New Issues of Shares

 

Under the U.K. Companies Act, directors are, with certain exceptions, unable to allot equity securities without being authorized either by the shareholders in a general meeting or by the New Articles. In addition, the issuance of equity securities that are to be paid for wholly in cash (except shares held under an employees’ share scheme) must be offered first to the existing equity shareholders in proportion to the respective nominal values of their holdings on the same or more favorable terms, unless a special resolution ( i.e. , 75% of votes cast) to the contrary has been passed in a general meeting or the articles of association otherwise provide for an authorization of the Cardtronics plc board of directors to allot equity securities (which can be granted for a maximum of five years after which shareholders approval would be required to renew the authorization). For the purpose of this section, “equity securities” means shares in Cardtronics plc and any rights to subscribe for or convert a security into Cardtronics plc shares.

 

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Prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, an ordinary resolution was adopted by the then current shareholder of Cardtronics plc that authorized the Cardtronics plc board of directors (generally and unconditionally) to allot up to 62,000,000 shares of Cardtronics plc (or to allot equity securities, or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert or exchange any security, including convertible preference shares, convertible debt securities and exchangeable debt securities of a subsidiary, into shares of Cardtronics plc up to an aggregate nominal amount of $620,000) and to exclude preemptive rights in respect of such issuances. Such authority was granted for five years, and Cardtronics plc may seek renewal for additional five year terms in the future. Cardtronics plc may, before the expiration of any such authority, make an offer or agreement which could require Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc to be allotted (or rights to be granted) after the expiration of this five year period, and the Cardtronics plc board of directors may allot shares or grant rights in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority to allot had not expired.

 

Subject to the provisions of the U.K. Companies Act and to any rights attached to any existing shares, any Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc may be issued with, or have attached to them, such rights or restrictions as the Cardtronics plc shareholders may by ordinary resolution determine or, where the above authorizations are in place, the Cardtronics plc board of directors may determine such rights or restrictions.

 

The U.K. Companies Act prohibits an English company from issuing shares for no consideration, including with respect to shares to be issued pursuant to stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units granted under the Equity Incentive Plans. Accordingly, the nominal value of the shares issued pursuant to any such award or any other share-based award granted under the Equity Incentive Plans must be paid pursuant to the U.K. Companies Act. However, these restrictions will not apply to shares previously issued for which the nominal value of the shares have been previously paid.

 

Disclosure of Interests in Shares

 

Section 793 of the U.K. Companies Act provides Cardtronics plc the power to require persons whom it knows has, or whom it has reasonable cause to believe has, or within the three years preceding the request for disclosure has had, any ownership interest in any shares (referred to herein as the “default shares”) to disclose prescribed particulars of those shares. For this purpose, “default shares” includes any shares allotted or issued after the date of the Section 793 notice in respect of those shares. Failure to provide the information requested within the prescribed period after the date of sending the notice results in the holder of the default shares being guilty of an offence and liable to conviction as provided within the U.K. Companies Act.

 

Under the New Articles, Cardtronics plc will also withdraw voting and certain other rights, place restrictions on the rights to receive dividends and transfer default shares if the relevant holder of a minimum amount of default shares has failed to provide the information requested within 14 days after the date of sending the notice, depending on the level of the relevant shareholding (and unless the Cardtronics plc board of directors decides otherwise).

 

Alteration of Share Capital/Repurchase of Shares

 

Subject to the provisions of the U.K. Companies Act, Cardtronics plc may from time to time:

 

·                   increase its share capital by allotting new shares in accordance with the U.K. Companies Act and the New Articles;

 

·                   by ordinary resolution, consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of a larger nominal amount than the existing shares;

 

·                   by ordinary resolution, subdivide its shares, or any of them, into shares of a smaller nominal amount than its existing shares; and

 

·                   by special resolution, reduce its share capital, any capital reserves and any share premium account.

 

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Subject to the U.K. Companies Act and to any rights the holders of any Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc may have, Cardtronics plc may purchase any of its own shares of any class (including any redeemable shares, if the Cardtronics plc board of directors should decide to issue any) by way of “off market purchases” with the prior approval of shareholders by ordinary resolution. Such authority can be granted for up to five years from the date of the ordinary resolution, and renewal of such authority for additional five year terms may be sought more frequently.

 

Prior to the Effective Time, a shareholder resolution was adopted by the then current shareholder of Cardtronics plc that authorized the Cardtronics plc board of directors to repurchase shares without further shareholder approval. However, shares may only be repurchased out of distributable reserves, pursuant to English law, or the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for that purpose and, if a premium is paid, it must be paid out of distributable reserves.

 

Transfer of Shares

 

The New Articles allow shareholders to transfer all or any of their certificated shares by instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any other form which is permitted by the U.K. Companies Act and is approved by the Cardtronics plc board of directors. The instrument of transfer must be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and (in the case of a transfer of a share which is not fully paid) by or on behalf of the transferee and must be delivered to the registered office or any other place the Cardtronics plc board of directors decides.

 

The Cardtronics plc board of directors may refuse to register a transfer:

 

·                   if the shares in question are not fully paid;

 

·                   if it is with respect to shares on which Cardtronics plc has a lien;

 

·                   if it is with respect to more than one class of shares;

 

·                   if it is in favor of more than four persons jointly;

 

·                   if it is not duly stamped (if such a stamp is required);

 

·                   if it is not presented for registration together with the share certificate and evidence of title as the Cardtronics plc board of directors reasonably requires; or

 

·                   in certain circumstances, if the holder has failed to provide the required particulars to Cardtronics plc as described under “Disclosure of Interests in Shares” above.

 

If the Cardtronics plc board of directors refuses to register a transfer of a share, it shall, within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with Cardtronics plc, send to the transferee notice of the refusal together with its reasons for refusal.

 

General Meetings and Notices

 

The notice of a general meeting or an annual general meeting shall be provided to the shareholders (other than any who, under the provisions of the New Articles or the terms of allotment or issue of shares, are not entitled to receive notice), to the Cardtronics plc board of directors and to the independent auditors.

 

Under English law, Cardtronics plc is required to hold an annual general meeting of shareholders within six months from the day following the end of its fiscal year. Subject to the foregoing, the meeting may be held at a time and place determined by the Cardtronics plc board of directors.

 

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Mandatory Offers

 

Although Cardtronics plc will not be subject to the Takeover Code immediately following the Merger, the Cardtronics plc board of directors recognizes the importance of certain of the protections afforded to shareholders of U.K. public companies, which are subject to the Takeover Code. The New Articles include some substantially similar protections. These provisions are summarized below and seek to regulate certain acquisitions of interests in the shares of Cardtronics plc. However, these provisions do not provide all of the protections provided by the Takeover Code.

 

Under the applicable provisions of the New Articles, which are intended to be substantially similar to Rule 9 of the Takeover Code, a person must not:

 

·                   whether acting alone or with others acting in concert with such person, acquire an interest in shares (as defined in the Takeover Code) whether by a single transaction or a series of transactions over a period of time which, when taken together with any interest in shares already held by that person or any interest in shares held or acquired by others acting in concert with such person, in aggregate carry 30% or more of the voting rights of Cardtronics plc; or

 

·                   whether acting alone or with others acting in concert with such person, while interested in shares which in aggregate carry not less than 30% but not more than 50% of the voting rights of Cardtronics plc, acquire any further shares,

 

except, in either case, with the consent of the Cardtronics plc board of directors or where such person makes a mandatory offer to all other shareholders of Cardtronics plc. Any such mandatory offer must be unconditional, be in cash or be accompanied by a cash alternative and be at the highest price paid by such person required to make the mandatory offer, or any other acting in concert with such person, for any interest in shares in Cardtronics plc during the prior 12 months (the “Mandatory Offer Provisions”).

 

The Cardtronics plc board of directors has the full authority to determine the application of these provisions in the New Articles, including the deemed application of any relevant parts of the Takeover Code and such authority includes all the discretion that the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers would exercise if the Takeover Code applied to Cardtronics plc. The Cardtronics plc board of directors is not required to give any reason for any decision or determination it makes.

 

Squeeze-Out & Sell-Out Provisions

 

Squeeze-Out

 

Under the U.K. Companies Act, if an offeror were to acquire or unconditionally contract to acquire 90% of the shares to which the offer relates and 90% of the voting rights attached to those shares, then, within three months of the last day on which its offer can be accepted, it could compulsorily acquire the remaining 10%. The offeror would do so by sending a notice to outstanding shareholders telling them that it will compulsorily acquire their shares and then, six weeks later, it would execute a transfer of the issued shares in its favor and pay the consideration to Cardtronics plc, which would hold the consideration in trust for outstanding shareholders, unless a shareholder objects to the English court and the court enters an order that the offeror is not entitled to acquire the shares or specifying terms of the acquisition different from those of the offer. The consideration offered to the shareholders whose shares are compulsorily acquired must, generally, be the same as the consideration that was available under the takeover offer.

 

Sell-Out

 

The U.K. Companies Act also provides Cardtronics plc’s minority shareholders a right to be bought out in certain circumstances by an offeror who had made a takeover offer. If at any time before the end of the period within which a takeover offer could be accepted (as set forth in such offer), the offeror holds or has unconditionally contracted to acquire with or without any other shares in Cardtronics plc that the offeror has acquired or contracted

 

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to acquire (i) not less than 90% in value of all the voting shares in Cardtronics plc and (ii) shares that carry not less than 90% of the voting rights in Cardtronics plc, then any holder of shares to which the offer related who had not accepted the offer could, by a written communication to the offeror, require the offeror to acquire those shares. The offeror would be required to provide any Cardtronics plc shareholder notice of his right to be bought out within one month of that right arising. Sell-out rights cannot be exercised after the end of the period of three months from the last date on which the offer can be accepted or, if later, three months from the date on which the notice is served on the Cardtronics plc shareholders notifying them of their sell-out rights. If a shareholder of Cardtronics plc exercises its rights, the offeror is bound to acquire those shares on the terms of the offer or on such other terms as may be agreed.

 

Liability of Cardtronics plc and its Directors and Officers

 

The New Articles provide that the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any suits brought by shareholders against Cardtronics plc, its directors, the board, officers, employees or shareholders individually.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

While the Merger is not intended to cause any new anti-takeover provisions to be implemented, the level of anti-takeover provisions with respect to Cardtronics plc will differ from that with respect to Cardtronics Delaware by virtue of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the U.K. Companies Act, the differences between the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Cardtronics Delaware and the New Articles of Cardtronics plc and the rights of holders of Cardtronics Delaware common stock and the rights of holders of Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc (including the Mandatory Offer Provisions). The provisions summarized below do not include those provisions resulting from the U.K. Companies Act. The provisions of the New Articles summarized below may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing hostile takeovers, including those that might result in a premium being paid over the market price of Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc and discouraging, delaying or preventing changes in control or management of Cardtronics plc.

 

Takeover offers and certain other transactions in respect of certain public companies are regulated by the Takeover Code, which is administered by the Takeover Panel, a body consisting of representatives of the City of London financial and professional institutions which oversees the conduct of takeovers. An English public limited company is potentially subject to the Takeover Code if, among other factors, its central place of management and control is within the U.K., the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The Takeover Panel will generally look to the residency of a company’s directors to determine where it is centrally managed and controlled. The Takeover Panel has confirmed that, based upon Cardtronics plc’s current and intended plans for its directors and management and, for purposes of the Takeover Code, Cardtronics plc will be considered to have its place of central management and control outside the U.K., the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. Therefore, the Takeover Code would not apply to Cardtronics plc. It is possible that in the future circumstances could change that may cause the Takeover Code to apply to Cardtronics plc.

 

Classified Board of Directors

 

The Cardtronics plc board of directors is divided into three classes, with the members of each class serving for staggered three-year terms. As a result, only one class of directors will be elected at each annual general meeting of shareholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective three-year terms. Under English law, shareholders have no cumulative voting rights. In addition, the New Articles incorporate similar provisions to those contained in Cardtronics Delaware’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which regulate shareholders’ ability to nominate directors for election, subject to a 5% and, in respect of an annual general meeting only, 100 shareholders (and/or 100 beneficial owners) who have a right to vote and hold (on average) at least £100 per shareholder of paid-up share capital, share ownership requirement as provided under the U.K. Companies Act and certain procedural requirements set out in the New Articles. Generally, the classification of the Cardtronics plc board of directors, the lack of cumulative voting and the limitations on shareholders’ powers to nominate directors may have the effect of making it difficult for any party to obtain control of Cardtronics plc by replacing the majority of the Cardtronics plc board of directors and to force an immediate change in the composition of the Cardtronics plc board of directors. However, under English law, shareholders have the ability to remove a director without cause

 

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without respect to these provisions. Any director who is proposed to be removed under this procedure has a statutory right of protest. In addition, under the New Articles and the U.K. Companies Act, if the shareholders remove the entire board, a shareholder may then convene a general meeting for the purpose of appointing directors.

 

Issuance of Additional Shares

 

As identified above, the Cardtronics plc board of directors has the authority, without further action of its shareholders for a period of five years, but subject to its statutory and fiduciary duties, to allot up to 62,000,000 shares of Cardtronics plc (or to allot equity securities, or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert or exchange any security, including convertible preference shares, convertible debt securities and exchangeable debt securities of a subsidiary, into shares of Cardtronics plc up to an aggregate nominal amount of $620,000) and to exclude preemptive rights in respect of such issuances for the same period of time. Such authority will continue for five years and thereafter it must be renewed by a vote of the shareholders, but Cardtronics plc may seek renewal for additional five year terms more frequently. The issuance of additional shares on various terms could adversely affect the holders of Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc. The potential issuance of additional shares may discourage bids for Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc at a premium over the market price, may adversely affect the market price of Ordinary Shares of Cardtronics plc and may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of Cardtronics plc.

 

Shareholder Rights Plan

 

The Cardtronics plc board of directors has the necessary corporate authority, without further action of its shareholders for a period of five years, but subject to its statutory and fiduciary duties, to give effect to a shareholder rights plan and to fix the terms thereof. Such a plan could make it more difficult for another party to obtain control of Cardtronics plc by threatening to dilute a potential acquirer’s ownership interest in the company under certain circumstances. The Cardtronics plc board of directors may adopt a shareholder rights plan at any time.

 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 27, 2016, by and among Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics Group Limited, CATM Merger Sub LLC, and CATM Holdings LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Annex A of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Cardtronics plc on April 27, 2016)

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Association of Cardtronics plc

 

 

 

4.1

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2016, by and among Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics plc, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee

 

 

 

4.2

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2016, by and among Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics plc, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee

 

 

 

4.3

 

Form of Class A ordinary share certificate for Cardtronics plc

 

 

 

10.1

 

Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated July 1, 2016, by and between Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics plc, the other Borrowers and Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

10.2

 

Deed of Assumption, dated July 1, 2016, executed by Cardtronics plc

 

 

 

10.3

 

Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc, effective July 1, 2016)

 

 

 

10.4

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Time-Based) pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

 

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10.5

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Performance-Based) pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.6

 

Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.7

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement of Cardtronics, Inc., dated June 27, 2016, entered into by each director and each of the following officers: Steven A. Rathgaber, Edward H. West, E. Brad Conrad, Jerry Garcia and David Dove

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated July 1, 2016

 

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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.

 

 

Cardtronics plc

Date: July 1, 2016

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Chief Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 27, 2016, by and among Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics Group Limited, CATM Merger Sub LLC, and CATM Holdings LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Annex A of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Cardtronics plc on April 27, 2016)

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Association of Cardtronics plc

 

 

 

4.1

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2016, by and among Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics plc, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee

 

 

 

4.2

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2016, by and among Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics plc, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee

 

 

 

4.3

 

Form of Class A ordinary share certificate for Cardtronics plc

 

 

 

10.1

 

Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated July 1, 2016, by and between Cardtronics, Inc., Cardtronics plc, the other Borrowers and Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

10.2

 

Deed of Assumption, dated July 1, 2016, executed by Cardtronics plc

 

 

 

10.3

 

Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc, effective July 1, 2016)

 

 

 

10.4

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Time-Based) pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.5

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Performance-Based) pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.6

 

Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.7

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement of Cardtronics, Inc., dated June 27, 2016, entered into by each director and each of the following officers: Steven A. Rathgaber, Edward H. West, E. Brad Conrad, Jerry Garcia and David Dove

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated July 1, 2016

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

Adopted by special resolution passed on June 29, 2016 and effective from July 1, 2016

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY

 

1

1.

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

1

2.

 

INTERPRETATION

 

1

3.

 

LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

6

4.

 

CHANGE OF NAME

 

6

SHARES

 

7

5.

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

7

6.

 

ALLOTMENT

 

7

7.

 

POWER TO ATTACH RIGHTS

 

9

8.

 

VARIATION OF CLASS RIGHTS

 

10

9.

 

REDEEMABLE SHARES

 

10

10.

 

COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE

 

10

11.

 

TRUSTS NOT RECOGNISED

 

11

12.

 

ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

11

13.

 

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

 

11

14.

 

EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

 

11

15.

 

UNCERTIFICATED SHARES

 

11

SHARE CERTIFICATES

 

13

16.

 

RIGHT TO CERTIFICATE

 

13

17.

 

REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES

 

14

LIEN

 

15

18.

 

COMPANY’S LIEN ON SHARES NOT FULLY PAID

 

15

19.

 

ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN BY SALE

 

15

20.

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE

 

15

CALLS ON SHARES

 

15

21.

 

CALLS

 

15

22.

 

POWER TO DIFFERENTIATE

 

16

23.

 

INTEREST ON CALLS

 

16

24.

 

PAYMENT IN ADVANCE

 

16

25.

 

AMOUNTS DUE ON ALLOTMENT OR ISSUE TREATED AS CALLS

 

16

FORFEITURE

 

16

26.

 

NOTICE IF CALL NOT PAID

 

16

27.

 

FORFEITURE FOR NON—COMPLIANCE

 

17

28.

 

NOTICE AFTER FORFEITURE

 

17

29.

 

DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED SHARES

 

17

30.

 

ARREARS TO BE PAID NOTWITHSTANDING FORFEITURE

 

17

31.

 

SURRENDER

 

18

TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

18

32.

 

METHOD OF TRANSFER

 

18

33.

 

RIGHT TO REFUSE REGISTRATION

 

18

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

34.

 

NO FEES ON REGISTRATION

 

19

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

19

35.

 

ON DEATH

 

19

36.

 

ELECTION OF PERSON ENTITLED BY TRANSMISSION

 

20

37.

 

RIGHTS ON TRANSMISSION

 

20

UNTRACED SHAREHOLDERS

 

20

38.

 

POWER OF SALE

 

20

39.

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE

 

21

FRACTIONS

 

21

40.

 

FRACTIONS

 

21

GENERAL MEETINGS

 

22

41.

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

 

22

42.

 

CONVENING OF GENERAL MEETINGS

 

22

43.

 

LENGTH AND FORM OF NOTICE

 

22

44.

 

OMISSION TO SEND NOTICE

 

24

45.

 

POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL MEETINGS

 

24

46.

 

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS

 

24

47.

 

LIST OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

29

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

30

48.

 

QUORUM

 

30

49.

 

PROCEDURE IF QUORUM NOT PRESENT

 

30

50.

 

CHAIRMAN

 

30

51.

 

RIGHT TO ATTEND AND SPEAK

 

31

52.

 

POWER TO ADJOURN

 

31

53.

 

NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING

 

31

54.

 

BUSINESS AT ADJOURNED MEETING

 

32

55.

 

SATELLITE MEETINGS

 

32

56.

 

ACCOMMODATION OF SHAREHOLDERS AT MEETING

 

32

57.

 

SECURITY

 

33

VOTING

 

33

58.

 

METHOD OF VOTING

 

33

59.

 

PROCEDURE

 

33

60.

 

VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

34

61.

 

RESTRICTION ON VOTING RIGHTS FOR UNPAID CALLS, ETC.

 

34

62.

 

VOTING BY PROXY

 

34

63.

 

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

 

36

64.

 

WHEN VOTES BY PROXY ARE VALID ALTHOUGH AUTHORITY TERMINATED

 

37

ADDITIONAL VOTING PROVISIONS

 

37

65.

 

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

 

37

66.

 

OBJECTIONS TO AND ERROR IN VOTING

 

37

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

67.

 

AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTIONS

 

37

68.

 

FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

38

APPOINTMENT AND RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS

 

40

69.

 

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

 

40

70.

 

POWER OF THE COMPANY TO APPOINT DIRECTORS

 

40

71.

 

POWER OF THE BOARD TO APPOINT DIRECTORS

 

40

72.

 

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

41

73.

 

NO SHARE QUALIFICATION

 

41

74.

 

VOTING ON RESOLUTION FOR APPOINTMENT

 

41

75.

 

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BOARD

 

41

76.

 

VACATION OF OFFICE BY DIRECTOR

 

42

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

 

42

77.

 

APPOINTMENT

 

42

78.

 

REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT

 

43

79.

 

PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS

 

43

80.

 

RESPONSIBILITY

 

43

REMUNERATION, EXPENSES AND PENSIONS

 

43

81.

 

REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES OF DIRECTORS

 

43

82.

 

ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION

 

44

83.

 

REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES OF ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

 

44

84.

 

DIRECTORS’ PENSIONS AND OTHER BENEFITS

 

44

85.

 

REMUNERATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

44

86.

 

INSURANCE

 

45

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

 

45

87.

 

POWERS OF THE BOARD

 

45

88.

 

POWERS OF DIRECTORS BEING LESS THAN MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER

 

45

89.

 

POWERS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

45

90.

 

OFFICERS

 

45

91.

 

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENTS

 

46

92.

 

VICE PRESIDENTS

 

46

93.

 

DELEGATION TO COMMITTEES

 

47

94.

 

LOCAL BOARD

 

48

95.

 

AGENTS

 

48

96.

 

EXERCISE OF VOTING POWERS

 

48

97.

 

PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEES

 

48

98.

 

REGISTERS

 

48

99.

 

REGISTER OF CHARGES

 

49

100.

 

DIRECTORS’ CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OTHER THAN IN RELATION TO TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE COMPANY

 

49

101.

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY DIRECTORS

 

50

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

102.

 

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS AND VOTING

 

51

PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES

 

54

103.

 

BOARD MEETINGS

 

54

104.

 

NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS

 

54

105.

 

QUORUM

 

54

106.

 

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

 

54

107.

 

VOTING

 

55

108.

 

PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE

 

55

109.

 

RESOLUTION IN WRITING

 

55

110.

 

PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES

 

55

111.

 

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

 

56

112.

 

VALIDITY OF PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OR COMMITTEE

 

56

SECRETARY AND AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

 

56

113.

 

SECRETARY

 

56

114.

 

AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

 

57

SEALS

 

 

 

57

115.

 

SAFE CUSTODY

 

57

116.

 

APPLICATION OF SEALS

 

57

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS

 

57

117.

 

RESERVES

 

57

118.

 

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS

 

58

119.

 

ENTITLEMENT TO DIVIDENDS

 

58

120.

 

METHOD OF PAYMENT

 

59

121.

 

DIVIDENDS NOT TO BEAR INTEREST

 

60

122.

 

UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS, ETC.

 

60

123.

 

UNCASHED DIVIDENDS

 

60

124.

 

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS IN SPECIE

 

60

125.

 

PAYMENT OF SCRIP DIVIDENDS

 

61

126.

 

CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES

 

62

127.

 

CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES — EMPLOYEES’ SHARE SCHEMES

 

63

128.

 

CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES — RIGHTS PLAN

 

64

129.

 

RECORD DATES

 

64

ACCOUNTS

 

65

130.

 

TREASURER

 

65

131.

 

KEEPING AND INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS

 

65

132.

 

ACCOUNTS TO BE SENT TO SHAREHOLDERS, ETC.

 

65

133.

 

EXTERNAL AUDITOR

 

66

NOTICES

 

66

134.

 

NOTICES TO BE IN WRITING

 

66

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

 

135.

 

SERVICE OF NOTICES, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS

 

66

136.

 

EVIDENCE OF SERVICE

 

67

137.

 

NOTICE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES, ETC.

 

68

138.

 

NOTICE IN CASE OF ENTITLEMENT BY TRANSMISSION

 

68

139.

 

VALIDATION OF DOCUMENTS IN ELECTRONIC FORM

 

68

140.

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

69

MISCELLANEOUS

 

69

141.

 

DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

 

69

142.

 

WINDING UP

 

70

143.

 

INDEMNITY

 

70

144.

 

MANDATORY OFFER PROVISIONS

 

71

APPENDIX — SUMMARY OF EXAMPLE TERMS

 

76

 

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COMPANY NO. 10057418

 

THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

 


 

PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 


 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

PRELIMINARY

 

1.                                      ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

These Articles constitute the articles of association of the Company. No regulations contained in any statute or subordinate legislation, including the regulations contained in Schedule 3 to The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008, apply to the Company.

 

2.                                      INTERPRETATION

 

2.1                               In these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and expressions not otherwise defined herein have the following meanings:

 

Acquiring Person means a person or group of affiliated or associated persons and anyone acting in concert with any of them who has acquired a share interest of 20% or more of the voting rights of the Company which are generally exercisable at a general meeting, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that a Depositary, acting solely in its capacity as Depositary, shall not be considered an Acquiring Person;

 

acting in concert has the meaning given to it in the Takeover Code, provided that no person shall be deemed to be acting in concert with any other person solely as a result of that other person having an interest in shares held by the same Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such);

 

Act ” means CA 2006 and every other enactment from time to time in force concerning companies (including any orders, regulations or other subordinate legislation made under CA 2006 or any such other enactment), so far as they apply to or affect the Company;

 

Articles ” means the articles of association of the Company as altered from time to time;

 

auditors ” or “ external auditors ” means the auditors from time to time of the Company or, in the case of joint auditors, any one of them;

 

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beneficial ownership ” or “ beneficially owned ” or any correlative terms have the same meaning as in Regulation 13D under the Exchange Act;

 

board ” means the board of directors as constituted from time to time of the Company or the directors present at a duly convened meeting of the directors at which a quorum is present;

 

business day ” means a day (excluding Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in London, England and New York, New York, United States for the transaction of normal banking business;

 

CA 2006 ” means the Companies Act 2006;

 

certificated ” in relation to a share means a share that is represented by a paper certificate, i.e. , not in electronic form;

 

Class A Ordinary Shareholders ” means the holders for the time being of the allotted and issued Class A Ordinary Shares;

 

Class B Ordinary Shareholders ” means the holders for the time being of the allotted and issued Class B Ordinary Shares;

 

Class A Ordinary Shares ” means the class A ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.01 each in the share capital of the Company;

 

Class B Ordinary Shares ” means the class B ordinary shares with a nominal value of £1.00 each in the share capital of the Company;

 

clear days ” in relation to a period of notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect;

 

committee ” means a committee of the board unless the context suggests otherwise;

 

Company ” means Cardtronics plc;

 

company ” includes any body corporate (not being a corporation sole) or association of persons, whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act;

 

Depositary ” means any depositary, clearing agency, custodian, nominee or similar entity authorised under arrangements entered into by the Company or otherwise approved by the board that holds legal title to shares for the purposes of facilitating beneficial ownership of such shares (or the transfer thereof) by other persons, and may include a person that holds, or is interested directly or indirectly, including through a nominee, in, shares, or rights or interests in respect thereof, and that issues certificates, instruments, securities or other documents of title, or maintains accounts, evidencing or recording the entitlement of the holders thereof, or account holders, to or to receive such shares, rights or interests and shall include, where so approved by the board, the trustees (acting in their capacity as such) of any employees’ share scheme established by the Company;

 

director ” means a director of the Company;

 

electronic address ” means any number or address used for the purposes of sending or receiving notices, documents or information by electronic means;

 

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electronic form ” has the same meaning as in section 1168 of the Act and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include a data file or a telephonically communicated datagram or other paperless record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed and that may be reproduced in paper form through an electronic process;

 

electronic means ” has the same meaning as in section 1168 of the Act and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include via the Internet or by means of a telephonically communicated datagram;

 

entitled by transmission ” means, in relation to a share, entitled as a consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a shareholder, or as a result of another event giving rise to a transmission of entitlement by operation of law;

 

Exchange Act ” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

financial year ” in relation to the Company is determined as provided in section 390 of the Act;

 

hard copy form ” and “ hard copy ” have the same meanings as in section 1168 of the Act;

 

holder ” or “ shareholder ” in relation to shares means the member whose name is entered in the register as the holder of the shares;

 

independent ” or “ independence ” in relation to a director or proposed director means that such director or proposed director is independent within the meaning of applicable rules promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act (including, to the extent applicable to the individual’s position or proposed position on the board, Rule Section 10A—3 promulgated by the SEC) and/or the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC or, if applicable, as defined from time to time by resolution of the board;

 

interest in shares ” includes, where the context permits, “ interests in securities ” as defined in the Takeover Code and, for the avoidance of doubt, includes, without duplication, beneficial ownership, and “ interested in shares ” and “ share interest ” will be construed accordingly;

 

office ” means the registered office of the Company;

 

organisation ” means any firm, body corporate, company, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, government, state or agency of state, association, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan, in each case whether or not having a separate legal personality;

 

paid ” “ paid up ” and “ paid—up ” mean paid or credited as paid;

 

paid—up amount ” means, in respect of any share, the amount paid or credited as paid up on that share, including sums paid, or credited as paid, by way of premium;

 

person ” shall include any individual or organisation, in each case whether or not having a separate legal personality;

 

public announcement ” means disclosure in a press release reported by a United Kingdom or United States news service or in a document filed or furnished by the Company with or to the SEC pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

 

qualifying person ” means (a) a shareholder of the Company (other than a shareholder who, under these Articles or any restrictions imposed on any shares, is not entitled to attend, speak or

 

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vote, whether in person or by proxy, at any general meeting of the Company) or his validly appointed attorney or proxy or a corporate representative of such attorney or proxy in relation to any general meeting of the Company or (b) a person authorised under section 323 of the Act to act as the representative of a corporation in relation to any general meeting of the Company. The board is entitled, acting in good faith and without further enquiry, to assume the validity of any votes cast in person or by proxy;

 

recognised financial institution ” means a recognised clearing house acting in relation to a recognised investment exchange or a nominee of a recognised clearing house acting in that way or of a recognised investment exchange that is designated for the purposes of section 778(2) of the Act;

 

recognised investment exchange ” has the meaning given to it in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

 

register ” means the register of members of the Company kept pursuant to section 113 of the Act or the issuer register of members and Operator register of members maintained pursuant to Regulation 20 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations and, where the context requires, any register maintained by the Company or the Operator of persons holding any renounceable right of allotment of a share and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

 

Rights ” has the meaning given to it in Article 6.4;

 

Rights Plan ” has the meaning given to it in Article 6.3;

 

seal ” means the common seal of the Company and includes any official seal maintained by the Company by virtue of sections 49 or 50 of the Act;

 

secretary ” means the secretary of the Company or any other person appointed by the board to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company, including a joint, assistant or deputy secretary;

 

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

 

share ” means any share (of whatever class or denomination) in the share capital of the Company, and “ shares ” shall be construed accordingly;

 

Shareholder Associated Person ” of any shareholder means (a) any beneficial owner of shares on whose behalf any proposal or nomination is made by such shareholder; (b) any affiliates or associates of such shareholder or any beneficial owner described in paragraph (a); or (c) any other person with whom any of the persons described in paragraphs (a) and (b) is acting in concert, or, has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written or oral or formal or informal) to cooperate for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy given to such person in response to a public proxy solicitation made generally by such person in accordance with the Exchange Act to all shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting) or disposing of any shares or to cooperate in obtaining, changing or influencing the control or to frustrate the successful outcome of an offer (except independent financial, legal and other advisors acting in the ordinary course of their respective businesses);

 

“Subscriber Share” shall mean the subscriber share with a nominal value of £1.00;

 

Takeover Code ” means the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers as promulgated by the Takeover Panel, as amended and/or supplemented from time to time;

 

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Takeover Panel ” means the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers or such other authority designated as the supervisory authority in the United Kingdom to carry out certain regulatory functions in relation to takeovers under the EC Directive on Takeover Bids (2004/25/EC);

 

uncertificated proxy instruction ” means a properly authenticated dematerialised instruction and/or other instruction or notification sent by means of a relevant system and received by such participant in that system acting on behalf of the Company, in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as may from time to time be prescribed by the board (subject always to the facilities and requirements of the relevant system concerned);

 

Uncertificated Securities Regulations ” means the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001;

 

“uncertificated share”  means, in relation to a share, a share title recorded in the register as being held in uncertificated form and title to which, by virtue of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, may be transferred by means of a relevant system and references in these Articles to a share being “ uncertificated” or held in “ uncertificated form ” shall be construed accordingly;

 

United Kingdom ” means Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and

 

United States ” means the United States of America.

 

2.2                               The expressions “ issuer register ,” “ Operator ,” “ Operator—instruction ,” “ Operator register of members ,” “ participating issuer ,” “ participating security ” and “ relevant system ” have the same meanings as in the Uncertificated Securities Regulations.

 

2.3                               All references in these Articles to the giving of instructions by means of a relevant system shall be deemed to relate to a properly authenticated dematerialised instruction given in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations. The giving of such instructions shall be subject to:

 

(a)                                 the facilities and requirements of the relevant system;

 

(b)                                 the Uncertificated Securities Regulations; and

 

(c)                                  the extent to which such instructions are permitted by, or practicable under, the rules and practices from time to time of the Operator of the relevant system.

 

2.4                               Where an ordinary resolution of the Company is expressed to be required for any purpose, a special resolution is also effective for that purpose.

 

2.5                               References to a “ meeting ” shall not be taken as requiring more than one person to be present if any quorum requirement can be satisfied by one person.

 

2.6                               References to a “ debenture ” include debenture stock, bonds and any other debt securities of an organisation, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the organisation.

 

2.7                               The word “ directors ” in the context of the exercise of any power contained in these Articles includes any committee consisting of one or more directors, any director holding executive office and any local or divisional board, manager or agent of the Company to which or, as the case may be, to whom the power in question has been delegated.

 

2.8                               Powers of delegation shall not be restrictively construed, but the widest interpretation shall be given to them.

 

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2.9                               No power of delegation shall be limited by the existence or, except where expressly provided by the terms of delegation, the exercise of that or any other power of delegation.

 

2.10                        Except where expressly provided by the terms of delegation, the delegation of a power shall not exclude the concurrent exercise of that power by any other body or person who is for the time being authorised to exercise it under these Articles or under another delegation of the power.

 

2.11                        Save as aforesaid and unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in these Articles have the same meanings as in the Act, but excluding any statutory modification thereof not in force when these Articles become binding on the Company.

 

2.12                        Subject to the Act, references to a document or writing being executed include references to its being signed or executed under hand or under seal or by any other method, including electronically, via the Internet or by means of a telephonically communicated datagram, provided that such method includes means to confirm the identity of the person or persons purporting to execute such document or writing, such as by use of a confidential identification or control number or other equivalent means determined by the board.

 

2.13                        Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to “ writing ” or “ written ” shall include any method of reproducing words or text in a legible and non—transitory form, and documents or information sent, stored or supplied in electronic form or made available on a website are in “writing” for the purposes of these Articles.

 

2.14                        Save where specifically required or indicated otherwise, words importing one gender shall be treated as importing any gender, words importing individuals shall be treated as importing organisations and vice versa, words importing the singular shall be treated as importing the plural and vice versa, and words importing the whole shall be treated as including a reference to any part thereof.

 

2.15                        Any reference to “ include ” or “ including ” (or any similar term) is not to be construed as implying any limitation and general words introduced by the word “ other ” (or any similar term) shall not be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things.

 

2.16                        Article headings are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not affect construction.

 

2.17                        References to any statutory provision or statute include any modification or re—enactment thereof for the time being in force and all orders, regulations or other subordinate legislation made thereunder. This Article does not affect the interpretation of Article 2.11.

 

3.                                      LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

The liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares in the Company held by them.

 

4.                                      CHANGE OF NAME

 

The Company may change its name by resolution of the board.

 

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SHARES

 

5.                                      SHARE CAPITAL

 

5.1                               The allotted and issued share capital of the Company at the date of adoption of these Articles is £50,000 divided into 49,999 Class B Ordinary Shares and the Subscriber Share.

 

5.2                               In these Articles, unless the context requires otherwise, references to Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares and the Subscriber Share shall include shares of those respective classes allotted and/or issued after the date of adoption of these Articles and ranking pari passu in all respects (save only as to the date from which such shares rank for dividend purposes) with the shares of the relevant class then in issue.

 

5.3                               The Class A Ordinary Shares, the Class B Ordinary Shares and the Subscriber Share shall have such rights as are provided for by these Articles and, save as otherwise expressly provided for by these Articles, shall rank pari passu in all respects. On a return of capital of the Company on a winding up, any Shareholder who is an organisation that is a subsidiary or subsidiary undertaking of the Company shall only be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its shareholders the nominal value paid up on any shares for the Class B Ordinary Shares and Subscriber Share held by such shareholders, but shall not be entitled to any further participation in the distribution of any assets of the Company.

 

6.                                      ALLOTMENT

 

6.1                               Subject to the provisions of the Act and any relevant authority given by the Company in a general meeting, the board may exercise any power of the Company to allot shares in one or more series, or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert or exchange any security into or for shares or its successors in one or more series, to such persons or excluding such persons, at such times and on such terms as the board may determine.

 

6.2                               The board may at any time after the allotment of a share, but before a person has been entered in the register as the holder of the share, recognise a renunciation of the share by the allottee in favour of another person and may grant to an allottee a right to effect a renunciation on such terms and conditions as the board thinks fit.

 

6.3                               Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may exercise any power of the Company to establish a shareholders rights plan (the “ Rights Plan ”), including approving the execution of any document relating to the adoption and/or implementation of the Rights Plan. The Rights Plan may be in such form as the board shall in its absolute discretion determine and may in particular (but without restriction or limitation) include such terms as are described in the Summary of Example Terms in the form appearing in the Appendix to these Articles.

 

6.4                               Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may exercise any power of the Company to grant rights (including approving the execution of any documents relating to the grant of rights) to subscribe for shares, in accordance with the Rights Plan (the “ Rights ”).

 

6.5                               The purposes for which the board shall be entitled to establish the Rights Plan and to grant Rights in accordance therewith, as provided in Articles 6.3 and 6.4, shall include the following: where, in the opinion of the majority of the board members present at a duly convened (in accordance with Article 105) board meeting, acting in good faith and on such grounds as the board shall consider reasonable, irrespective of whether such grounds would be considered reasonable by any other party with or without the benefit of hindsight, to do so would improve the likelihood that:

 

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(a)                                 any process which may result in an acquisition or change of Control is conducted in an orderly manner;

 

(b)                                 all shareholders will be treated equally and fairly and in a similar manner;

 

(c)                                  an optimum price for shares would be received by or on behalf of all shareholders;

 

(d)                                 the board would have additional time to gather relevant information or pursue appropriate strategies;

 

(e)                                  the success of the Company would be promoted for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole;

 

(f)                                   the long term interests of the Company, its employees, its shareholders and its business would be safeguarded; and/or

 

(g)                                  the Company would not suffer serious economic harm.

 

6.6                               Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may determine not to redeem the Rights and accordingly exercise any power of the Company to (a) allot shares pursuant to the exercise of the Rights or (b) exchange or cause to be exchanged all or part of the Rights (in each case, other than Rights held by an Acquiring Person) for Class A Ordinary Shares and/or another class or series of shares (an “ Exchange ”) in each case in accordance with the Rights Plan. The purposes for which the board shall be entitled not to redeem the Rights, and accordingly to exercise any power of the Company to allot shares or effect an Exchange, shall include the following: where, in the opinion of the majority of the board members present at a duly convened (in accordance with Article 105) board meeting, acting in good faith and on such grounds as the board shall consider reasonable, irrespective of whether such grounds would be considered reasonable by any other party with or without the benefit of hindsight, not to redeem the Rights and accordingly to exercise any power of the Company or effect an Exchange to allot shares in the Company would improve the likelihood that:

 

(a)                                 the use of abusive tactics by any person in connection with any potential acquisition or change of Control would be prevented;

 

(b)                                 any potential acquisition or change of Control which would be unlikely to treat all shareholders equally and fairly and in a similar manner would be prevented;

 

(c)                                  any potential acquisition or change of Control at a price that would undervalue the Company or its shares would be prevented;

 

(d)                                 any potential acquisition or change of Control that would be likely to harm the prospects of the success of the Company for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole will be prevented;

 

(e)                                  the long term interests of the Company, its employees, its shareholders and its business would be safeguarded; and/or

 

(f)                                   the Company would not suffer serious economic harm.

 

6.7                               (a)                                 For the purposes of this Article 6, a person shall be deemed to have control of the Company (“ Control ”) if he, either alone or with any group of affiliated or associated persons and/or with anyone with whom he is acting in concert, exercises, or is able to exercise or is entitled to acquire, the direct or indirect power to direct or cause the

 

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direction of the management and policies of the Company, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the preceding words, if he, either alone or with any group of affiliated or associated persons, and/or with anyone with whom he is acting in concert, possesses or is entitled to acquire:

 

(i)                                     interests in shares carrying 20% or more of the voting rights of the Company which are exercisable at a general meeting; or

 

(ii)                                  such percentage of the issued share capital of the Company as would, if the whole of the income or assets of the Company were in fact distributed among the shareholders (without regard to any rights which he or any other person has as a loan creditor), entitle him to receive 20% or more of the income or assets so distributed; or

 

(iii)                               such rights as would, in the event of the winding—up of the Company or in any other circumstances, entitle him to receive 20% or more of the assets of the Company that would then be available for distribution among the shareholders.

 

(b)                                 For the purposes of this Article 6, “ group ” and “ affiliated or associated persons ” shall have the meaning given to such terms under the United States federal securities laws, including the Exchange Act.

 

(c)                                  For the purposes of this Article 6, a person shall be treated as entitled to acquire anything which he is entitled to acquire at a future date, or will at a future date be entitled to acquire, irrespective of whether such future acquisition is contingent upon satisfaction of any conditions precedent.

 

(d)                                 For the purposes of this Article 6, there shall be attributed to any person (other than a Depositary) any rights or powers of a nominee for him, that is to say, any rights or powers which another person possesses on his behalf or may be required to exercise at his discretion or on his behalf (including rights or powers of a nominee possessed or exercisable by the nominee on behalf of such person).

 

(e)                                  For the purposes of this Article 6, (i) no Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such) shall be treated as having Control and (ii) no person shall be deemed to be interested in shares with any other person solely as a result of that other person having an interest in shares held by the same Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such) and (iii) no person shall be deemed to be affiliated or  associated with any other person solely as a result of that other person having an interest in shares held by the same Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such).

 

7.                                      POWER TO ATTACH RIGHTS

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act and to any rights attached to any existing shares, any share may be allotted or issued with nominal value in any currency and with, or have attached to it, such powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions attaching thereto as the board may determine, including rights to (a) receive dividends (which may include rights to receive preferential or cumulative dividends), (b) distributions made on a winding up of the Company and (c) be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of

 

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the same or any other class or classes of shares, at such prices or prices (subject to the Act) or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments as may be determined by the board.

 

8.                                      VARIATION OF CLASS RIGHTS

 

8.1                               Where there are two or more classes of shares in issue, and subject to the provisions of the Act, the rights attached to a class of shares may be varied or abrogated (whether or not the Company is being wound up) either with the consent in writing of the holders of at least three—fourths of the nominal amount of the issued shares of that class (excluding any shares held as treasury shares) or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the issued shares of that class validly held in accordance with Article 8.3 and other relevant provisions of these Articles.

 

8.2                               The rights attached to a class of shares are not, unless otherwise expressly provided for in the rights attaching to those shares, varied or deemed to be varied by the allotment or issue of, or the grant of rights to subscribe for or to convert or exchange any security into or for, further shares ranking in priority to or pari passu with or subsequent to them or by the purchase or redemption by the Company of its own shares in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

 

8.3                               All Articles relating to general meetings will apply to any class meeting, with any necessary changes. The following changes will also apply:

 

(a)                                 a quorum for the purposes of any class meeting or adjournment thereof will comprise qualifying persons, who together hold at least 20% in nominal value of the issued shares of the relevant class. For the purposes of this Article 8.3, a proxy, attorney or other representative of a shareholder will be considered to be entitled to cast only the voting rights to which his appointment relates and not any other voting rights held by the shareholder he represents; and

 

(b)                                 every qualifying person who is present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote is entitled to one vote for every share he has of the class (but this is subject to any special rights or restrictions which are attached to any class of shares).

 

8.4                               The provisions of Articles 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 will apply to any variation or abrogation of rights of shares forming part of a class. Each part of the class which is being treated differently is treated as a separate class in applying this Article.

 

9.                                      REDEEMABLE SHARES

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act and to any rights attached to any existing shares, shares may be issued that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or the holder, and the board may determine the terms, conditions and manner of redemption of any shares so issued.

 

10.                               COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE

 

The Company may exercise all the powers conferred or permitted by the provisions of the Act of paying commission or brokerage. Subject to the provisions of the Act, any such commission or brokerage may be satisfied by the payment of cash or by the allotment of fully or partly paid shares or by the grant of an option to call for such an allotment or by any combination of such methods as the board thinks fit.

 

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11.                               TRUSTS NOT RECOGNISED

 

Except as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the Company as holding any share on trust and (except as otherwise provided by these Articles or by law) the Company shall not be bound by or recognise any interest in any share except an absolute right in the holder to the whole of the share, whether or not the Company shall have notice thereof.

 

12.                               ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

12.1                        Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may:

 

(a)                                 increase its share capital by allotting new shares in accordance with the Act and these Articles;

 

(b)                                 by ordinary resolution consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of a larger nominal amount than its existing shares;

 

(c)                                  by ordinary resolution sub—divide its shares, or any of them, into shares of a smaller nominal amount than its existing shares; and

 

(d)                                 by special resolution reduce its share capital, any capital redemption reserve and any share premium account in any way.

 

12.2                        Whenever as a result of a consolidation of shares any shareholders would become entitled to fractions of a share, the directors may, on behalf of those shareholders, sell the shares representing the fractions for the best price reasonably obtainable to any person (including, subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company) and distribute the net proceeds of sale in due proportion among those shareholders, and the directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the fractional shares to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The transferee shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity in or invalidity of the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

13.                               PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares).

 

14.                               EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

 

Subject to the Act, evidence of ownership of legal title in shares of the Company may be in any form authorised by the board, including in certificated form, uncertificated form, electronically, by book—entry or as may otherwise be permitted by law.

 

15.                               UNCERTIFICATED SHARES

 

15.1                        Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Uncertificated Securities Regulations and the facilities and requirements of any relevant system concerned, the board may permit the holding of shares in any class of shares in uncertificated form, including, resolving that a class of shares shall become a participating security and/or that a class of shares shall cease to be a participating security.

 

15.2                        Uncertificated shares of a class are not to be regarded as forming a separate class from certificated shares of that class as a consequence of such shares being held in uncertificated form or of any

 

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provision in these Articles or the Uncertificated Securities Regulations applying only to such shares.

 

15.3                        Any share of a class that is a participating security may be changed from a certificated share to an uncertificated share and from an uncertificated share to a certificated share in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations.

 

15.4                        The Company may give notice to a shareholder requiring the shareholder to change uncertificated shares to certificated shares by the time stated in the notice. The notice may also state that the shareholder may not change certificated shares to uncertificated shares. If the shareholder does not comply with the notice, the board may authorise a person to change the uncertificated shares to certificated shares in the name and on behalf of the shareholder.

 

15.5                        While a class of shares is a participating security, these Articles only apply to an uncertificated share of that class to the extent that these Articles are consistent with:

 

(a)                                 the holding of such shares of that class in uncertificated form;

 

(b)                                 the transfer of title to such shares of that class by means of a relevant system; and

 

(c)                                  the Uncertificated Securities Regulations.

 

15.6                        Notwithstanding any provisions of these Articles to the contrary, the directors shall have power to implement any arrangements they may, in their absolute discretion, think fit in relation to the evidencing of issue or title to and transfer of an uncertificated share and any related procedures (subject to the Uncertificated Securities Regulations and the facilities and requirements of any relevant system concerned).

 

15.7                        The Company shall enter or cause to be entered on the register how many shares are held by each shareholder in uncertificated form and in certificated form and shall maintain or cause to be maintained the register in each case as required by the Uncertificated Securities Regulations and any relevant system concerned. Unless the directors otherwise determine, holdings of the same holder or joint holders in certificated form and uncertificated form shall be treated as separate holdings.

 

15.8                        The Company shall be entitled to assume that the entries on any record of securities maintained by it in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations and regularly reconciled with the relevant Operator register of securities are a complete and accurate reproduction of the particulars entered in the Operator register of securities and shall accordingly not be liable in respect of any act or thing done or omitted to be done by or on behalf of the Company in reliance upon such assumption; in particular, any provision of these Articles that requires or envisages that action will be taken in reliance on information contained in the register shall be construed to permit that action to be taken in reliance on information contained in any relevant record of securities (as so maintained and reconciled).

 

15.9                        Any instruction given by means of a relevant system as referred to in these Articles shall be a dematerialised instruction given in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, the facilities and requirements of the relevant system and the Operator’s rules and practices.

 

15.10                 Where the Company is entitled under the Act, the Operator’s rules and practices, these Articles or otherwise to dispose of, forfeit, enforce a lien over or impose a restriction on or sell or otherwise procure the sale of any shares of a class that is a participating security that are held in uncertificated form, the board may take such steps (subject to the Uncertificated Securities

 

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Regulations and to such rules and practices) as may be required or appropriate, by instruction by means of the relevant system or otherwise, to effect such disposal, forfeiture, enforcement, imposition or sale including by:

 

(a)                                 requesting or requiring the deletion of any computer—based entries in the relevant system relating to the holding of such shares in uncertificated form;

 

(b)                                 altering such computer—based entries so as to divest the holder of such shares of the power to transfer such shares other than to a person selected or approved by the Company for the purpose of such transfer;

 

(c)                                  requiring any holder of such shares, by notice in writing to him, to change his holding of such uncertificated shares into certificated form within any specified period;

 

(d)                                 requiring any holder of such shares to take such steps as may be necessary to sell or transfer such shares as directed by the Company;

 

(e)                                  otherwise rectify or change the register in respect of any such shares in such manner as the board considers appropriate (including by entering the name of a transferee into the register as the next holder of such shares); and/or

 

(f)                                   appointing any person to take any steps in the name of any holder of such shares as may be required to change such shares from uncertificated form to certificated form and/or to effect the transfer of such shares (and such steps shall be effective as if they had been taken by such holder).

 

15.11                 The provisions of Articles 16 and 17 shall not apply to uncertificated shares.

 

SHARE CERTIFICATES

 

16.                               RIGHT TO CERTIFICATE

 

16.1                        A person (except a person to whom the Company is not required by law to issue a certificate) whose name is entered in the register as a holder of a certificated share is entitled, without charge, to receive within two months of allotment or lodgement with the Company of a transfer to him of those shares or within two months after the relevant instruction is received by the Company (or within any other period as the terms of issue of the shares provide) one certificate for all the certificated shares of a class registered in his name or, in the case of certificated shares of more than one class being registered in his name, to a separate certificate for each class of shares.

 

16.2                        Where a shareholder transfers part of his shares comprised in a certificate, he is entitled, without charge, to one certificate for the balance of certificated shares retained by him.

 

16.3                        The Company is not bound to issue more than one certificate for certificated shares held jointly by two or more persons, and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder is sufficient delivery to all joint holders.

 

16.4                        A share certificate shall specify the number and class and the distinguishing numbers (if any) of the shares in respect of which it is issued and the amount paid up on the shares. In addition, it shall specify the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of such shares and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such rights, set forth in full or summarised on the face or back of the certificate. Alternatively, the Company may set forth on the face or back of the certificate a statement that the Company will furnish, without

 

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charge, to the shareholder holding such certificate and who so requests it, the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of such shares and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such rights.

 

16.5                        A certificate shall be issued under the seal, which may be affixed to or printed on it, or in such other manner as the board may approve, having regard to the terms of allotment or issue of the shares.

 

16.6                        The issued shares of a particular class that are fully paid up and rank pari passu for all purposes shall not bear a distinguishing number. All other shares shall bear a distinguishing number.

 

16.7                        Notwithstanding anything in this Article 16, but subject to the Act, the board may from time to time determine, either generally or in any particular case, the method by which any share certificate issued by the Company in respect of the Company’s shares, debentures or other securities shall be authenticated or executed by or on behalf of the Company and, in particular:

 

(a)                                 whether to dispense with the need to affix the common seal, or any official seal, of the Company to such certificate;

 

(b)                                 the manner, and by whom, any such certificate is to be signed, and may dispense with the need for such certificate to be signed or executed in any way; and

 

(c)                                  whether to permit the signature or a facsimile of the signature of any person to be applied to such share certificate by any mechanical or electronic means in place of that person’s actual signature;

 

and any certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of the board shall, as against the Company, be prima facie evidence of the title of the person named in that certificate to the shares comprised in it.

 

17.                               REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES

 

17.1                        Where a shareholder holds two or more certificates for shares of one class, the Company may at his request, on surrender of the original certificates and without charge, cancel the certificates and issue a single replacement certificate for certificated shares of that class.

 

17.2                        At the request of a shareholder, the Company may cancel a certificate and issue two or more in its place (representing certificated shares in such proportions as the shareholder may specify), on surrender of the original certificate and on payment of such reasonable sum as the Company may determine.

 

17.3                        Where a certificate is worn out or defaced, the Company may require the certificate to be delivered to it before issuing a replacement and cancelling the original. If a certificate is lost or destroyed, the Company may cancel it and issue a replacement certificate on such terms as to provision of evidence and indemnity (and/or bond) and to payment of any exceptional out—of—pocket expenses incurred by the Company in the investigation of that evidence and the preparation of that indemnity (and/or bond) as the Company may determine.

 

17.4                        Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

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LIEN

 

18.                               COMPANY’S LIEN ON SHARES NOT FULLY PAID

 

18.1                        The Company has a first and paramount lien on all partly paid shares for an amount payable in respect of the share, whether the due date for payment has arrived or not. The lien applies to all dividends from time to time declared or other amounts payable in respect of the share.

 

18.2                        The board may either generally or in a particular case declare a share to be wholly or partly exempt from the provisions of this Article. Unless otherwise agreed with the transferee, the registration of a transfer of a share operates as a waiver of the Company’s lien (if any) on that share.

 

19.                               ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN BY SALE

 

19.1                        For the purpose of enforcing the lien referred to in Article 18, the Company may sell all or any of the shares subject to the lien at such time or times and in such manner as the board may determine, provided that:

 

(a)                                 the due date for payment of the relevant amounts has arrived; and

 

(b)                                 the Company has served a written notice on the shareholder concerned (or on any person who is entitled to the shares by transmission or by operation of law) stating the amounts due, demanding payment thereof and giving notice that if payment has not been made within 14 clear days after the service of the notice that the Company intends to sell the shares.

 

19.2                        To give effect to such sale, the Company may authorise a person to transfer the shares in the name and on behalf of the shareholder (or any person who is entitled to the shares by transmission or by operation of law), or to cause the transfer of such shares, to the purchaser or his nominee. The purchaser is not bound to see to the application of the purchase money and the title of the transferee is not affected by an irregularity in or invalidity of the proceedings connected with the sale or transfer. Any instrument or exercise referred to in this Article 19.2 shall be effective as if it had been executed or exercised by the holder of, or the person entitled by transmission to, the shares to which it relates.

 

20.                               APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE

 

The net proceeds of a sale effected under Article 19, after payment of the Company’s costs of the sale, shall be applied in or towards satisfaction of the amount in respect of which the lien exists. The balance (if any) shall (on surrender to the Company for cancellation of any certificate for the shares sold, or the provision of an indemnity (and/or bond) as to any lost or destroyed certificate required by the board and subject to a like lien for any amounts not presently payable as existed on the shares before the sale) be paid to the shareholder (or any person entitled to the shares by transmission or by operation of law) immediately before the sale.

 

CALLS ON SHARES

 

21.                               CALLS

 

The board may make calls on shareholders in respect of amounts unpaid on the shares held by them respectively (whether in respect of the nominal value or a premium) and not, by the terms of issue thereof, made payable on a fixed date. Each shareholder shall (on receiving at least 14 clear

 

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days’ notice specifying when and where payment is to be made) pay to the Company, at the time and place specified, the amount called as required by the notice. A call may be made payable by installments and may, at any time before receipt by the Company of an amount due, be revoked or postponed in whole or in part as the board may determine. A call is deemed made at the time when the resolution of the board authorising the call is passed. A person on whom a call is made remains liable to pay the amount called despite the subsequent transfer of the share in respect of which the call is made. The joint holders of a share are jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect of that share.

 

22.                               POWER TO DIFFERENTIATE

 

The board may make arrangements on the allotment or, subject to the terms of the allotment, on the issue of shares for a difference between the allottees or holders in the amounts or times of payment of a call on their shares or both.

 

23.                               INTEREST ON CALLS

 

If a sum called is not paid on or before the date fixed for payment, the person from whom it is payable shall pay interest on the unpaid amount from the day the unpaid amount is due until the day it has been paid and all costs, charges and expenses that the Company may have incurred by reason of such non—payment. The interest rate may be fixed by the terms of allotment or issue of the share or, if no rate is fixed, at such rate (not exceeding 8% per annum) as the board may determine. The board may waive payment of the interest in whole or in part.

 

24.                               PAYMENT IN ADVANCE

 

24.1                        The board may, if it thinks fit, receive from a shareholder all or part of the amounts uncalled and unpaid on shares held by him. A payment in advance of calls extinguishes to the extent of the payment the liability of the shareholder on the shares in respect of which it is made. The Company may pay interest on the amount paid in advance, or on so much of it as from time to time exceeds the amount called on the shares in respect of which the payment in advance has been made, at such rate (not exceeding 8% per annum) as the board may determine.

 

24.2                        No sum paid up on a share in advance of a call shall entitle the shareholder to any portion of a dividend subsequently declared or paid in respect of any period prior to the date on which such sum would, but for such payment, become due and payable.

 

25.                               AMOUNTS DUE ON ALLOTMENT OR ISSUE TREATED AS CALLS

 

An amount (whether in respect of the nominal value or a premium) which by the terms of issue of a share becomes payable on allotment or issue or on a fixed date shall be deemed to be a call. In case of non—payment, the provisions of these Articles as to payment of interest, forfeiture or otherwise apply as if that amount has become payable by virtue of a call.

 

FORFEITURE

 

26.                               NOTICE IF CALL NOT PAID

 

If a shareholder fails to pay the whole of a call or an installment of a call by the date fixed for payment, the board may serve notice on the shareholder or on a person entitled automatically by law to the share in respect of which the call was made demanding payment of the unpaid amount, on a date not less than 14 clear days from the date of the notice, together with any interest that

 

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may have accrued on it and all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Company by reason of the non—payment. The notice shall state:

 

(a)                                 the place where payment is to be made; and

 

(b)                                 that if the notice is not complied with the share in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

27.                               FORFEITURE FOR NON—COMPLIANCE

 

If the notice referred to in Article 26 is not complied with, any share in respect of which it is given may, at any time before the payment required by the notice (including interest, costs, charges and expenses) has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the board. All dividends declared or other amounts due in respect of the forfeited share and not paid before the forfeiture shall also be forfeited.

 

28.                               NOTICE AFTER FORFEITURE

 

When a share has been forfeited, the Company shall serve notice of the forfeiture on the person who was before such forfeiture the holder of the share or the person entitled by transmission to the share. An entry of the fact and date of forfeiture shall be made in the register. No forfeiture shall be invalidated by any omission to provide such notice or to make such entry in the register.

 

29.                               DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED SHARES

 

29.1                        A forfeited share and all rights attaching to it shall become the property of the Company and may be sold, re—allotted or otherwise disposed of, either to the person who was before such forfeiture the holder thereof or to another person, on such terms and in such manner as the board may determine. The board may, if necessary, authorise a person to transfer a forfeited share to a new holder. The Company may receive the consideration (if any) for the share on its disposal and may register or cause the registration of the transferee as the holder of the share.

 

29.2                        The forfeiture or surrender of a share shall involve the extinction at the time of forfeiture or surrender of all interest in and all claims and demands against the Company in respect of the share as between the shareholder whose share is forfeited or surrendered and the Company, except only such of those rights and liabilities as are by these Articles expressly saved, or as are by the Act given or imposed in the case of past shareholders.

 

29.3                        The board may, before a forfeited share has been sold, re—allotted or otherwise disposed of, annul the forfeiture on such conditions as it thinks fit.

 

29.4                        A statutory declaration that the declarant is a director or the secretary and that a share has been forfeited or sold to satisfy a lien of the Company on the date stated in the declaration is conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the declaration against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share. The declaration (subject if necessary to the transfer of the share) constitutes good title to the share and the person to whom the share is sold, re—allotted or disposed of is not bound to see to the application of the consideration (if any). His title to the share is not affected by an irregularity in or invalidity of the proceedings connected with the forfeiture or disposal.

 

30.                               ARREARS TO BE PAID NOTWITHSTANDING FORFEITURE

 

A person whose share has been forfeited ceases on forfeiture to be a shareholder in respect thereof and if that share is in certificated form shall surrender to the Company for cancellation any

 

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certificate for the forfeited share. A person remains liable to pay all calls, interest, costs, charges and expenses owing in respect of such share at the time of forfeiture, with interest, from the time of forfeiture until payment, at such rate as may be fixed by the terms of allotment or issue of such share or, if no rate is fixed, at such rate (not exceeding 8% per annum) as the board may determine. The board may if it thinks fit enforce payment without allowance for the value of such share at the time of forfeiture or for any consideration received on its disposal.

 

31.                               SURRENDER

 

The board may accept the surrender of a share liable to be forfeited and, in that case, references in these Articles to forfeiture include surrender.

 

TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

32.                               METHOD OF TRANSFER

 

32.1                        A shareholder may transfer all or any of his certificated shares by instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any other form approved by the board, and the instrument shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and (in the case of a transfer of a share which is not fully paid) by or on behalf of the transferee.

 

32.2                        A shareholder may transfer all or any of his uncertificated shares in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations.

 

32.3                        Subject to the provisions of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, the transferor of an uncertified share is deemed to remain the holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the register in respect of it.

 

33.                               RIGHT TO REFUSE REGISTRATION

 

33.1                        Subject to this Article, Article 68 and Article 144, shares are free from any restriction on transfer. In exceptional circumstances approved by the relevant regulatory authority (if any), the board may refuse to register a transfer of certificated shares provided that such refusal would not disturb the market in those shares. Subject to the requirements of the relevant listing rules (if applicable), the board may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to register the transfer of a certificated share that is not fully paid or the transfer of a certificated share on which the Company has a lien.

 

33.2                        The board may also, in its absolute discretion, refuse to register the transfer of a certificated share or a renunciation of a renounceable letter of allotment unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(a)                                 it is in respect of only one class of shares;

 

(b)                                 it is in favour of (as the case may be) a single transferee or renouncee or not more than four joint transferees or renouncees;

 

(c)                                  it is duly stamped (if required); and

 

(d)                                 it is delivered for registration to the office or such other place as the board may determine, accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates (except in the case of a transfer by a recognised financial institution where a certificate has not been issued, or in the case of a renunciation) and such other evidence as the board may reasonably require to prove the title of the transferor or person renouncing and the due execution by him of

 

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the transfer or renunciation or, if the transfer or renunciation is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person to do so.

 

33.3                        If the board refuses to register the transfer of a certificated share it shall, within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send notice of the refusal, together with its reasons for the refusal, to the transferee. An instrument of transfer which the board refuses to register shall (except in the case of suspected fraud) be returned to the person depositing it. Subject to Article 141, the Company may retain all instruments of transfer which are registered.

 

33.4                        In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, the Operator of the relevant system shall register a transfer of title to any uncertificated share or any renounceable right of allotment of a share that is a participating security held in uncertificated form unless the Uncertificated Securities Regulations permit the Operator of the relevant system to refuse to register such a transfer in certain circumstances, in which case, such Operator may refuse such registration.

 

33.5                        If the Operator of the relevant system refuses to register the transfer of an uncertificated share or of any such uncertificated renounceable right of allotment of a share, it shall, within the time period stipulated by the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, send notice of the refusal to the transferee.

 

33.6                        In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, where title to an uncertificated share is transferred by means of a relevant system to a person who is to hold such share in certificated form thereafter, the Company as participating issuer shall register the transfer in accordance with the relevant Operator—instruction, but so that the Company may refuse to register such a transfer in any circumstance permitted by the Uncertificated Securities Regulations.

 

33.7                        In accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, if the Company as participating issuer refuses to register the transfer of title to an uncertificated share transferred by means of a relevant system to a person who is to hold such share in certificated form thereafter, it shall, within two months after the date on which the Operator—instruction was received by the Company, send notice of the refusal, together with its reasons for the refusal, to the transferee.

 

34.                               NO FEES ON REGISTRATION

 

No fee shall be charged for registering the transfer of a share or the renunciation of a renounceable letter of allotment or other document or instructions relating to or affecting the title to a share or the right to transfer it or for making any other entry in the register.

 

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

35.                               ON DEATH

 

35.1                        Except where a shareholder had (by giving notice to the Company in accordance with any manner approved by the board for such purpose) elected otherwise, the Company shall recognise only the personal representative or representatives of a deceased shareholder as having title to a share held by that shareholder alone or to which he alone was entitled. In the case of a share held jointly by more than one person, the Company may recognise only the survivor or survivors as being entitled to it.

 

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35.2                        Nothing in these Articles releases the estate of a deceased shareholder from liability in respect of a share which has been solely or jointly held by him.

 

36.                               ELECTION OF PERSON ENTITLED BY TRANSMISSION

 

36.1                        A person becoming entitled by transmission to a share may, on production of such evidence as the board may require as to his entitlement, elect either to be registered as a shareholder or to have a person nominated by him registered as a shareholder.

 

36.2                        If he elects to be registered himself, he shall give notice to the Company to that effect. If he elects to have another person registered, he shall:

 

(a)                                 if it is a certificated share, execute an instrument of transfer of the share to that person; or

 

(b)                                 if it is an uncertificated share:

 

(i)                                     procure that instructions are provided by means of a relevant system to effect transfer of the share to that person; or

 

(ii)                                  change the share to a certificated share and execute an instrument of transfer of the share to that person.

 

36.3                        All the provisions of these Articles relating to the transfer of certificated shares apply to the notice or instrument of transfer (as the case may be) as if it were an instrument of transfer executed by the shareholder and his death, bankruptcy or other event giving rise to a transmission of entitlement had not occurred.

 

36.4                        The board may give notice requiring a person to make the election referred to in Article 36.1. If that notice is not complied with within 60 days, the board may withhold payment of all dividends and other amounts payable in respect of the share until notice of election has been made.

 

37.                               RIGHTS ON TRANSMISSION

 

Where a person becomes entitled by transmission to a share, the rights of the holder in relation to that share cease. The person entitled by transmission may, however, provide a good discharge for dividends and other amounts payable in respect of the share and, subject to Articles 36 and 120, has the rights to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of the share. The person entitled by transmission is not, however, before he is registered as the holder of the share, entitled in respect of it to receive notice of or exercise rights conferred on shareholders in relation to meetings of the Company or a separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares.

 

UNTRACED SHAREHOLDERS

 

38.                               POWER OF SALE

 

38.1                        Subject to the Uncertificated Securities Regulations, the Company may sell the share of a shareholder or of a person entitled by transmission at the best price reasonably obtainable at the time of sale, if:

 

(a)                                 during a period of not less than 12 years before the date of publication of the advertisements referred to in Article 38.1(c) (or, if published on two different dates, the first date) (the “ relevant period ”) at least three cash dividends have become payable in respect of the share;

 

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(b)                                 throughout the relevant period no cheque, warrant or money order payable on the share has been presented by the holder of, or the person entitled by transmission to, the share to the paying bank of the relevant cheque, warrant or money order, no payment made by the Company by any other means permitted by Article 120.1 has been claimed or accepted and, so far as any director at the end of the relevant period is then aware, the Company has not at any time during the relevant period received any communication from the holder of, or person entitled by transmission to, the share;

 

(c)                                  on expiry of the relevant period the Company has given notice of its intention to sell the share by advertisement in a newspaper in general circulation in the area of the address of the holder of, or person entitled by transmission to, the share shown in the register; and

 

(d)                                 the Company has not, so far as the board is aware, during a further period of three months after the date of the advertisements referred to in Article 38.1(c) (or the later advertisement if the advertisements are published on different dates) and before the exercise of the power of sale received a communication from the holder of, or person entitled by transmission to, the share.

 

38.2                        Where a power of sale is exercisable over a share pursuant to Article 38.1, the Company may at the same time also sell any additional share issued in right of such share or in right of such an additional share previously so issued provided that the requirements of Articles 38.1(a) to 38.1(d) (as if the words “throughout the relevant period” were omitted from Article 38.1(b) and the words “on expiry of the relevant period” were omitted from Article 38.1(c)) shall have been satisfied in relation to the additional share.

 

38.3                        To give effect to a sale pursuant to Articles 38.1 or 38.2, the board may authorise a person to transfer the share in the name and on behalf of the holder of, or the person entitled by transmission to, the share, or to cause the transfer of such share, to the purchaser or his nominee and such transfer shall be effective as if it had been carried out by the registered shareholder, and in relation to an uncertificated share may require the Operator to convert the share into certificated form in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations. The purchaser is not bound to see to the application of the purchase money and the title of the transferee is not affected by an irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings connected with the sale of the share.

 

39.                               APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE

 

The Company shall be indebted to the shareholder or other person entitled by transmission to the share for the net proceeds of sale and shall carry any amount received on sale to a separate account. The Company is deemed to be a debtor and not a trustee in respect of that amount for the shareholder or other person. Any amount carried to the separate account may either be employed in the business of the Company or invested as the board may think fit. No interest is payable on that amount and the Company is not required to account for money earned on it.

 

FRACTIONS

 

40.                               FRACTIONS

 

40.1                        If, as the result of consolidation and division or sub—division of shares, shareholders would become entitled to fractions of a share, the board may on behalf of the shareholders deal with the fractions as it thinks fit. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may, in effecting divisions and/or consolidations, treat a shareholder’s shares held in certificated form and uncertificated form as separate holdings. In particular, the board may:

 

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(a)                                 sell any shares representing fractions to a person (including, subject to the provisions of the Act, to the Company) and distribute the net proceeds of sale in due proportion amongst the persons entitled or, if the board so determines, some or all of the sum raised on a sale may be retained for the benefit of the Company; or

 

(b)                                 subject to the provisions of the Act, allot or issue to a shareholder credited as fully paid by way of capitalisation the minimum number of shares required to round up his holding of shares to a number which, following consolidation and division or sub—division, leaves a whole number of shares (such allotment or issue being deemed to have been effected immediately before consolidation or sub—division, as the case may be).

 

40.2                        To give effect to a sale pursuant to Article 40.1(a), the board may arrange for the shares representing the fractions to be entered in the register as certificated shares. The board may also authorise a person to execute a transfer of the shares sold on behalf of the shareholders so entitled, or, in respect of uncertificated shares, nominate any person to transfer such shares in accordance with the facilities and requirements of the relevant system concerned or, in either case, in accordance with the directions of the purchaser thereof or any other person nominated by the purchaser and may cause the name of the purchaser or his nominee to be entered in the register as the holder of the shares comprised in any such transfer. The purchaser is not bound to see to the application of the purchase money and the title of the transferee to the shares is not affected by an irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings connected with the sale.

 

40.3                        If shares are allotted or issued pursuant to Article 40.1(b), the amount required to pay up those shares may be capitalised as the board thinks fit out of amounts standing to the credit of reserves (including a share premium account, capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), whether or not available for distribution, and applied in paying up in full the appropriate number of shares. A resolution of the board capitalising part of the reserves has the same effect as if the capitalisation had been effected pursuant to Article 126. In relation to the capitalisation the board may exercise all the powers conferred on it by Article 126.

 

GENERAL MEETINGS

 

41.                               ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

 

The Company shall hold annual general meetings in accordance with the requirements of the Act. Without prejudice to these Articles, such meetings shall be convened by the board at such times and places as it thinks fit. General meetings shall include annual general meetings unless expressly specified to the contrary .

 

42.                               CONVENING OF GENERAL MEETINGS

 

The board, the chairman, the chief executive officer, the president or the secretary may convene a general meeting whenever, and at any place it or he thinks fit. A general meeting may also be convened in accordance with Article 88.

 

43.                               LENGTH AND FORM OF NOTICE

 

43.1                        Subject to the provisions of the Act, an annual general meeting shall be called by not less than 21 clear days’ notice and not more than 60 clear days’ notice and all other general meetings shall be called by not less than 14 clear days’ notice and not more than 60 clear days’ notice.

 

43.2                        Subject to the provisions of the Act, and although called by shorter notice than that specified in Article 43.1, a general meeting is deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed:

 

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(a)                                 in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting; and

 

(b)                                 in the case of a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting), by a majority in number of the shareholders having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority who together hold not less than 95% in nominal value for the shares giving that right.

 

43.3                        The notice of meeting shall:

 

(a)                                 if it is a notice calling an annual general meeting, state that the meeting is an annual general meeting;

 

(b)                                 specify the time, the date and the place of the meeting (including any satellite meeting place arranged for the purpose of Article 55, which shall be identified as such in the notice of meeting);

 

(c)                                  if the meeting is convened to consider a special resolution, include the text of the resolution and specify the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution; and

 

(d)                                 state, with reasonable prominence, that a shareholder is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights to attend and to speak and vote at the meeting and to appoint more than one proxy in relation to the meeting (provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by him), and that a proxy need not also be a shareholder.

 

43.4                        The notice of meeting shall be given to the shareholders (other than any who, under the provisions of these Articles or the terms of allotment or issue of shares, are not entitled to receive notice), to the directors and to the auditors.

 

43.5                        The board may determine that persons entitled to receive notices of such meeting are those persons entered on the register at the close of business on a day determined by the board (which shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date for the holding of such meeting), provided that, if the Company is a participating issuer, the day determined by the board shall not be more than 21 days before the day that the relevant notice of the meeting is being given.

 

43.6                        The notice of meeting must also specify a time (which shall not be more than 60 days (or, if less, the maximum period permitted by the Act) nor less than 10 days (or, if the maximum period permitted by the Act is less than 10 days, such date that is the maximum period permitted by the Act) before the date for the holding of the meeting) by which a person must be entered on the register in order to have the right to attend or vote at the meeting. Changes to entries on the register after the time so specified in the notice shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to so attend or vote. In calculating the period referred to in this Article 43.6, if the maximum period permitted by the Act is less than 10 days, no account shall be taken of any part of a day that is not a working day.

 

43.7                        The notice of meeting shall include details of any arrangements made for the purpose of Article 55 making it clear that participation in those arrangements will amount to attendance at the meeting to which the notice relates.

 

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43.8                        Where the Company has given an electronic address in any notice of meeting, any document or information relating to proceedings at the meeting may be sent by electronic means to that address, subject to any conditions or limitations specified in the relevant notice of meeting.

 

44.                               OMISSION TO SEND NOTICE

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the accidental omission to give notice of a meeting or any resolution intended to be moved at a meeting or any document relating to a meeting, or the non—receipt of any such notice, resolution or document by a person entitled to receive any such notice, resolution or document, shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

 

45.                               POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL MEETINGS

 

If the board, in its absolute discretion, considers that it is impractical, inadvisable or unreasonable for any reason to hold a general meeting at the time or place specified in the notice calling the general meeting, it may move and/or postpone the general meeting to another time and/or place. When a meeting is so moved and/or postponed, notice of the time and place of the moved and/or postponed meeting shall (if practical) be placed in the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times or at least two newspapers in national circulation, one in each of the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Notice of the business to be transacted at such moved and/or postponed meeting is not required. The board must take reasonable steps to ensure that qualifying persons trying to attend the general meeting at the original time and/or place are informed of the new arrangements for the general meeting. Proxy forms can be delivered as specified in Article 63 until the time for holding the rearranged meeting. Any moved and/or postponed meeting may also be further moved and/or postponed under this Article.

 

46.                               SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS

 

46.1                        No person (a “ nominee ”) shall be appointed or reappointed as a director at any general meeting unless:

 

(a)                                 he is recommended by the board; or

 

(b)                                 the following information has been delivered in writing (a “ notice ”) to the secretary at the office:

 

(i)                                     in relation to each nominee:

 

(A)                               all information relating to such nominee and its nominating shareholder group that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election (even if a contested election is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Section 14 under the Exchange Act (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);

 

(B)                               a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings (whether written or oral) during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such nominee and its affiliates and associates and anyone acting in concert with any of them, on the one hand, and any member of its nominating shareholder group, on the other hand, including

 

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all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S—K promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act if the nominating shareholder group were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and

 

(C)                               a completed questionnaire (the form of which questionnaire shall be provided by the secretary upon written request) signed by the nominee with respect to the background and qualifications of such nominee and the background of each member of its nominating shareholder group, warranting and representing that:

 

(1)                                 neither such nominee nor any member of its nominating shareholder group is, nor will become, a party to any agreement, arrangement, understanding (whether written or oral) or relationship with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person as to how the nominee, if appointed as a director, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “ Voting Commitment ”) that has not been disclosed to the Company, including any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such nominee’s ability to comply, if appointed as a director, with such nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law;

 

(2)                                 neither such nominee nor any member of its nominating shareholder group is, nor will become, a party to any agreement, arrangement, understanding (whether written or oral) or relationship with any person other than the Company with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Company;

 

(3)                                 such nominee, in their individual capacity and on behalf of any member of its nominating shareholder group would be in compliance, if appointed as a director, and (save as authorised by the board) will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, securities ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company and any other policies and guidelines of the Company applicable to directors;

 

(4)                                 such nominee irrevocably submits his resignation as a director effective upon a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that such nominee has breached such written representation and agreement; and

 

(5)                                 such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such nominee to serve as an independent director or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee; and

 

(ii)                                  in relation to any nominating shareholder:

 

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(A)                               the name and address of such nominating shareholder (which if such nominating shareholder is a shareholder, must be as they appear in the register);

 

(B)                               the class or series and number of shares which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record by any member of its nominating shareholder group or in which any member of such nominating shareholder group has an interest together with details of any member of its nominating shareholder group owning or interested in such shares;

 

(C)                               any option, warrant, convertible security, or other interest in shares or share appreciation right or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of the Company or any class or series of shares or other securities of the Company, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares or otherwise, in each case directly or indirectly owned beneficially by any member of its nominating shareholder group and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of any security or instrument of the Company, in each case, regardless of whether (1) such interest in shares conveys any voting rights in such security to such member of the nominating shareholder group, (2) such interest is required to be, or is capable of being, settled through delivery of such security or instrument or (3) such member of the nominating shareholder group may have entered into other transactions to hedge the economic effect of such interest (any such interest in this Article 46.1(b)(ii)(C), a “ Derivative Instrument ”) or confirmation that there is no such Derivative Instrument;

 

(D)                               the name of each person with whom any member of its nominating shareholder group has any agreement, arrangement, understanding (whether written or oral) or relationship (1) for the purposes of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy given to such person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made generally by such person to all holders of shares) or disposing of any shares, (2) to cooperate in obtaining, changing or influencing the Control (as defined in Article 6.7) of the Company (except independent financial, legal and other advisors acting in the ordinary course of their respective businesses), (3) with the effect or intent of increasing or decreasing the voting power of, or that contemplates any person voting together with, any member of any such nominating shareholder group with respect to any shares or any business proposed by such nominating shareholder or (4) otherwise in connection with the proposal of such nominating shareholder or any other business or resolution proposed by any member of any such nominating shareholder group and a description of each such agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship (any agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship described in this Article

 

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46.1(b)(ii)(D) , a “ Voting Agreement ”) or confirmation that there is no such Voting Agreement;

 

(E)                                details of all other material interests of any member of its nominating shareholder group in any security of the Company (including any rights to dividends or performance—related fees based on any increase or decrease in the value of such security or Derivative Instruments or if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding (whether written or oral), relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security) (collectively, “ Other Interests ”) or confirmation that there are no such Other Interests;

 

(F)                                 a list of all transactions by the members of its nominating shareholder group involving any securities of the Company or any Derivative Instruments, Voting Agreements or Other Interests within the six—month period prior to the date of the notice or confirmation there have been no such transactions;

 

(G)                               details of any interest in shares or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which any member of its nominating shareholder group is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner or confirmation there are no interests in shares or Derivative Instruments;

 

(H)                              details of any performance—related fees (other than an asset—based fee) that any member of its nominating shareholder group is or may become entitled to, based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares or Derivative Instruments, including any such interests held by shareholders of any member of such nominating shareholder group’s immediate family who share the same household or confirmation that there are no such performance—related fees;

 

(I)                                   a representation that the nominating shareholder is a holder of shares entitled to vote at a general meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the relevant general meeting;

 

(J)                                   a representation as to whether any member of its nominating shareholder group intends, or is part of a group that intends, to (1) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Company’s shares required to approve or adopt the proposal or (2) otherwise solicit proxies or votes from shareholders in support of such proposal;

 

(K)                               details of any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Other Interests in any principal competitor of the Company held by any member of its nominating shareholder group or confirmation there are no such significant equity interests, Derivative Interests or Other Interests; and

 

(L)                                any other information relating to any member of its nominating shareholder group that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy

 

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statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act,

 

the information required by this Article 46.1(b)(ii) shall be updated by such nominating shareholder as at the record date for the relevant general meeting and delivered in writing to the secretary at the office not later than three days after the record date for the relevant general meeting.

 

46.2                        Any request by a proposing shareholder to deal with any business or to propose a resolution at any meeting of the Company which relates to any business other than the appointment or re—appointment of a director (a “ request ”) must, to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, in order for the business to be dealt with or the resolution to be properly moved at a meeting of the Company, (i) be pursuant to the Act and be in compliance with the requirements of the Act and these Articles, and (ii) contain:

 

(a)                                 a comprehensive description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business and/or proposing such resolution at the meeting, the text of any proposal (including the complete text of any resolution(s) proposed for consideration) and any material interest in such business of each proposing shareholder and any member of its proposing shareholder group, individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to each proposing shareholder and to any member of its proposing shareholder group therefrom;

 

(b)                                 a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (whether written or oral) between each proposing shareholder and any member of its proposing shareholder group and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the request; and

 

(c)                                  all of the information referred to in Article 46.1(b)(ii), as if each of the references in Article 46.1(b)(ii) to nominating shareholder and nominating shareholder group were to proposing shareholder and proposing shareholder group, respectively, and all of the references to notice were to request.

 

46.3                        Without prejudice to the rights of any nominating shareholder or proposing shareholder under the Act, a nominating shareholder or proposing shareholder who serves a notice or request, respectively, in relation to an annual general meeting, must deliver such notice or request (as the case may be) to the secretary at the office such that it is received by the secretary at the office not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual general meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual general meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 70 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such annual general meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual general meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual general meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such annual general meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual general meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the delivery of a notice or request.

 

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46.4                        Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article 46, any nominating shareholder or proposing shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Article 46; provided, however, that nothing in this Article 46 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (a) shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in, nor the right of the Company to omit proposals from, the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a—8 under the Exchange Act or (b) the holders of any series of preferred shares if and to the extent provided for under law or these Articles.

 

46.5                        Except as otherwise provided by law or these Articles, the chairman of the board shall determine whether a notice or request complies with the requirements of this Article 46.

 

46.6                        For the purposes of this Article 46:

 

(a)                                 nominating shareholder ” shall mean any shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person who proposes the appointment or re—appointment of any director at any general meeting of the Company;

 

(b)                                 nominating shareholder group ” shall mean all the Shareholder Associated Persons of the nominating shareholder and (unless the nominating shareholder is a Depositary acting solely in such capacity) the nominating shareholder itself;

 

(c)                                  proposing shareholder ” shall mean any shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person who serves a request to deal with any business or to propose a resolution at any meeting of the Company which relates to any business other than the appointment or re—appointment of a director; and

 

(d)                                 proposing shareholder group ” shall mean all the Shareholder Associated Persons of the proposing shareholder and (unless the proposing shareholder is a Depositary acting solely in such capacity) the proposing shareholder itself.

 

46.7                        For the purposes of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2017, references in this Article 46 to the Company’s “ preceding year’s annual general meeting ” shall be construed as references to the 2016 annual meeting of Cardtronics, Inc.

 

46.8                        For the purpose of this Article 46, where a request or notice is delivered by or on behalf of more than one nominating shareholder or proposing shareholder, references to a nominating shareholder or proposing shareholder in relation to such request or notice and other information requirements shall apply to each proposing shareholder or nominating shareholder, respectively, as the context requires.

 

47.                               LIST OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

47.1                        At least 10 days (or, if the maximum period permitted by the Act for determining the shareholders entitled to attend or vote at the meeting is less than 10 days, such date that is the maximum period permitted by the Act) before every general meeting, the secretary shall prepare a complete list of the shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.

 

47.2                        The list of shareholders shall:

 

(a)                                 be arranged in alphabetical order;

 

(b)                                 show the address of each shareholder; and

 

(c)                                  show the number of shares registered in the name of each shareholder.

 

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47.3                        The list of shareholders shall be available during ordinary business hours for a period beginning at least 10 days (or, if the maximum period permitted by the Act for determining the shareholders entitled to attend or vote at the meeting is less than 10 days, such date that is the maximum period permitted by the Act) before the meeting for inspection by any shareholder for any purpose relevant to the meeting. The notice of the meeting may specify the place where the list of shareholders may be inspected. If the notice of the meeting does not specify the place where shareholders may inspect the list of shareholders, the list of shareholders shall be available for inspection at the place where the meeting is to be held.

 

47.4                        The list of shareholders shall be available for inspection by any shareholder who is present at the meeting, at the place, and for the duration, of the meeting.

 

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

48.                               QUORUM

 

48.1                        No business may be transacted at a general meeting unless a quorum is present. The absence of a quorum does not prevent the appointment of a chairman in accordance with these Articles, which shall not be treated as part of the business of the meeting.

 

48.2                        Save as otherwise provided by these Articles, a quorum will comprise qualifying persons, who together are entitled to cast at least the majority of the voting rights of the Company. For the purposes of this Article 48, a proxy, attorney or other representative of a shareholder will be considered to be entitled to cast only the voting rights to which his appointment relates and not any other voting rights held by the shareholder he represents.

 

48.3                        The absence of a quorum will not prevent the appointment of a chairman of the meeting. Such appointment shall not be treated as being part of the business of the meeting.

 

49.                               PROCEDURE IF QUORUM NOT PRESENT

 

49.1                        If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes (or such longer time not exceeding 90 minutes as the chairman determines to wait) after the time fixed for the start of the meeting or if there is no longer a quorum present at any time during the meeting, the meeting stands adjourned to such other day (being not less than 14 nor more than 28 days later) and at such other time and/or place as the chairman (or, if he is not willing or able, the board) determines. If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within 30 minutes (or such longer time not exceeding 90 minutes as the chairman determines to wait) after the time fixed for the start of the meeting, the meeting is dissolved.

 

49.2                        The Company shall provide not less than seven clear days’ notice of any meeting adjourned for the lack of a quorum and the notice shall state the quorum requirement. No business may be dealt with at any meeting adjourned for the lack of a quorum the general nature of which was not stated in the notice convening the original meeting.

 

50.                               CHAIRMAN

 

50.1                        The chairman (if any) of the board or, in his absence, the deputy chairman (if any) or, in his absence, the chief executive officer (if a director) shall preside as chairman at a general meeting. If there is no chairman, deputy chairman or chief executive officer (if a director) present, or if at a meeting none is present and willing and able to act within five minutes after the time fixed for the start of the meeting, the directors present shall select one of their number to be chairman. If only one director is present and willing and able to act, he shall be chairman. In default, the

 

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shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall choose by poll one of their number to be chairman.

 

50.2                        Without prejudice to any other power which he may have under the provisions of these Articles or at common law, the chairman may take such action as the chairman thinks fit to promote the orderly conduct of the business of the meeting as specified in the notice of meeting. The chairman’s decision on matters of procedure or arising incidentally from the business of the meeting shall be final, as shall be his determination as to whether any matter is of such a nature.

 

51.                               RIGHT TO ATTEND AND SPEAK

 

51.1                        Each director shall be entitled to attend and speak at a general meeting and at a separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares or debentures whether or not he is a shareholder.

 

51.2                        The chairman may invite any person to attend and speak at any general meeting of the Company where he considers that this will assist in the deliberations of the meeting.

 

52.                               POWER TO ADJOURN

 

52.1                        The chairman or qualifying persons, who together are entitled to cast at least the majority of the voting rights of the Company, shall have the power to adjourn any such meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at such meeting. For the purposes of this Article 52.1, a proxy, attorney or other representative of a shareholder will be considered to be entitled to cast only the voting rights to which his appointment relates and not any other voting rights held by the shareholder he represents.

 

52.2                        Without prejudice to any other power which he may have under the provisions of these Articles or at common law, the chairman may, without a poll, interrupt or adjourn a meeting from time to time and from place to place or for an indefinite period if he determines that it has become necessary to do so in order to:

 

(a)                                 secure the proper and orderly conduct of the meeting;

 

(b)                                 provide all persons entitled to do so a reasonable opportunity of speaking and voting at the meeting; or

 

(c)                                  ensure that the business of the meeting is properly disposed of.

 

53.                               NOTICE OF ADJOURNED MEETING

 

53.1                        Whenever a meeting is adjourned pursuant to Article 52, regardless of the adjournment period, the board may (but need not) make a fresh determination of persons entitled to receive notice of such adjourned meeting (provided any record date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date for the holding of the adjourned meeting), in which case at least seven clear days’ notice specifying the place, date and time of the adjourned meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted shall be given to the shareholders (other than any who, under the provisions of these Articles or the terms of allotment or issue of the shares, are not entitled to receive notice), the directors and the auditors. Except in these circumstances, and those expressed in Article 53.2, it is not necessary to give notice of a meeting adjourned pursuant to Article 52 or of the business to be transacted at the adjourned meeting.

 

53.2                        Whenever a meeting is adjourned for more than 30 days or for an indefinite period pursuant to Article 52, at least seven clear days’ notice specifying the place, date and time of the adjourned

 

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meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted shall be given to the shareholders (other than any who, under the provisions of these Articles or the terms of allotment or issue of the shares, are not entitled to receive notice), the directors and the auditors. Except in these circumstances, and those expressed in Article 53.1, it is not necessary to give notice of a meeting adjourned pursuant to Article 52 or of the business to be transacted at the adjourned meeting.

 

53.3                        The notice of an adjourned meeting given in accordance with this Article must, if the adjournment is for more than 30 days, and may, in all other cases, also specify a date and time (which shall not be more than 60 days (or, if less, the maximum period permitted by the Act) nor less than 10 days (or, if the maximum period permitted by the Act is less than 10 days, such date that is the maximum period permitted by the Act) before the date for the holding of the meeting) by which a person must be entered on the register in order to have the right to attend or vote at the meeting. Changes to entries on the register after the time so specified in the notice shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to so attend or vote. In calculating the period referred to in this Article 53.3, if the maximum period permitted by the Act is less than 10 days, no account shall be taken of any part of a day that is not a working day.

 

54.                               BUSINESS AT ADJOURNED MEETING

 

Subject to Article 53.2 at an adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

 

55.                               SATELLITE MEETINGS

 

55.1                        The board may resolve to enable persons entitled to attend a general meeting to do so by simultaneous attendance and participation at a satellite meeting place anywhere in the world. The shareholders present in person or by proxy at satellite meeting places shall be counted in the quorum for, and entitled to vote at, the general meeting in question, and that meeting shall be duly constituted and its proceedings valid provided that the chairman of the general meeting is satisfied that adequate facilities are available throughout the general meeting to ensure that shareholders attending at all the meeting places are able to:

 

(a)                                 participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened;

 

(b)                                 hear and see all persons present who speak (whether by the use of microphones, loud—speakers, audio—visual communications equipment or otherwise) in the principal meeting place and any satellite meeting place; and

 

(c)                                  be heard and seen by all other persons present in the same way.

 

55.2                        The chairman of the general meeting shall be present at, and the meeting shall be deemed to take place at, the principal meeting place.

 

56.                               ACCOMMODATION OF SHAREHOLDERS AT MEETING

 

If it appears to the chairman that the principal meeting place or any satellite meeting place is inadequate to accommodate all qualifying persons entitled and desiring to attend, the meeting shall be duly constituted and its proceedings valid if the chairman is satisfied that adequate facilities are available to ensure that a qualifying person who is unable to be accommodated is able to:

 

(a)                                 participate in the business for which the meeting has been convened;

 

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(b)                                 hear and see all persons present who speak (whether by the use of microphones, loud—speakers, audio—visual communications equipment or otherwise) whether in the principal meeting place, any satellite meeting place or elsewhere; and

 

(c)                                  be heard and seen by all other persons present in the same way.

 

57.                               SECURITY

 

The chairman or the board may make any arrangement and impose any restriction he or it considers appropriate to ensure the security of a meeting including adopting rules for the meeting, the searching of a person attending the meeting and the restriction of the items of personal property that may be taken into the meeting place. The chairman or the board may authorise one or more persons, who may include a director, an officer or the secretary or the chairman of the meeting, to:

 

(a)                                 refuse entry to a meeting to a person who refuses to comply with these arrangements or restrictions; and

 

(b)                                 eject from a meeting any person who causes the proceedings to become disorderly.

 

VOTING

 

58.                               METHOD OF VOTING

 

58.1                        Any resolution put to the vote at a meeting shall be decided on a poll and, for the avoidance of doubt, no resolution shall be decided on a show of hands. For so long as any shares are held by a Depositary, this Article 58.1 may not be amended or repealed.

 

58.2                        Cumulative voting of shares, regardless of the class of shares, is prohibited.

 

59.                               PROCEDURE

 

59.1                        Each poll shall be conducted in such a manner as the chairman directs. In advance of any meeting, the chairman shall appoint scrutineers or inspectors, who need not be shareholders, to act at the meeting. The chairman may appoint one or more persons as alternate scrutineers or inspectors to replace any scrutineer or inspector who fails to act. If no scrutineer or inspector or alternate scrutineer or alternate inspector is willing or able to act at a meeting, the chairman shall appoint one or more other persons to act as scrutineers or inspectors at the meeting. The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was conducted.

 

59.2                        Each scrutineer or inspector appointed in accordance with this Article shall, prior to acting, be required to provide an undertaking to the Company, in a form determined by the board, that he will execute the duties of a scrutineer or inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.

 

59.3                        Any poll conducted on the election of a chairman or on any question of adjournment shall be taken at the meeting and without adjournment. A poll conducted on another question shall be taken at such time and place as the chairman determines, either at once or after an interval or adjournment.

 

59.4                        The date and time of the opening and the closing of a poll for each matter upon which the qualifying persons will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the scrutineers or

 

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inspectors after the closing of the poll unless a court with relevant jurisdiction upon application by a shareholder shall determine otherwise.

 

59.5                        The conduct of a poll (other than on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment) does not prevent the meeting continuing for the transaction of business other than the question on which a poll is to be conducted.

 

59.6                        On a poll a shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.

 

60.                               VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

60.1                        Subject to any rights or restrictions as to voting attached to any class of shares by or in accordance with these Articles and subject to Article 65 and the Act, at a meeting on a vote on a resolution every shareholder (whether present in person or by proxy) has one vote for every share of which he is the holder.

 

60.2                        In the case of joint holders of a share, the vote of the most senior joint holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the vote or votes of the other joint holder or holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the register.

 

60.3                        A shareholder in respect of whom an order has been made by any court or official having jurisdiction (whether in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere) that he is or may be suffering from a mental disorder or is otherwise incapable of running his affairs may vote by his guardian, receiver, curator bonis or other person authorised for that purpose and appointed by the court. A guardian, receiver, curator bonis or other authorised and appointed person may vote by proxy if evidence (to the satisfaction of the board) of the authority of the person claiming to exercise the right to vote is received at the office (or at another place specified in accordance with these Articles for the delivery or receipt of forms of appointment of a proxy) or in any other manner specified in these Articles for the appointment of a proxy within the time limits prescribed by these Articles for the appointment of a proxy for use at the meeting, adjourned meeting or poll at which the right to vote is to be exercised.

 

61.                               RESTRICTION ON VOTING RIGHTS FOR UNPAID CALLS, ETC.

 

Unless the board otherwise determines, no shareholder is entitled in respect of a share held by him to be present or to vote, either in person or by proxy, at a general meeting or at a separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares or on a poll, or to exercise other rights conferred on shareholders in relation to the meeting or poll, if a call or other amount due and payable in respect of the share is unpaid. This restriction ceases on payment of the amount outstanding and all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Company by reason of the non—payment.

 

62.                               VOTING BY PROXY

 

62.1                        A shareholder is entitled to appoint another person as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights to attend and to speak and vote at a meeting. Such a proxy can himself appoint another person to be his proxy in relation to the number of shares held by such person, and such proxy can himself appoint another person to be his proxy in relation to the number of shares held by him and so on ad infinitum, and the provisions of Articles 62 to 64 shall apply to all such appointments as if the appointor was the shareholder and the appointment was made by him. The appointment of a

 

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proxy to vote on a matter at a meeting authorises the proxy to demand or join in demanding a poll on that matter.

 

62.2                        A proxy need not be a shareholder.

 

62.3                        An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in any usual form or in any form or manner of communication which the board may approve (and in the case of a proxy relating to shares held by a Depositary, this may include a voter instruction form to be provided to the Company by third parties on behalf of the Depositary). Subject thereto, the appointment of a proxy may be in hard copy form or in electronic form and shall be executed in such manner as may be approved by or on behalf of the Company from time to time. Subject to the foregoing, the appointment of a proxy shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or his duly constituted attorney or, if the appointor is a corporation, under its seal or under the hand of its duly authorised officer or attorney or other person authorised to sign.

 

62.4                        Subject to the Act, the Company may provide an electronic address for the receipt of any document or information relating to proxies for a meeting (including any instrument of proxy or invitation to appoint a proxy, any document necessary to show the validity of, or otherwise relating to, an appointment of proxy and notice of the termination of the authority of a proxy). The Company shall be deemed to have agreed that any such document or information may be sent by electronic means to that address (subject to any conditions or limitations specified by the Company when providing such address).

 

62.5                        A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to a meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by him. References in these Articles to an appointment of proxy include references to an appointment of multiple proxies.

 

62.6                        Where two or more valid but conflicting appointments of proxy are delivered or received for the same share or shares for use at the same meeting, the one which is last validly delivered or received (regardless of its date or the date of its execution) shall be treated as replacing and revoking the other or others as regards that share or those shares. If the Company is unable to determine which appointment was last validly delivered or received, none of them shall be treated as valid in respect of that share or those shares.

 

62.7                        Delivery or receipt of an appointment of proxy does not prevent a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the meeting or an adjournment of the meeting in lieu of such proxy.

 

62.8                        The appointment of a proxy shall (unless the contrary is stated in it) be valid for an adjournment of the meeting as well as for the meeting or meetings to which it relates. A proxy given in the form of a power of attorney or similar authorisation granting power to a person to vote on behalf of a shareholder at forthcoming meetings in general shall not be treated as valid for a period of more than three years, unless the contrary is stated in it.

 

62.9                        Subject to the provisions of the Act and the requirements of any relevant listing rules (if applicable), the board may at the expense of the Company send or make available appointments of proxy or invitations to appoint a proxy to the shareholders by post or by electronic means or otherwise (with or without provision for their return prepaid) for use at any meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares, either in blank or nominating in the alternative any one or more of the directors or any other person. If for the purpose of any meeting appointments of proxy or invitations to appoint as proxy a person or one of a number of persons specified in the invitation are issued at the Company’s expense, they shall be issued to all (and not

 

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to some only) of the shareholders entitled to be sent a notice of the meeting and to vote at it. The accidental omission or the failure, due to circumstances beyond the Company’s control, to send or make available such an appointment of proxy or provide such an invitation to, or the non—receipt thereof by, any shareholder entitled to attend and vote at a meeting shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

 

63.                               APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

 

63.1                        An appointment of proxy (and, where such proxy is himself appointed by a proxy, such appointor(s) proxies), and (if required by the board) a power of attorney or other authority under which it is, or they are, as applicable, executed or a copy of it notarially certified or certified in some other way approved by the board, shall:

 

(a)                                 in the case of an appointment of proxy in hard copy form, be received at the office, or another place specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any appointment of proxy or any invitation to appoint a proxy sent out or made available by the Company in relation to the meeting, by the time specified by the board (as the board may determine, in compliance with the provisions of the Act) in any such notice, appointment of proxy or invitation to appoint a proxy;

 

(b)                                 in the case of an appointment of proxy by electronic means be received at the electronic address specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any appointment of proxy or any invitation to appoint a proxy sent out or made available by the Company in relation to the meeting, by the time specified by the board (as the board may determine, in compliance with the provisions of the Act) in any such notice, appointment of proxy or invitation by a proxy;

 

(c)                                  in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after the meeting at which the relevant vote was to be taken, be received as aforesaid after such meeting and not less than 24 hours (or such shorter time as the board may determine) before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or

 

(d)                                 in the case of a poll not taken immediately but taken not more than 48 hours after the meeting at which the relevant vote was to be taken, be delivered at such meeting to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director.

 

An appointment of proxy not received or delivered in accordance with this Article is invalid. The board may at its discretion determine that, in calculating the periods mentioned in this Article 63.1, no account shall be taken of any part of any day that is not a business day.

 

63.2                        Without limiting the foregoing, in relation to any shares which are held in uncertificated form, the board may from time to time permit appointments of proxy to be made by electronic means in the form of an uncertificated proxy instruction and may in a similar manner permit supplements to, or amendments or revocations of, any such uncertificated proxy instruction to be made by like means. The board may in addition prescribe the method of determining the time at which any such uncertificated proxy instruction (and/or other instruction or notification) is to be treated as received by the Company or a participant acting on its behalf. The board may treat any such uncertificated proxy instruction which purports to be or is expressed to be sent on behalf of a holder of a share as sufficient evidence of the authority of the person sending that instruction to send it on behalf of that holder.

 

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64.                               WHEN VOTES BY PROXY ARE VALID ALTHOUGH AUTHORITY TERMINATED

 

A vote cast by a proxy is valid despite the previous termination of the authority of a person to act as a proxy unless notice of such termination shall have been received by the Company at the office, or at such other place or address at which an appointment of proxy may be duly received or delivered, not later than the time at which an appointment of proxy should have been received or delivered in order for it to be valid for use at the meeting or postponed or adjourned meeting at which the vote is cast or (in the case of a poll taken otherwise than at or on the same day as the meeting or adjourned meeting) for use in relation to the poll at which the vote is cast.

 

ADDITIONAL VOTING PROVISIONS

 

65.                               CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

 

65.1                        A corporation that is a shareholder may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise a person or persons to act as its representative or representatives at any meeting of the Company, or at any separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares (a “ representative ”).

 

65.2                        Subject to Article 65.3, a representative is entitled to exercise (on behalf of the corporation) the same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual shareholder.

 

65.3                        Where a corporation authorises more than one representative and more than one representative purports to exercise a power under Article 65.2 in respect of the same shares:

 

(a)                                 if they purport to exercise the power in the same way as each other, the power is treated as exercised in that way; or

 

(b)                                 if they do not purport to exercise the power in the same way as each other, the power is treated as not exercised.

 

65.4                        A director, the secretary or other person authorised for the purpose by the secretary may require a representative to produce a certified copy of the resolution of authorisation before permitting him to exercise his powers.

 

66.                               OBJECTIONS TO AND ERROR IN VOTING

 

No objection may be made to the qualification of any person voting at a general meeting or to the counting of, or failure to count, any vote, except at the meeting, postponed or adjourned meeting or poll at which the vote objected to is tendered or at which the error occurs. An objection properly made shall be referred to the chairman whose decision on such matter shall be final and conclusive.

 

67.                               AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTIONS

 

No amendment to a resolution duly proposed as a special resolution (other than an amendment to correct a patent error) may be considered or voted on. No amendment to a resolution duly proposed as an ordinary resolution (other than an amendment to correct a patent error) may be considered or voted on unless either:

 

(a)                                 at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or postponed or adjourned meeting at which the ordinary resolution is to be considered, notice of the terms of the amendment and intention to move it has been lodged at the office; or

 

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(b)                                 the chairman in his absolute discretion determines that the amendment may be considered or voted on.

 

If an amendment proposed to a resolution under consideration is ruled out of order by the chairman the proceedings on the substantive resolution are not invalidated by an error in his ruling.

 

68.                               FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

68.1                        Where notice is served by the Company under section 793 of the Act (a “ section 793 notice ”) on a shareholder, or another person appearing to be interested in shares held by that shareholder, and the shareholder or other person has failed in relation to any shares (the “ default shares ,” which expression includes any shares allotted or issued after the date of the section 793 notice in respect of those shares and to any other shares registered in the name of such shareholder or in which such other person is interested, as the case may be, at any time whilst the default subsists) to provide the Company with the information required (and for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Depositary acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such, only the information required under Article 68.4) within the prescribed period from the date of service of the section 793 notice, the following sanctions apply, unless the board otherwise determines:

 

(a)                                 the shareholder shall not be entitled in respect of the default shares to be present or to vote (either in person or by proxy) at a general meeting or at a separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares or on a poll, or to exercise other rights conferred by membership in relation to the meeting or poll;

 

(b)                                 where the default shares represent at least 0.25% in nominal value of the issued shares of their class:

 

(i)                                     a dividend (or any part of a dividend) or any monies which would otherwise be payable in respect of the default shares (except on the winding up of a company) shall be withheld by the Company, which has no obligation to pay interest on it, and the shareholder shall not be entitled to elect, pursuant to Article 125, to receive shares instead of a dividend; and

 

(ii)                                  no transfer of any default shares (in the case of any uncertificated shares, subject to the Uncertified Securities Regulations) shall be registered unless the transfer is an excepted transfer or:

 

(A)                               the shareholder is not himself in default in supplying the information required; and

 

(B)                               the shareholder proves to the satisfaction of the board that no person in default in supplying the information required is interested in any of the shares the subject of the transfer; and

 

(c)                                  the shareholder (except for a Depositary acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such) that is the subject of a section 793 notice is in breach of these Articles.

 

68.2                        The board may, to enable the Company to deal with default shares in accordance with the provisions of this Article, give notice in writing to any shareholder requiring the shareholder holding default shares held in uncertificated form:

 

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(a)                                 to change his holding of such shares from default shares held in uncertificated form into certificated form in the name of the shareholder by the time stated in the notice; or

 

(b)                                 to appoint any person to take any steps, by instruction by means of the relevant system or otherwise, in the name of any holder of default shares as may be required to change such default shares from uncertificated form into certificated form. If the shareholder does not comply with the notice, the board may require the Operator to convert default shares held in uncertificated form into certificated form in the name and on behalf of the shareholder in accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations.

 

68.3                        Where any person appearing to be interested in any shares has been served with a section 793 notice and such shares are held by a Depositary, the provisions of this Article shall be deemed to apply only to those shares held by the Depositary in which such person appears to be interested and not (so far as that person’s apparent interest is concerned) to any other shares held by the Depositary in which such person does not have an interest and references to default shares shall be construed accordingly.

 

68.4                        Where the shareholder on whom a section 793 notice has been served is a Depositary, the obligations of the Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such) shall be limited to disclosing to the Company such information relating to any person appearing to be interested in the shares held by it as has been recorded by the Depositary.

 

68.5                        The sanctions under Article 68.1 cease to apply seven days after the earlier of:

 

(a)                                 receipt by the Company of notice of an excepted transfer, but only in relation to the shares thereby transferred; and

 

(b)                                 receipt by the Company, in a form satisfactory to the board, of all the information required by the section 793 notice.

 

68.6                        Where, on the basis of information obtained from a shareholder in respect of a share held by him, the Company issues a section 793 notice to another person, it shall at the same time send a copy of the section 793 notice to the shareholder, but the accidental omission to do so, or the non—receipt by the shareholder of the copy, does not invalidate or otherwise affect the application of Articles 68.1 and 68.2.

 

68.7                        For the purposes of this Article 68:

 

(a)                                 a person, other than the holder of a share, shall be treated as appearing to be interested in that share if the shareholder has informed the Company that the person is or may be interested, or if the Company (after taking account of information obtained from the shareholder or, pursuant to a section 793 notice, from anyone else or otherwise) knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the person is or may be so interested;

 

(b)                                 interested ” shall be construed as it is for the purpose of section 793 of the Act and references in this Article to persons interested in shares and to “ interests in shares ” shall be construed in accordance with section 820 of the Act;

 

(c)                                  reference to a person having failed to provide the Company the information required by a section 793 notice, or being in default in supplying such information, includes (i) reference to his having failed or refused to provide all or any part of it, and (ii) reference to his having given information which he knows to be false in a material particular or having recklessly given information which is false in a material particular;

 

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(d)                                 the “ prescribed period ” means 14 days;

 

(e)                                  transfer ” means a transfer of a share or (where applicable) a renunciation of a renounceable letter of allotment or other renounceable document of title relating to a share;

 

(f)                                   an “ excepted transfer ” means, in relation to shares held by a shareholder:

 

(i)                                     a transfer pursuant to acceptance of a takeover offer for the Company (within the meaning of Chapter 3 of Part 28 of the Act); or

 

(ii)                                  a transfer in consequence of a sale made through a recognised investment exchange (as defined in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) or another stock exchange outside the United Kingdom on which shares in the capital of the Company are normally traded; or

 

(iii)                               a transfer which is shown to the satisfaction of the board to be made in consequence of a sale of the whole of any interest in the shares to a person who is unconnected with the shareholder and with any other person appearing to be interested in the shares.

 

68.8                        None of the provisions contained in this Article shall in any way limit or restrict the rights of the Company under sections 793 and 794 of the Act or any order made by the court under section 794 or elsewhere under Part 22 of the Act nor shall any sanction imposed by the board pursuant to this Article cease to have effect, otherwise than as provided in this Article, unless it is so ordered by the court.

 

APPOINTMENT AND RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS

 

69.                               NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

 

69.1                        The number of directors must not be less than three and must not be more than such number determined by the board. The number of directors may be fixed within the foregoing limits from time to time by resolution of the board.

 

69.2                        A majority of the directors shall be independent.

 

70.                               POWER OF THE COMPANY TO APPOINT DIRECTORS

 

Without prejudice to the power of the board to appoint a person to be a director pursuant to these Articles, the Company may, by ordinary resolution appoint a person who has been nominated in accordance with Article 46 and who is willing to act to be a director, either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the board, but the total number of directors may not exceed any number fixed in accordance with these Articles.

 

71.                               POWER OF THE BOARD TO APPOINT DIRECTORS

 

Notwithstanding the specific rights of shareholders to appoint and nominate directors pursuant to these Articles, the board may appoint a person who is willing to act as a director, either to fill a vacancy or as an addition to the board, but the total number of directors may not exceed any number fixed in accordance with these Articles.

 

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72.                               APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

72.1                        Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may appoint one or more of its body to hold an executive office with the Company for such term and on such other terms and conditions as the board thinks fit. The board may revoke or terminate an appointment at any time, with or without cause, without prejudice to a claim for damages for breach of any contract of service between the director and the Company or otherwise.

 

72.2                        Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may enter into an agreement or arrangement with any director for the provision of any services outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a director. Any such agreement or arrangement may be made on such terms and conditions as the board thinks fit and, without prejudice to any other provision of these Articles, it may remunerate any such director for such services as it thinks fit and provide for the payment of expenses properly incurred by the director.

 

73.                               NO SHARE QUALIFICATION

 

A director is not required to hold any shares in the capital of the Company.

 

74.                               VOTING ON RESOLUTION FOR APPOINTMENT

 

At a general meeting, a motion for the appointment of two or more persons as directors by a single resolution shall not be made unless an ordinary resolution that it should be so made has first been agreed to by the meeting without any vote being given against it, and for the purposes of this Article a motion for approving a person’s appointment or for nominating a person for appointment shall be treated as a motion for his appointment. A resolution moved in contravention of this Article is void (whether or not its being so moved was objected to at the time).

 

75.                               CLASSIFICATION OF THE BOARD

 

75.1                        The directors of the Company shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes (“ Class I ,” “ Class II ” and “ Class III ”), as nearly equal in number as possible and as provided in these Articles. The initial term of:

 

(a)                                 Class I shall expire at the annual general meeting to be held in 2017;

 

(b)                                 Class II shall expire at the annual general meeting to be held in 2018; and

 

(c)                                  Class III shall expire at the annual general meeting to be held in 2019.

 

75.2                        At each annual general meeting to be held in and after 2017, the number of directors equal to the number of the Class whose term expires at such meeting shall be appointed to hold office until the third succeeding annual general meeting. Except as provided in Article 75.3, directors of the Class whose term is expiring at an annual general meeting shall be appointed at such meeting, and each director elected shall hold office until his successor is appointed or until his death, resignation, retirement or removal.

 

75.3                        In the event of any change in the authorised number of directors and if the board then remains classified, the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the board among the Classes of directors so as to maintain such Classes as nearly equal as possible.

 

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75.4                        Should a vacancy on the board occur or be created, whether arising through death, resignation, retirement or removal of a director, or through an increase in the number of directors of any Class, such vacancy shall be filled by the majority vote of all of the remaining directors, (whether or not a quorum), or by a sole remaining director. Subject to the provisions hereof, any director appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the then present term of office of the Class to which he was appointed. In the event such term extends beyond the next annual general meeting for which a notice of the meeting has not been sent at the time of the appointment, the director or directors so appointed shall be named and described in the notice of the next annual general meeting and shall stand for election for the remaining portion of the term of office at such annual general meeting.

 

76.                               VACATION OF OFFICE BY DIRECTOR

 

76.1                        Without prejudice to the provisions for retirement contained in these Articles, the office of a director is vacated if:

 

(a)                                 he resigns by notice delivered to the secretary at the office or tendered at a board meeting;

 

(b)                                 where he has been appointed for a fixed term, the term expires;

 

(c)                                  he ceases to be a director by virtue of a provision of the Act, is removed from office pursuant to these Articles or becomes prohibited by law from being a director;

 

(d)                                 he becomes bankrupt or compounds with his creditors generally or he applies to the court for an interim order under section 253 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in connection with a voluntary arrangement under that statute; or

 

(e)                                  a registered medical practitioner who is treating him gives a written opinion to the Company stating that he has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director and may remain so for more than three months, and the board resolves that his office be vacated.

 

76.2                        A resolution of the board declaring a director to have vacated office under the terms of this Article is conclusive as to the fact and grounds of vacation stated in the resolution.

 

76.3                        If the office of a director is vacated for any reason, he shall cease to be a member of any committee.

 

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

 

77.                               APPOINTMENT

 

77.1                        A director (other than an alternate director) may by notice delivered to the secretary at the office or tabled at a meeting of the board, or in any other manner approved by the board, appoint as his alternate director:

 

(a)                                 another director; or

 

(b)                                 another person approved by the board and willing to act.

 

No appointment of an alternate director who is not already a director shall be effective until his consent to act as a director in the form prescribed by the provisions of the Act has been received at the office or tabled at a meeting of the board.

 

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77.2                        An alternate director is not required to hold any shares in the capital of the Company and shall not be counted in reckoning the number of directors for the purpose of Article 69.

 

78.                               REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT

 

A director may by notice delivered to the secretary at the office or tabled at a meeting of the board revoke the appointment of his alternate director and, subject to the provisions of Article 77, appoint another person in his place. If a director ceases to hold the office of director or if he dies, the appointment of his alternate director automatically ceases. If a director retires but is reappointed or deemed reappointed at the meeting at which his retirement takes effect, a valid appointment of an alternate director which was in force immediately before his retirement continues to operate after his reappointment as if he had not retired. The appointment of an alternate director ceases on the happening of an event which, if he were a director otherwise appointed, would cause him to vacate office.

 

79.                               PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS

 

An alternate director shall, if he provides the Company an address at which notices may be served on him or an address at which notices may be served on him by electronic means, be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the board and all committees of which his appointor is a shareholder and, in the absence from those meetings of his appointor, to attend and vote at the meetings and to exercise all the powers, rights, duties and authorities of his appointor. A director acting as alternate director has a separate vote at meetings of the board and committees for each director for whom he acts as alternate director but he counts as only one for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present.

 

80.                               RESPONSIBILITY

 

A person acting as an alternate director shall be an officer of the Company, shall alone be responsible to the Company for his acts and defaults, and shall not be deemed to be the agent of his appointor.

 

REMUNERATION, EXPENSES AND PENSIONS

 

81.                               REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES OF DIRECTORS

 

81.1                        Subject to the provisions of these Articles, the board shall have the authority to determine the compensation of directors who are not officers or employees of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company. Such directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the board or committee and may be paid a fixed sum or a variable sum for attendance at or participation in each meeting of the board or committee, which may be in addition to stated director compensation in cash or equity (such as shares, options or units) or other benefits, or any combination thereof.

 

81.2                        No such compensation under Article 81.1 shall preclude any director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of any special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending or participating in committee meetings. A non—executive chairman of the board and the chairman of a special or standing committee may be paid a supplemental sum for serving as chairman of each meeting of the board or the special or standing committee.

 

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regulatory authority) or in connection with any application under the Act and may do anything to enable a director to avoid incurring such expenditure.

 

82.                               ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION

 

A director who, at the request of the board, travels or resides abroad, undertakes a special journey or performs a special service on behalf of the Company may be paid such reasonable additional remuneration (whether by way of salary, percentage of profits or otherwise) and expenses as the board may determine.

 

83.                               REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES OF ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

 

An alternate director is not entitled to compensation from the Company for his services as an alternate director. The compensation payable to an alternate director is payable out of the compensation payable to his appointor and consists of such portion (if any) of the compensation as he agrees with his appointor. The Company shall, however, repay to an alternate director expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties if the Company would have been required to repay the expenses to him under Article 81 had he been a director.

 

84.                               DIRECTORS’ PENSIONS AND OTHER BENEFITS

 

84.1                        The board may exercise all the powers of the Company to provide pensions or other retirement or superannuation benefits and to provide death or disability benefits or other allowances or gratuities (by insurance or otherwise) for a person who is or has at any time been a director of:

 

(a)                                 the Company;

 

(b)                                 a company that is or was a subsidiary undertaking of the Company;

 

(c)                                  a company that is or was allied to or associated with the Company or a subsidiary undertaking of the Company; or

 

(d)                                 a predecessor in business of the Company or of a subsidiary undertaking of the Company;

 

or, in each case, for any member of his family, including a spouse or former spouse, a civil partner or a former civil partner, or a person who is or was dependent on him. For this purpose the board may establish, maintain, subscribe and contribute to any scheme, trust or fund and pay premiums. The board may arrange for this to be done by the Company alone or in conjunction with another person.

 

84.2                        A director or former director is entitled to receive and retain for his own benefit a pension or other benefit provided under Article 84.1 and is not obliged to account for it to the Company.

 

85.                               REMUNERATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

The salary or other remuneration of a director appointed to hold employment or executive office in accordance with these Articles may be a fixed sum of money, or a variable sum wholly or in part governed by business done or profits made, and may include equity or other compensation or as otherwise determined by the board, and may be in addition to or instead of compensation payable to him for his services as director pursuant to these Articles.

 

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86.                               INSURANCE

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of a person who is or was a director, alternate director or officer of the Company, or a director or officer of any associated company, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another organisation or trustee of any employee benefit plan, against any liability attaching to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust or any other liability which may lawfully be insured against by the Company, any associated company or such other organisation.

 

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

 

87.                               POWERS OF THE BOARD

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Articles and to directions given by special resolution of the Company, the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by the board, and the board may exercise all the powers of the Company whether relating to the management of the business or not. No alteration of these Articles and no direction given by the Company shall invalidate a prior act of the board that would have been valid if the alteration had not been made or the direction had not been given. The provisions of these Articles giving specific powers to the board do not limit the general powers given by this Article.

 

88.                               POWERS OF DIRECTORS BEING LESS THAN MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER

 

If the number of directors is less than the minimum prescribed by these Articles, the remaining director or directors may act only for the purposes of appointing an additional director or directors to make up that minimum or convening a general meeting of the Company for the purpose of making such appointment. If no director or directors is or are able or willing to act, notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the chief executive officer, the secretary or a shareholder may convene a general meeting for the purpose of appointing directors. An additional director appointed in this way holds office (subject to these Articles) only until the dissolution of the next annual general meeting after his appointment unless he is reappointed during the meeting.

 

89.                               POWERS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

The board may delegate to a director holding executive office any of its powers, authorities and discretions for such time and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. In particular the board may grant the power to sub—delegate, and may retain or exclude the right of the board to exercise the delegated powers, authorities or discretions collaterally with the director. The board may at any time revoke the delegation or alter its terms and conditions.

 

90.                               OFFICERS

 

90.1                        The officers of the Company shall be chosen in such a manner, shall hold their offices for such terms and shall carry out such duties as are prescribed herein or determined solely by the board, subject to the right of the board to remove any officer or officers at any time. The board may determine that all of the officers of the Company shall be appointed or reappointed by the board on an annual basis.

 

90.2                        The officers of the Company shall include a chief executive officer, one or more presidents, one or more vice presidents (any one or more of whom may be designated by the board as executive

 

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vice president or senior vice president), a treasurer, a secretary and if the board so elects, a chairman of the board and such other officers as the board may from time to time elect or appoint. Any number of offices may be held by the same person unless the Act or these Articles otherwise provide.

 

90.3                        Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the board.

 

90.4                        Any officer of the Company may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the board.

 

90.5                        The compensation of all officers and agents of the Company shall be fixed by the board or a duly constituted committee thereof.

 

90.6                        Each officer of the Company shall hold office until his successor is appointed or until his earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by the board.

 

91.                               CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENTS

 

91.1                        Unless the board shall otherwise delegate such duties and subject in all respects to the powers and duties of the board, the chief executive officer shall have general and active management of the business of the Company, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board are carried into effect. The chief executive officer shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Company, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed, including designation of authority by power of attorney, or where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board to some other officer or agent of the Company. The chief executive officer or such other officer as shall be authorised by him shall have such powers and duties as usually pertain to the office of chief executive officer, except as the same may be modified by the board. Further, unless the board otherwise determines, he shall, in the absence of the chairman of the board or if there be no chairman of the board, preside at all general meetings and meetings of the board.

 

91.2                        If so appointed, the chairman of the board shall preside at all general meetings and meetings of the board; and he shall have such other powers and duties as may be delegated by the board.

 

91.3                        In the absence of the chief executive officer, or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, a president designated by the board shall perform the duties of the chief executive officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the chief executive officer. In the absence of a designation by the board of a president to perform the duties of the chief executive officer, or in the event of his absence or inability or refusal to act, the president who is present and who is senior in terms of time as a president of the Company shall so act. The presidents shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be delegated by the board from time to time.

 

92.                               VICE PRESIDENTS

 

The vice presidents shall perform such duties as expressly assigned to them by the chief executive officer, any president, or by a more senior vice president, as well as such other duties as may be delegated by the board from time to time. The ranking of vice presidents shall be in the following sequence (higher to lower): executive vice president, senior vice president and vice president.

 

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93.                               DELEGATION TO COMMITTEES

 

93.1                        The board may by a majority of the whole board delegate any of its powers, authorities and discretions (with power to sub—delegate) to a committee consisting of one or more persons (whether a member or members of the board or not) as it thinks fit. A committee may exercise its power to sub—delegate by sub—delegating to any person or persons (whether or not a member or members of the board or of the committee). The board may retain or exclude its right to exercise the delegated powers, authorities or discretions collaterally with the committee. The board may at any time revoke the delegation or alter any terms and conditions or discharge the committee in whole or in part. Where a provision of these Articles refers to the exercise of a power, authority or discretion by the board (including the power to pay fees, remuneration, additional remuneration, expenses and pensions and other benefits pursuant to Articles 72 and 81 to 86) and that power, authority or discretion has been delegated by the board to a committee, the provision shall be construed as permitting the exercise of the power, authority or discretion by the committee.

 

93.2                        Committee membership designations shall be subject to provisions regarding independence or other qualifications for committee service which may be imposed by applicable laws, rules, regulations or listing rules.

 

93.3                        The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.

 

93.4                        Standing committee functions, one or more of which may be performed by a single committee, may include audit, compensation, finance and nominating and governance and/or such other committees as may be designated by the board from time to time. Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board or the board approved committee charter, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, including:

 

(a)                                 authorising the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers that may require it;

 

(b)                                 in relation to the allotment or issue of shares approved by the board, fix any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to voting, dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Company or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of shares; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to:

 

(i)                                     adopting an agreement of merger, consolidation, scheme of arrangement or similar arrangement;

 

(ii)                                  recommending to the shareholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company’s property and assets; and

 

(iii)                               recommending to the shareholders a dissolution of the Company or a revocation of a dissolution,

 

provided further that, unless the resolution or these Articles expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorise the allotment or issue of shares.

 

Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the board.

 

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94.                               LOCAL BOARD

 

The board may establish any local or divisional boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company in any specified locality, either in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, and may appoint any persons to be members of such local or divisional board, or any managers or agents, and may fix their remuneration. The board may delegate to any local or divisional board, manager or agent so appointed any of its powers, authorities and discretions (with power to sub—delegate) and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local or divisional board, or any of them, to fill any vacancies and to act notwithstanding vacancies; and any such appointment or delegation may be made for such time, on such terms and subject to such conditions as the board may think fit. The board may confer such powers either collaterally with, or to the exclusion of and in substitution for, all or any of the powers of the board in that respect and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers. Subject to any terms and conditions expressly imposed by the board, the proceedings of any local or divisional board or agency with two or more members shall be governed by such of these Articles as regulate the proceedings of the board, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

95.                               AGENTS

 

The board may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint a person to be the agent of the Company and may delegate to that person any of its powers, authorities and discretions for such purposes, for such time and on such terms and conditions (including as to remuneration) as it thinks fit. In particular the board may grant the power to sub—delegate and may retain or exclude the right of the board to exercise the delegated powers, authorities or discretions collaterally with the agent. The board may at any time revoke or alter the terms and conditions of the appointment or delegation with or without cause.

 

96.                               EXERCISE OF VOTING POWERS

 

The board may exercise or cause to be exercised the voting powers conferred by shares in the capital of another company held or owned by the Company, or a power of appointment to be exercised by the Company, in any manner it thinks fit (including the exercise of the voting power or power of appointment in favour of the appointment of a director as an officer or employee of that company or in favour of the payment of remuneration to the officers or employees of that company).

 

97.                               PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEES

 

The board may exercise the powers conferred on the Company by the Act to make provision for the benefit of a person employed or formerly employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than a director or former director or alternate or shadow director) in connection with the cessation or the transfer to a person of the whole or part of the undertaking of the Company or the subsidiary.

 

98.                               REGISTERS

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may exercise the powers conferred on the Company with regard to the keeping of an overseas branch, local or other register and may make and vary regulations as it thinks fit concerning the keeping of a register.

 

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99.                               REGISTER OF CHARGES

 

The Company shall keep a register of charges in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the fee to be paid by a person other than a creditor or shareholder for each inspection of the register of charges is the maximum sum prescribed by the provisions of the Act or, failing which, determined by the board.

 

100.                        DIRECTORS’ CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OTHER THAN IN RELATION TO TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE COMPANY

 

100.1                 Subject to the provisions of the Act, if a situation (a “ relevant situation ”) arises in which a director has, or can have, a direct or indirect interest that conflicts, or possibly may conflict, with the interests of the Company (including in relation to the exploitation of any property, information or opportunity, whether or not the Company could take advantage of any such property, information or opportunity, but excluding any situation which cannot reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest) the following provisions shall apply if the conflict of interest does not arise in relation to a transaction or arrangement with the Company:

 

(a)                                 if the relevant situation arises from the appointment or proposed appointment of a person as a director, the board may resolve to authorise the appointment of the director and the relevant situation; or

 

(b)                                 if the relevant situation arises in circumstances other than those in Article 100.1(a), the board may resolve to authorise the relevant situation and the continuing performance by the director of his duties, in each case on such terms as the board may determine and such determination shall be notified in writing to the relevant directors.

 

100.2                 Any authorisation under Article 100.1 shall be effective only if:

 

(a)                                 the matter in question shall have been proposed in writing for consideration at a meeting of the board, in accordance with the board’s normal procedures or in such other manner as the board may approve;

 

(b)                                 any requirement as to the quorum at the meeting of the board for that part of the meeting at which the matter is considered is met without counting the director in question and any other interested director (together the “ interested directors ”); and

 

(c)                                  the matter was agreed to without the interested directors voting or would have been agreed to if the votes of the interested directors had not been counted and may be terminated by the board at any time after prior consultation with the interested directors, reasonable account being taken of their representations.

 

100.3                 Any reference in Article 100.1 to a conflict of interest includes a conflict of interest and duty and a conflict of duties.

 

100.4                 Any terms determined by the board under Article 100.1(a) or Article 100.1(b) may be imposed at the time of the authorisation or may be imposed or varied subsequently after prior consultation with the interested directors, reasonable account being taken of their representations, and may include:

 

(a)                                 whether the interested director(s) may vote (or be counted in the quorum at a meeting) in relation to any resolution relating to the relevant situation;

 

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(b)                                 the exclusion of the interested director(s) from all information and discussion by the board or any committee of the relevant situation; and

 

(c)                                  (without prejudice to the general obligations of confidentiality) the application to the interested director(s) of a strict duty of confidentiality to the Company for any confidential information of the Company in relation to the relevant situation.

 

100.5                 A director must act in accordance with any terms determined by the board under Article 100.1(a) or Article 100.1(b) and shall be entitled to rely on any such determination in the absence of fraud.

 

100.6                 Except as specified in Article 100.2, any proposal made to the board and any authorisation by the board in relation to a relevant situation shall be dealt with in the same way as any other matter that may be proposed to and resolved upon by the board in accordance with the provisions of these Articles.

 

100.7                 If a relevant situation has been authorised by the board under Article 100.1 then (subject, in any case, to any terms determined by the board under Article 100.1(a) or Article 100.1(b)):

 

(a)                                 where the director obtains (other than through his position as a director) information relating to that relevant situation which is confidential to a third party, he will not be obliged to disclose it to the board or to any director or other officer or employee of the Company or to use it in relation to the Company’s affairs in circumstances where to do so would amount to a breach of that confidence;

 

(b)                                 the director may absent himself from meetings of the board or any committee at which anything relating to that relevant situation will or may be discussed; and

 

(c)                                  the director may make such arrangements as he thinks fit for board and committee papers to be received and read by a professional adviser on his behalf;

 

and the general duties which any director owes to the Company under the Act will not be infringed by anything done (or omitted to be done) in accordance with the provisions of this Article 100.7.

 

100.8                 A director shall not be liable to account to the Company for any profit, remuneration or other benefit which he (or any person connected with him within the meaning of section 252 of the Act) may derive from any relevant situation authorised under Article 100.1 (subject, in any case, to any terms determined by the board in connection with such authorisation that are notified as aforesaid) and no contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal is liable to be avoided on the grounds of any director (or any person connected with him as aforesaid) having any type of interest authorised under Article 100.1 (subject as aforesaid).

 

101.                        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY DIRECTORS

 

101.1                 A director must declare the nature and extent of his interest in any relevant situation within Article 100.1 to the other directors.

 

101.2                 If a director is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in a proposed transaction or arrangement with the Company, he must declare the nature and extent of his interest to the other directors.

 

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101.3                 Where a director is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in a transaction or arrangement that has been entered into by the Company, he must declare the nature and extent of his interest to the other directors, unless the interest has already been declared under Article 101.2.

 

101.4                 The declaration of interest must (in the case of Article 101.3) and may, but need not (in the case of Article 101.1 or 101.2) be made:

 

(a)                                 at a meeting of the board; or

 

(b)                                 by notice to the other directors in accordance with:

 

(i)              section 184 of the Act (notice in writing); or

 

(ii)           section 185 of the Act (general notice).

 

101.5                 If a declaration of interest proves to be, or becomes, inaccurate or incomplete, a further declaration must be made.

 

101.6                 Any declaration of interest required by Article 101.1 must be made as soon as is reasonably practicable. Failure to comply with this requirement does not affect the underlying duty to make the declaration of interest.

 

101.7                 Any declaration of interest required by Article 101.2 must be made before the Company enters into the transaction or arrangement.

 

101.8                 Any declaration of interest required by Article 101.3 must be made as soon as is reasonably practicable. Failure to comply with this requirement does not affect the underlying duty to make the declaration of interest.

 

101.9                 A declaration in relation to an interest of which the director is not aware, or where the director is not aware of the transaction or arrangement in question, is not required. For this purpose a director is treated as being aware of matters of which he ought reasonably to be aware.

 

101.10          A director need not declare an interest:

 

(a)                                 if it cannot be reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest;

 

(b)                                 if, or to the extent that, the other directors are already aware of it (and for this purpose the other directors are treated as being aware of anything of which they ought reasonably to be aware); or

 

(c)                                  if, or to the extent that, it concerns terms of his service contract that have been or are to be considered:

 

(i)                                     by a meeting of the board; or

 

(ii)                                  by a committee appointed for the purpose under these Articles.

 

102.                        DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS AND VOTING

 

102.1                 Subject to the provisions of the Act and provided he has declared his interest in accordance with Article 101, a director, notwithstanding his office:

 

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(a)                                 may enter into or otherwise be interested in a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal with the Company or in which the Company is otherwise interested either in connection with his tenure of an office or place of profit or as seller, buyer or otherwise;

 

(b)                                 may hold another office or place of profit with the Company (except that of auditor or auditor of a subsidiary of the Company) in conjunction with the office of director and may act by himself or through his firm in a professional capacity to the Company, and in that case on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the board may determine either in addition to or instead of remuneration provided for by another Article; and/or

 

(c)                                  may be or become a director or other officer of, or employed by, or a party to a contract, transaction, arrangement or proposal with or otherwise interested in, a company promoted by the Company or in which the Company is otherwise interested or as regards which the Company has a power of appointment.

 

102.2                 A director shall not be liable to account to the Company for any profit, remuneration or other benefit resulting from any interests permitted under Article 102.1 and no contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal is liable to be avoided on the grounds of any director having any type of interest permitted under Article 102.1.

 

102.3                 A director may not vote on or be counted in the quorum in relation to a resolution of the board or of a committee concerning any contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal with the Company or in which the Company is otherwise interested and in which he has an interest that may reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest, but this prohibition does not apply to a resolution concerning any of the following matters:

 

(a)                                 any contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal in which he is interested by virtue of an interest in shares, debentures or other securities of the Company, or otherwise in or through the Company;

 

(b)                                 the giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of money lent or obligations incurred by him or any other person at the request of or for the benefit of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings;

 

(c)                                  the giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in respect of a debt or obligation of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings for which he himself has assumed responsibility in whole or in part, either alone or jointly with others, under a guarantee or indemnity or by the giving of security;

 

(d)                                 a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning an offer of shares, debentures or other securities of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings for subscription or purchase, in which offer he is or may be entitled to participate as a holder of securities or in the underwriting or sub—underwriting of which he is to participate;

 

(e)                                  a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal to which the Company is or is to be a party concerning another company (including a subsidiary undertaking of the Company) in which he is interested (directly or indirectly) whether as an officer, shareholder, creditor or otherwise (a “ relevant company ”), if he does not to his knowledge hold an interest in shares (as that term is used in sections 820 to 825 of the Act) representing 1% or more of either any class of the equity share capital of or the voting rights in the relevant company;

 

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(f)                                   a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal for the benefit of the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings (including any pension fund or retirement, death or disability scheme) which does not award him a privilege or benefit not generally awarded to the employees to whom it relates; and

 

(g)                                  a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning:

 

(i)                                     indemnification (including loans made in connection with it) by the Company in relation to the performance of his duties on behalf of the Company as a director or officer of the Company, or a director or officer or trustee of any other organisation; or

 

(ii)                                  the purchase or maintenance of any insurance policy for the benefit of directors or for the benefit of persons including directors.

 

102.4                 A director may not vote on or be counted in the quorum in relation to a resolution of the board or committee concerning his own appointment (including fixing or varying the terms of his appointment or its termination) as the holder of an office or place of profit with the Company or any company in which the Company is interested. Where proposals are under consideration concerning the appointment (including fixing or varying the terms of appointment or its termination) of two or more directors to offices or places of profit with the Company or a company in which the Company is interested, such proposals shall be divided and a separate resolution considered in relation to each director. In that case each of the directors concerned (if not otherwise debarred from voting under this Article) is entitled to vote (and be counted in the quorum) in respect of each resolution except that concerning his own appointment.

 

102.5                 If a question arises at a meeting as to whether the interest of a director (other than the interest of the chairman of the meeting) may reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest or as to the entitlement of a director (other than the chairman) to vote or be counted in a quorum and the question is not resolved by his voluntarily agreeing to abstain from voting or being counted in the quorum, the question shall be referred to the chairman and his ruling in relation to the director concerned is conclusive and binding on all concerned.

 

102.6                 If a question arises at a meeting as to whether the interest of the chairman of the meeting may reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest or as to the entitlement of the chairman to vote or be counted in a quorum and the question is not resolved by his voluntarily agreeing to abstain from voting or being counted in the quorum, the question shall be determined by resolution of the directors or committee members present at the meeting (excluding the chairman) whose majority vote is conclusive and binding on all concerned.

 

102.7                 For the purposes of this Article, the interest of a person who is connected with (within the meaning of section 252 of the Act) a director is treated as the interest of the director and, in relation to an alternate director, the interest of his appointor is treated as the interest of the alternate director in addition to an interest which the alternate director otherwise has. This Article applies to an alternate director as if he were a director otherwise appointed.

 

102.8                 Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Company may by ordinary resolution suspend or relax the provisions of this Article to any extent or ratify any contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal not properly authorised by reason of a contravention of this Article.

 

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PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES

 

103.                        BOARD MEETINGS

 

103.1                 Subject to these Articles, the board may meet for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit.

 

103.2                 The first board meeting following the election of directors at an annual general meeting shall ordinarily be held immediately following the annual general meeting, but may be held at such other time and place as shall be specified in a notice given to the directors in accordance with Article 104.

 

104.                        NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS

 

104.1                 Regular meetings of the board may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the board.

 

104.2                 Special meetings of the board may be called by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer or the president on not less than 24 hours’ advance notice to each director, given personally by telephone, in hard copy form or by electronic means; special meetings shall be called by the chief executive officer or secretary, in like manner and on like notice, on the written request of a majority of the directors then in office.

 

104.3                 A director may waive the requirement that notice be given to him of a board meeting, either prospectively or retrospectively.

 

105.                        QUORUM

 

105.1                 The quorum necessary for the transaction of business is a majority of the directors, present in person or by alternate director. A duly convened meeting of the board at which a quorum is present is competent to exercise all or any of the authorities, powers and discretions vested in or exercisable by the board.

 

105.2                 If a quorum shall not be present at any board meeting, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

106.                        CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

 

The board may appoint one of its body as chairman to preside at every board meeting at which he is present and one or more deputy chairman or chairmen and determine the period for which he is or they are to hold office (and may at any time remove him or them from office). If no chairman or deputy chairman is elected, or if at a meeting neither the chairman nor a deputy chairman is present within five minutes of the time fixed for the start of the meeting, the directors and alternate directors (in the absence of their appointors) present shall choose one of their number to be chairman. If two or more deputy chairmen are present, the senior of them shall act as chairman, seniority being determined by length of office since their last appointment or reappointment or deemed reappointment. As between two or more who have held office for an equal length of time, the deputy chairman to act as chairman shall be determined by those directors and alternate directors (in the absence of their appointors) present. A chairman or deputy chairman may hold executive office or employment with the Company.

 

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107.                        VOTING

 

Questions arising at a meeting of the board are determined by a majority of votes.

 

108.                        PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE

 

A director or his alternate director may participate in a meeting of the board or a committee through the medium of conference telephone, video teleconference or similar form of communication equipment if all persons participating in the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other throughout the meeting. A person participating in this way is deemed to be present in person at the meeting and is counted in a quorum and entitled to vote. Subject to the provisions of the Act, all business transacted in this way by the board or a committee is for the purposes of these Articles deemed to be validly and effectively transacted at a meeting of the board or a committee although fewer than two directors or alternate directors are physically present at the same place. The meeting is deemed to take place where the largest group of those participating is assembled or, if there is no such group, where the chairman of the meeting then is.

 

109.                        RESOLUTION IN WRITING

 

109.1                 Any director may, and the secretary at the request of a director shall, propose a written resolution by giving written notice to the other directors entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the board or a meeting of a committee (as the case may be).

 

109.2                 A directors’ written resolution is adopted when all the directors entitled to vote on such a resolution have signed one or more copies of it, or otherwise indicated their agreement to it in writing or by electronic means.

 

109.3                 The resolution in writing need not be executed or agreed to by an alternate director if it is executed or agreed to by his appointor and a resolution executed or agreed to by an alternate director need not be executed or agreed to by his appointor.

 

109.4                 Any resolution in writing is to be kept with the minutes of the proceedings of the board (or committee, as the case may be).

 

109.5                 Once a directors’ written resolution has been adopted, it must be treated as if it had been a resolution passed at a directors’ meeting in accordance with these Articles.

 

110.                        PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES

 

110.1                 At all meetings of committees, a majority of the directors who are members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the committee members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the committee, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the Act or these Articles. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of a committee, the committee members present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

110.2                 Regular committee meetings may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the committee.

 

110.3                 Special committee meetings may be called by the chairman of a committee on not less than 24 hours’ advance notice to each committee member, given personally by telephone, in hard copy form or by electronic means; special meetings shall be called by the chief executive officer or

 

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secretary, in like manner and on like notice on the written request of two committee members unless the committee consists of only one member, in which case special meetings shall be called by the chief executive officer or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of the sole committee member.

 

110.4                 Subject to these Articles, proceedings of any committee shall be conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of these Articles regulating the proceedings of the board.

 

111.                        MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

 

111.1                 The board shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of:

 

(a)                                 all appointments of officers and committees made by the board and of any remuneration fixed by the board; and

 

(b)                                 the names of directors present at every meeting of the board, committees, meetings of the Company or meetings of the holders of a class of shares or debentures, and all orders, resolutions and proceedings of such meetings.

 

111.2                 If purporting to be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting, minutes are receivable as prima facie evidence of the matters stated in them.

 

111.3                 Minutes of every meeting of a committee shall be distributed to all of the directors of the Company.

 

112.                        VALIDITY OF PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OR COMMITTEE

 

All acts done by a meeting of the board, or of a committee, or by a person acting as a director, alternate director or member of a committee are, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was a defect in the appointment of a person or persons acting, or that they or any of them were or was disqualified from holding office or not entitled to vote, or had in any way vacated their or his office, as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed, and was duly qualified and had continued to be a director, alternate director or member of a committee and entitled to vote.

 

SECRETARY AND AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

 

113.                        SECRETARY

 

113.1                 Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board shall appoint a secretary or joint secretaries and may appoint one or more persons to be an assistant or deputy secretary on such terms and conditions (including remuneration) as it thinks fit. Each joint secretary (to the extent appointed) shall, unless otherwise determined by the board, be individually authorised to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary. The board may remove a person appointed pursuant to this Article from office and appoint another or others in his place.

 

113.2                 The secretary or other officer appointed by the board shall attend meetings of the board and general meetings, and record all the proceedings of the general meetings and of the board in a book to be kept for that purpose. The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all general meetings and meetings of the board, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board or the chief executive officer, under whose supervision he shall act.

 

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113.3                 The assistant secretaries, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the board, shall, in the event of absence or disability of the secretary, or if directed by the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary. They shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board may from time to time prescribe or as the chief executive officer or the secretary may from time to time delegate.

 

113.4                 Any provision of the Act or of these Articles requiring or authorising a thing to be done by or to a director and the secretary is not satisfied by its being done by or to the same person acting both as director and as, or in the place of, the secretary.

 

114.                        AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

 

A director or the secretary or another person appointed by the board for the purpose may authenticate documents affecting the constitution of the Company (including these Articles) and resolutions passed by the Company or holders of a class of shares or the board or a committee and books, records, documents and accounts relating to the business of the Company, and certify copies or extracts as true copies or extracts; and where any books, records, documents or accounts are elsewhere than the office, the local manager or other officer of the Company having their custody shall be deemed to be a person appointed by the board for this purpose. A document purporting to be a copy of a resolution, or an extract from the minutes of a meeting, of the Company, the board or any committee which is so certified shall be conclusive evidence in favour of all persons dealing with the Company that such resolution has been duly passed or, as the case may be, that any minute so extracted is a true and accurate record of the proceedings at a duly constituted meeting.

 

SEALS

 

115.                        SAFE CUSTODY

 

The secretary shall provide for the safe custody of every seal.

 

116.                        APPLICATION OF SEALS

 

116.1                 A seal shall have the Company’s name engraved in legible characters.

 

116.2                 Subject to the provisions of these Articles in relation to share certificates issued by the Company in respect of the Company’s shares, stock, debentures or other securities, a seal may be used only by the secretary, treasurer, an assistant secretary or an assistant treasurer with the authority of a resolution of the board. The secretary, treasurer, an assistant secretary, or an assistant treasurer shall sign an instrument (other than such share certificates) to which a seal is affixed. The board may determine, either generally or in a particular case, that a signature may be dispensed with or affixed by mechanical means.

 

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS

 

117.                        RESERVES

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the board may, before paying any dividend (whether preferential or otherwise), carry to reserve out of the profits of the Company such sums as it thinks fit. All sums standing to reserve may be applied from time to time, at the discretion of the board, for any purpose to which the profits of the Company may properly be applied, and pending such application may, at the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the board thinks fit. The board may divide the reserve into

 

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such special reserves as it thinks fit, and may consolidate into one fund any special funds or any parts of any special funds into which the reserve may have been divided as it thinks fit. Any sum which the board may carry to reserve out of the unrealised profits of the Company shall not be mixed with any reserve to which profits available for distribution have been carried. The board may also, without placing the same to reserve, carry forward any profits which it may think prudent not to distribute.

 

118.                        PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act, if the board considers that the financial position of the Company justifies such payments, it can pay interim, final or other dividends on any class of shares of any amounts and on any dates and for any periods which it determines.

 

119.                        ENTITLEMENT TO DIVIDENDS

 

119.1                 All dividends will be divided and paid in proportions based on the amounts paid up on the shares during any period for which the dividend is paid, provided that no dividend (nor, for the avoidance of doubt, any dividend in specie or any scrip dividend payable in accordance with Articles 124 or 125, respectively) shall be payable in respect of any share which is for the time being held by or for the benefit of any organisation which is a subsidiary or subsidiary undertaking of the Company. Sums which have been paid up in advance of calls will not count as paid up for this purpose. If the terms of any share provide that it will be entitled to a dividend as if it were a fully paid up, or partly paid up, share from a particular date (in the past or future), it will be entitled to a dividend on this basis. This Article applies unless these Articles, the rights attached to any shares, or the terms of any shares, provide otherwise.

 

119.2                 Except as otherwise provided by these Articles or the rights attached to any shares:

 

(a)                                 a dividend or any other money payable in respect of a share can be declared and paid in any currency the board determines;

 

(b)                                 the Company may agree with a shareholder that any dividend declared or that may become due in one currency will be paid to the shareholder in another currency; and

 

(c)                                  with the prior written consent of the Depositary, the board may determine that a Depositary should receive dividends in a currency other than the currency in which they were declared and can make arrangements accordingly; in particular, if a Depositary has chosen or agreed to receive dividends in another currency, the board may make arrangements with the Depositary for payment to be made to the Depositary for value on the date on which the relevant dividend is paid, or a later date determined by the board,

 

in each case using an exchange rate selected by the board for any currency conversions required. The board can also determine how any costs relating to the choice of currency will be met.

 

119.3                 The board can offer shareholders the choice to receive dividends and other money payable in respect of their shares in a currency other than that in which the dividend or other money payable is declared on such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe from time to time.

 

119.4                 If a shareholder owes the Company any money for calls on shares or money in any other way relating to a share held by him, the board can deduct any of this money from any dividend or other money payable to the shareholder on or in respect of that share. Money deducted in this way can be used to pay amounts owed to the Company.

 

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119.5                 Unless the rights attached to any shares, or the terms of any shares, provide otherwise, no dividend or other sum payable by the Company on or in respect of its shares carries a right to interest from the Company.

 

120.                        METHOD OF PAYMENT

 

120.1                 The Company may pay any dividend, interest or other amount payable in respect of a share:

 

(a)                                 in cash;

 

(b)                                 by cheque, warrant or money order made payable to or to the order of the person entitled to the payment (and which may, at the Company’s option, be crossed “account payee” where appropriate);

 

(c)                                  by a bank or other funds transfer system to an account designated in writing by the person entitled to the payment;

 

(d)                                 if the board so determines, by means of a relevant system in respect of an uncertificated share, subject to any procedures established by the board to enable a holder of uncertificated shares to elect not to receive dividends by means of a relevant system and to vary or revoke any such election; or

 

(e)                                  by such other method as the person entitled to the payment may in writing direct and the board may agree.

 

120.2                 The Company may send a cheque, warrant or money order by post:

 

(a)                                 in the case of a sole holder of shares, to his registered address;

 

(b)                                 in the case of joint holders of shares, to the registered address of the person whose name stands first in the register;

 

(c)                                  in the case of a person or persons entitled by transmission to a share, as if it were a notice given in accordance with Article 138;

 

(d)                                 in the case of a Depositary, and subject to the approval of the board, to such persons and postal addresses as the Depositary may direct; or

 

(e)                                  in any case, to a person and address that the person or persons entitled to the payment may in writing direct.

 

120.3                 Where a share is held jointly or two or more persons are jointly entitled by transmission to a share:

 

(a)                                 the Company may pay any dividend, interest or other amount payable in respect of that share to any one joint holder, or any one person entitled by transmission to the share, and in either case that holder or person may give an effective receipt for the payment; and

 

(b)                                 for any of the purposes of this Article 120, the Company may rely in relation to a share on the written direction or designation of any one joint holder of the share, or any one person entitled by transmission to the share.

 

120.4                 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in respect of shares in uncertificated form, such payment may include the sending by the Company or by any person on its behalf of an instruction to the Operator of the relevant system to credit the cash memorandum account of the

 

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holder or joint holders or, if permitted by the Company, of such person as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct.

 

120.5                 Payment of such cheque, warrant or money order, the collection of funds from or transfer of funds by a bank in accordance with such direct debit or bank transfer or, in respect of shares in uncertificated form, the making of payment by means of a relevant system, shall be a good discharge to the Company.

 

120.6                 Every cheque, warrant or money order sent by post is sent at the risk of the person entitled to the payment. If payment is made by bank or other funds transfer, by means of a relevant system or by another method at the direction of the person entitled to payment, the Company is not responsible for amounts lost or delayed in the course of making that payment.

 

120.7                 Without prejudice to Article 68, the board may withhold payment of a dividend (or part of a dividend) payable to a person entitled by transmission to a share until he has provided such evidence of his right as the board may reasonably require.

 

121.                        DIVIDENDS NOT TO BEAR INTEREST

 

No dividend or other amount payable by the Company in respect of a share bears interest as against the Company unless otherwise provided by the rights attached to the share.

 

122.                        UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS, ETC.

 

Any unclaimed dividend, interest or other amount payable by the Company in respect of a share may be invested or otherwise made use of by the board for the benefit of the Company until claimed. A dividend unclaimed for a period of 12 years from the date it was declared or became due for payment is forfeited and ceases to remain owing by the Company. The payment of an unclaimed dividend, interest or other amount payable by the Company in respect of a share into a separate account does not constitute the Company a trustee in respect of it.

 

123.                        UNCASHED DIVIDENDS

 

If, in respect of a dividend or other amount payable in respect of a share, on any one occasion:

 

(a)                                 a cheque, warrant or money order is returned undelivered or left uncashed; or

 

(b)                                 a transfer made by a bank or other funds transfer system is not accepted;

 

and reasonable enquiries have failed to establish another address or account of the person entitled to the payment, the Company is not obliged to send or transfer a dividend or other amount payable in respect of that share to that person until he notifies the Company of an address or account to be used for that purpose. If the cheque, warrant or money order is returned undelivered or left uncashed or transfer not accepted on two consecutive occasions, the Company may exercise this power without making any such enquiries.

 

124.                        PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS IN SPECIE

 

Without prejudice to Article 68 and Article 144, the board may direct that payment of a dividend may be satisfied wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of paid—up shares or debentures of another company. Where a difficulty arises in connection with the distribution, the board may settle it as it thinks fit and in particular may:

 

(a)                                 issue fractional certificates (or ignore fractions);

 

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(b)                                 fix the value for distribution of the specific assets (or any part of them);

 

(c)                                  determine that a cash payment be made to a shareholder on the basis of the value so fixed, in order to secure equality of distribution; and

 

(d)                                 vest assets in trustees on trust for the persons entitled to the dividend as seems expedient to the board.

 

125.                        PAYMENT OF SCRIP DIVIDENDS

 

125.1                 Subject to the provisions of the Act, but without prejudice to Article 68 and Article 144, the board may allot to those holders of a particular class of shares who have elected to receive them further shares of that class or shares of any other class in either case credited as fully paid (“ new shares ”) instead of cash in respect of all or part of any dividend or dividends, subject to any exclusions, restrictions or other arrangements the board may in its absolute discretion deem necessary or expedient to deal with legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of a recognised regulatory body or a stock exchange in, any territory.

 

125.2                 The board shall determine the basis of allotment of new shares so that, as nearly as may be considered convenient without involving rounding up of fractions, the value of the new shares (including a fractional entitlement) to be allotted (calculated by reference to the average quotation, or the nominal value of the new shares, if greater) equals (disregarding an associated tax credit) the amount of the dividend which would otherwise have been received by the holder (the “ relevant dividend ”). For this purpose the “ average quotation ” of each of the new shares is the average of the middle—market quotations for a fully—paid share of the Company of that class derived from such source as the board may deem appropriate for the business day on which the relevant class of shares is first quoted “ex” the relevant dividend (or such other date as the board may deem appropriate) and the four subsequent business day(s). A certificate or report by the auditors as to the value of the new shares to be allotted in respect of any dividend shall be conclusive evidence of that amount.

 

125.3                 The board may make any provision it considers appropriate in relation to an allotment made or to be made pursuant to this Article, including:

 

(a)                                 the giving of notice to holders of the right of election offered to them;

 

(b)                                 the provision of forms of election (whether in respect of a particular dividend or dividends generally);

 

(c)                                  determination of the procedure for making and revoking elections;

 

(d)                                 the place at which, and the latest time by which, forms of election and other relevant documents must be lodged in order to be effective;

 

(e)                                  the disregarding or rounding up or down or carrying forward of fractional entitlements, in whole or in part, or the accrual of the benefit of fractional entitlements to the Company (rather than to the holders concerned); and

 

(f)                                   the exclusion from any offer to elect to receive scrip dividends of any holders of shares where the board considers that the making of the offer to them would or might involve the contravention of the laws of any territory or that for any other reason the offer should not be made to them.

 

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125.4                 The board can exclude or restrict the right to elect to receive new shares under this Article 125 in the case of any shareholder or other person who is a Depositary if the election by such shareholder or Depositary on behalf of any person holding any interest in the shares would involve the contravention of the laws of any territory or if for any other reason the board determines that the offer to elect to receive new shares should not be made to any such person.

 

125.5                 The dividend (or that part of the dividend in respect of which a right of election has been offered) is not declared or payable on shares in respect of which an election has been duly made (the “ elected shares ”); instead new shares are allotted to the holders of the elected shares on the basis of allotment calculated as in Article 125.2. For that purpose, the board may resolve to capitalise out of amounts standing to the credit of reserves (including a share premium account, capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), whether or not available for distribution, a sum equal to the aggregate nominal amount of the new shares to be allotted and apply it in paying up in full the appropriate number of new shares for allotment and distribution to the holders of the elected shares. A resolution of the board capitalising part of the reserves has the same effect as if the board had resolved to effect the capitalisation pursuant to Article 126. In relation to the capitalisation the board may exercise all the powers conferred on it by Article 126.

 

125.6                 The new shares rank pari passu in all respects with each other and with the fully—paid shares of the same class in issue on the record date for the dividend in respect of which the right of election has been offered, but they will not rank for a dividend or other distribution or entitlement which has been declared or paid by reference to that record date.

 

125.7                 In relation to any particular proposed dividend, the board may in its absolute discretion determine:

 

(a)                                 that shareholders shall not be entitled to make any election in respect thereof and that any election previously made shall not extend to such dividend; or

 

(b)                                 at any time prior to the allotment of the new shares which would otherwise be allotted in lieu thereof, that all elections to take ordinary shares in lieu of such dividend shall be treated as not applying to that dividend, and if so the dividend shall be paid in cash as if no elections had been made in respect of it.

 

126.                        CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES

 

Subject to the provisions of the Act and Articles 127 and 128, the board may:

 

(a)                                 resolve to capitalise an amount standing to the credit of reserves (including a share premium account, capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), whether or not available for distribution;

 

(b)                                 appropriate the sum resolved to be capitalised to the shareholders in proportion to the nominal amount of shares (whether or not fully paid) held by them respectively and apply that sum on their behalf in or towards:

 

(i)                                     paying up the amounts (if any) for the time being unpaid on shares held by them respectively; or

 

(ii)                                  paying up in full unissued shares or debentures of a nominal amount equal to that sum;

 

and allot the shares or debentures, credited as fully paid, to the shareholders (or as they may direct) in those proportions, or partly in one way and partly in the other, but the share

 

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premium account, the capital redemption reserve and profits which are not available for distribution may, for the purposes of this Article, only be applied in paying up unissued shares to be allotted to shareholders credited as fully paid;

 

(c)                                  make any arrangements it thinks fit to resolve a difficulty arising in the distribution of a capitalised reserve and in particular where shares or debentures become distributable in fractions the board may deal with the fractions as it thinks fit, including issuing fractional certificates, disregarding fractions or selling shares or debentures representing the fractions to a person for the best price reasonably obtainable and distributing the net proceeds of the sale in due proportion amongst the shareholders (except that if the amount due to a shareholder is less than £5.00, or such other sum as the board may determine, the sum may be retained for the benefit of the Company);

 

(d)                                 authorise a person to enter (on behalf of all the shareholders concerned) into an agreement with the Company providing for either:

 

(i)                                     the allotment to the shareholders respectively, credited as fully paid, of shares or debentures to which they may be entitled on the capitalisation, or

 

(ii)                                  the payment by the Company on behalf of the shareholders (by the application of their respective proportions of the reserves resolved to be capitalised) of the amounts or part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing shares, an agreement made under the authority being effective and binding on all those shareholders; and

 

(e)                                  generally do all acts and things required to give effect to the resolution.

 

127.                        CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES — EMPLOYEES’ SHARE SCHEMES

 

127.1                 This Article (which is without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of the immediately preceding Article 126) applies where:

 

(a)                                 a person is granted pursuant to an employees’ share scheme a right to subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company in cash at a subscription price less than their nominal value; and

 

(b)                                 pursuant to an employees’ share scheme, the terms on which any person is entitled to subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company are adjusted as a result of a capitalisation issue, rights issue or other variation of capital so that the subscription price is less than their nominal value.

 

127.2                 In any such case the board shall:

 

(a)                                 transfer to a reserve account a sum equal to the deficiency between the subscription price and the nominal value of the shares (the “ cash deficiency ”) from the profits or reserves of the Company which are available for distribution and not required for the payment of any preferential dividend; and

 

(b)                                 subject to Article 127.4, not apply that reserve account for any purpose other than paying up the cash deficiency on the allotment of those shares.

 

127.3                 Whenever the Company is required to allot shares pursuant to such a right to subscribe, the board shall, subject to the provisions of the Act:

 

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(a)                                 appropriate to capital out of the reserve account an amount equal to the cash deficiency applicable to those shares;

 

(b)                                 apply that amount in paying up the deficiency on the nominal value of those shares; and

 

(c)                                  allot those shares credited as fully paid to the person entitled to them.

 

127.4                 If any person ceases to be entitled to subscribe for shares as described, the restrictions on the reserve account shall cease to apply in relation to such part of the account as is equal to the amount of the cash deficiency applicable to those shares.

 

127.5                 No right shall be granted under any employees’ share scheme under Article 127.1(a) and no adjustment shall be made as mentioned in Article 127.1(b) unless there are sufficient profits or reserves of the Company available for distribution and not required for the payment of any preferential dividend to permit the transfer to a reserve account in accordance with this Article of an amount sufficient to pay up the cash deficiency applicable to the shares concerned.

 

128.                        CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES — RIGHTS PLAN

 

128.1                 This Article (which is without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of Article 126) applies where:

 

(a)                                 the board has established a Rights Plan and has granted Rights in accordance therewith as provided in Articles 6.3 and 6.4; and

 

(b)                                 the board has exercised any discretion which may be conferred upon it by any Rights Plan so established to exchange or cause to be exchanged all or part of the Rights (other than Rights held by or on behalf of an Acquiring Person, which would have become void) for Class A Ordinary Shares and/or shares of another class or series.

 

128.2                 For the purpose of giving effect to any such exchange as is referred to in Article 128.1(b), the board may:

 

(a)                                 resolve to capitalise an amount standing to the credit of reserves (including a share premium account, capital redemption reserve and profit and loss account), whether or not available for distribution, being an amount equal to the nominal amount of the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the other shares which are to be exchanged for the Rights (other than Rights held by or on behalf of an Acquiring Person); and

 

(b)                                 apply that sum in paying up in full Class A Ordinary Shares and/or shares of another class or series and allot such Class A Ordinary Shares and/or such other shares, credited as fully paid, to the holders of Rights (other than an Acquiring Person) in exchange for the Rights (other than Rights held by or on behalf of an Acquiring Person).

 

128.3                 The provisions of sub—paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of Article 126 shall apply ( mutatis mutandis ) to any resolution of the board pursuant to Article 128.2 as they apply to any resolution of the board pursuant to Article 126.

 

129.                        RECORD DATES

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, but subject to the provisions of the Act and rights attached to shares, the board may fix any date (which shall not be more than 60 days before the date on which a dividend, distribution, allotment or issue is declared, made or paid) as the record date for a dividend, distribution, allotment or issue.

 

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ACCOUNTS

 

130.                        TREASURER

 

130.1                 The treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities, and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Company, and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Company in such depositories as may be designated by the board.

 

130.2                 The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the chief executive officer and the board at its meetings, or when the board so requires, an account of all his transactions as treasurer, and of the financial condition of the Company, which account may be submitted directly or through the chief financial officer. The treasurer shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the board may from time to time prescribe or as the chief executive officer may from time to time delegate.

 

130.3                 If required by the board, the treasurer shall provide the Company a bond in such sum, and with such surety or sureties, as shall be satisfactory to the board for the faithful execution of the duties of his office, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Company.

 

130.4                 The assistant treasurers, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the board, shall, in the event of absence or disability of the treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer. They shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board may from time to time prescribe or the chief executive officer may from time to time delegate.

 

131.                        KEEPING AND INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS

 

131.1                 The board shall ensure that accounting records are kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

 

131.2                 The accounting records shall be kept at the office or, subject to the provisions of the Act, at another place determined by the board and shall be available at all times for the inspection of the directors and other officers. No shareholder (other than a director or other officer who is also a shareholder and in his capacity as an officer or director) has the right to inspect an accounting record or other document except if that right is conferred by the Act or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or he is authorised by the board or by an ordinary resolution of the Company.

 

132.                        ACCOUNTS TO BE SENT TO SHAREHOLDERS, ETC.

 

132.1                 In respect of each financial year, a copy of the Company’s annual accounts and reports on those accounts shall be sent to:

 

(a)                                 every shareholder (whether or not entitled to receive notices of general meetings);

 

(b)                                 every holder of debentures (whether or not entitled to receive notices of general meetings); and

 

(c)                                  every other person who is entitled to receive notices of general meetings;

 

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not less than 21 clear days before the date of the meeting at which copies of those documents are to be laid in accordance with the Act (the “ accounts meeting ”).

 

This Article does not require copies of the documents to which it applies to be sent to:

 

(d)                                 a person for whom the Company does not have a current address; or

 

(e)                                  more than one of the joint holders of shares or debentures.

 

132.2                 The board may determine that persons entitled to receive a copy of the Company’s annual accounts, the directors’ report and the auditors’ report on those accounts and on the directors’ report are those persons entered on the register at the close of business on a day determined by the board, provided that, if the Company is a participating issuer, the day determined by the board may not be more than 21 days before the day that the relevant copies are being sent.

 

132.3                 Where permitted by the Act, a copy of the strategic report together with any supplementary material containing the information prescribed by the Act may be sent to a person so electing in place of the documents required to be sent by Article 132.1.

 

133.                        EXTERNAL AUDITOR

 

The audit committee shall have exclusive authority and responsibility to recommend, approve the compensation of, and oversee the Company’s external audit firm. The external auditor shall be recommended by the audit committee on an annual basis, and such auditor recommendation shall be submitted for shareholder approval at the accounts meeting.

 

NOTICES

 

134.                        NOTICES TO BE IN WRITING

 

134.1                 A notice to be given to or by any person pursuant to these Articles shall be in writing.

 

134.2                 Where any notice is required to be given under the Act or these Articles, to the extent permitted by the Act, a waiver thereof in writing and signed by the persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.

 

135.                        SERVICE OF NOTICES, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS

 

135.1                 Any notice, document or information may be given, sent or supplied by the Company to any shareholder:

 

(a)                                 personally;

 

(b)                                 by sending it by post in a pre—paid envelope addressed to the shareholder at his registered address;

 

(c)                                  by hand at the shareholder’s registered address;

 

(d)                                 by sending it in electronic form to the electronic address specified for the purpose by the shareholder (generally or specifically), provided that the shareholder has agreed (generally or specifically) that the notice, document or information may be sent or supplied in that form (and has not revoked that agreement); or

 

(e)                                  subject to the provisions of the Act, by making it available on a website, provided that the requirements in Article 135.2 are satisfied.

 

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135.2                 The requirements referred to in Article 135.1(e) are that:

 

(a)                                 the shareholder has agreed (generally or specifically) that the notice, document or information may be sent or supplied to him by being made available on a website (and has not revoked that agreement), or the shareholder has been asked by the Company to agree that the Company may send or supply notices, documents and information generally, or the notice, document or information in question, to him by making it available on a website and the Company has not received a response within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the Company’s request was sent and the shareholder is therefore taken to have so agreed (and has not revoked that agreement);

 

(b)                                 the shareholder is sent a notification of the presence of the notice, document or information on a website, the address of that website, the place on that website where it may be accessed, and how it may be accessed (“ notice of availability ”);

 

(c)                                  in the case of a notice of general meeting, the notice of availability states that it concerns a notice of a general meeting of the Company, specifies the place, date and time of the meeting, and states whether it will be an annual general meeting; and

 

(d)                                 the notice, document or information continues to be published on that website, in the case of a notice of meeting, throughout the period beginning with the date of the notice of availability and ending with the conclusion of the meeting and, in all other cases, throughout the period specified by any applicable provision of the Act or, if no such period is specified, throughout the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the notice of availability is sent to the shareholder, save that if the notice, document or information is made available for part only of that period then failure to make it available throughout that period shall be disregarded where such failure is wholly attributable to circumstances which it would not be reasonable to have expected the Company to prevent or avoid.

 

135.3                 In the case of joint holders of shares:

 

(a)                                 it shall be sufficient for all notices, documents and other information to be given, sent or supplied to the joint holder whose name stands first in the register in respect of the joint holding (the “ first named holder ”) only; and

 

(b)                                 anything to be agreed or specified in relation to any notice, document or information to be sent or supplied to them may be agreed or specified by the first named holder and any such agreement or specification shall be binding on all the joint holders.

 

135.4                 For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Article 135 are subject to Article 44.

 

135.5                 The Company may at any time and at its sole discretion choose to give, send or supply notices, documents and information only in hard copy form to some or all shareholders.

 

136.                        EVIDENCE OF SERVICE

 

136.1                 Any notice, document or information given, sent or supplied by the Company to the shareholders or any of them:

 

(a)                                 by being delivered or left (other than by post) at a registered address or address for service (other than an address for the purposes of communicating by electronic means) shall be deemed to have been served or delivered on the day it was so delivered or left;

 

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(b)                                 by post, shall be deemed to have been received 24 hours after the time at which the envelope containing the notice, document or information was posted unless it was sent by second class post or there is only one class of post in which case it shall be deemed to have been received 48 hours after it was posted. Proof that the envelope was properly addressed, prepaid and posted shall be conclusive evidence that the notice, document or information was sent;

 

(c)                                  by electronic means, shall be deemed to have been received 6 hours after it was sent provided that the Company is able to show that it was properly addressed;

 

(d)                                 by making it available on a website, shall be deemed to have been received on the date on which notice of availability on the website is deemed to have been received in accordance with this Article or, if later, the date on which it is first made available on the website; or

 

(e)                                  by means of a relevant system shall be deemed to have been received 24 hours after the Company, or any sponsoring system—participant acting on the Company’s behalf, sends the issuer—instruction relating to the notice, document or information.

 

136.2                 Any notice, document or information given, sent or supplied by the Company by any other means authorised in writing by the shareholder concerned is deemed to be received when the Company has taken the action it has been authorised to take for that purpose.

 

136.3                 A shareholder present in person or by proxy at a meeting or at a meeting of the holders of a class of shares is deemed to have received due notice of the meeting and, where required, of the purposes for which it was called.

 

137.                        NOTICE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES, ETC.

 

A person who becomes entitled to a share by transmission, transfer or otherwise is bound by a notice in respect of that share (other than a notice served by the Company under section 793 of the Act) which, before his name is entered in the register, has been properly served on a person from whom he derives his title.

 

138.                        NOTICE IN CASE OF ENTITLEMENT BY TRANSMISSION

 

Where a person is entitled by transmission to a share, any notice, document or information may be given, sent or supplied by the Company to that person as if he were the holder of a share by sending or delivering it in any manner authorised by these Articles for the giving of notice to a shareholder addressed to that person by name, or by the title of representative of the deceased or trustee of the bankrupt shareholder (or by similar designation), at the address supplied for that purpose by the person claiming to be entitled by transmission. Until such an address has been supplied, any notice, document or information may be given, sent or supplied in any manner in which it might have been given if the death or bankruptcy or other event had not occurred. The giving of notice in accordance with this Article is sufficient notice to any other person interested in the share.

 

139.                        VALIDATION OF DOCUMENTS IN ELECTRONIC FORM

 

139.1                 Where a document is required under these Articles to be signed by a shareholder or any other person, if the document is in electronic form, then in order to be valid the document must either:

 

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(a)                                 incorporate the electronic signature, or personal identification details (which may be details previously allocated by the Company), of that shareholder or other person, in such form as the board may approve; or

 

(b)                                 be accompanied by such other evidence, such as an identification or control number, as the board may require in order to be satisfied that the document is genuine.

 

139.2                 The Company may designate mechanisms for validating any document in electronic form and a document not validated by the use of any such mechanisms shall be deemed as having not been received by the Company. In the case of any document or information relating to a meeting, an instrument of proxy or invitation to appoint a proxy, any validation requirements shall be specified in the relevant notice of meeting in accordance with Articles 43 and 62.

 

140.                        DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

140.1                 The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute brought by a shareholder in that shareholder’s capacity as such, or related to or connected with any derivative claim in respect of a cause of action vested in the Company or seeking relief on behalf of the Company, against the Company and/or the board and/or any of the directors, officers, employees or shareholders individually, arising out of or in connection with these Articles or (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) otherwise.

 

140.2                 Damages alone may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this Article 140, so that, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach, the remedies of injunction and/or an order for specific performance would in appropriate circumstances be available.

 

140.3                 The governing law of these Articles is the substantive law of England and Wales.

 

140.4                 For the purposes of this Article 140:

 

a “ dispute ” shall mean any dispute, controversy or claim;

 

references to “ Company ” shall be read so as to include the Company and each and any of the Company’s subsidiary undertakings from time to time; and

 

director ” shall be read so as to include each and any director of the Company from time to time in his capacity as such or as an employee of the Company and shall include any former director of the Company.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

141.                        DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

 

141.1                 The Company may destroy:

 

(a)                                 a share certificate which has been cancelled at any time after one year from the date of cancellation;

 

(b)                                 a mandate for the payment of dividends or other amounts or a variation or cancellation of a mandate or a notification of change of name or address at any time after two years from the date the mandate, variation, cancellation or notification was recorded by the Company;

 

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(c)                                  an instrument of transfer of shares (including a document constituting the renunciation of an allotment of shares) which has been registered at any time after six years from the date of registration;

 

(d)                                 any instrument of proxy which has been used for the purpose of a poll at any time after one year from the date of use;

 

(e)                                  any instrument of proxy which has not been used for the purpose of a poll at any time after one month from the end of the general meeting or annual general meeting to which the instrument of proxy relates; and

 

(f)                                   any other document on the basis of which any entry in the register is made at any time after six years from the date an entry in the register was first made in respect of it;

 

provided that the Company may destroy any such type of document at a date earlier than that authorised by this Article 141 if a copy of such document is made and retained (whether electronically, by microfilm, by digital imaging or by other similar means) until the expiration of the period applicable to the destruction of the original document.

 

141.2                 It is presumed conclusively in favour of the Company that every share certificate destroyed was a valid certificate validly cancelled, that every instrument of transfer destroyed was a valid and effective instrument duly and properly registered and that every other document destroyed was a valid and effective document in accordance with the recorded particulars in the books or records of the Company, but:

 

(a)                                 the provisions of this Article apply only to the destruction of a document in good faith and without express notice to the Company that the preservation of the document is relevant to a claim;

 

(b)                                 nothing contained in this Article imposes on the Company liability in respect of the destruction of a document earlier than provided for in this Article or in any case where the conditions of this Article are not fulfilled; and

 

(c)                                  references in this Article to the destruction of a document include reference to its disposal in any manner.

 

142.                        WINDING UP

 

Subject to the provisions of these Articles, on a voluntary winding up of the Company the liquidator may, on obtaining any sanction required by law, divide among the shareholders in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company, whether or not the assets consist of property of one kind or of different kinds, and vest the whole or any part of the assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the shareholders as he, with the like sanction, shall determine. For this purpose the liquidator may set the value he deems fair on a class or classes of property, and may determine on the basis of that valuation and in accordance with the then existing rights of shareholders how the division is to be carried out between shareholders or classes of shareholders. The liquidator may not, however, distribute to a shareholder without his consent an asset to which there is attached a liability or potential liability for the owner.

 

143.                        INDEMNITY

 

143.1                 To the fullest extent permitted by the Act (and any other applicable laws) and without prejudice to any indemnity to which any person may otherwise be entitled, the Company shall:

 

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(a)                                 indemnify to any extent any person who is or was a director or officer of the Company, or a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorised agent or fiduciary of any associated company, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorised agent or fiduciary of another organisation or trustee of any employee benefit plan, directly or indirectly (including by funding any expenditure incurred or to be incurred by him) against any loss or liability, whether in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by him or otherwise, in relation to the Company, any associated company or such other organisation or employee benefit plan, where the basis of such proceeding is in his official capacity as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorised agent or fiduciary while serving or having agreed to serve as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorised agent or fiduciary;

 

(b)                                 indemnify to any extent any person who is or was a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorised agent or fiduciary of an associated company that is a trustee of an occupational pension scheme, directly or indirectly (including by funding any expenditure incurred or to be incurred by him) against any liability incurred by him in connection with the company’s or the individual’s activities as trustee of an occupational pension scheme; and

 

(c)                                  create a trust fund, grant a security interest and/or use other means (including insurance, letters of credit, surety bonds and/or other similar arrangements), as well as enter into contracts providing indemnification to the full extent authorised or permitted by law and including as part thereof provisions with respect to any or all of the foregoing paragraphs of this Article 143.1 to ensure the payment of such amounts as may become necessary to effect indemnification as provided therein, or elsewhere.

 

143.2                 Where a person is indemnified against any liability in accordance with Article 143.1, such indemnity shall extend to all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in relation thereto.

 

144.                        MANDATORY OFFER PROVISIONS

 

144.1                 A person must not:

 

(a)                                 effect or purport to effect a Prohibited Acquisition (as defined in Article 144.10); or

 

(b)                                 except as a result of a Permitted Acquisition (as defined in Article 144.8):

 

(i)                                     whether by a series of transactions over a period of time or not, acquire an interest in shares which (on their own or taken together with shares in which persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him are interested) carry 30% or more of the voting rights of the Company; or

 

(ii)                                  whilst he (alone or together with persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him) is interested in shares that in aggregate carry not less than 30% but not more than 50% of the voting rights of the Company, acquire, whether by himself or with persons determined by the board to be acting in concert

 

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with him, an interest in any other shares that (on their own taken or together with any interests in shares held by persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him) increases the percentage of shares carrying voting rights in which he is interested;

 

(each of (i) and (ii), a “ Limit ”).

 

144.2                 Where any person breaches any Limit, except as a result of a Permitted Acquisition, or becomes interested in any shares as a result of a Prohibited Acquisition, that person is in breach of these Articles.

 

144.3                 Where the board has reason to believe that any Limit is or may be breached or any Prohibited Acquisition has been or may be effected it may require any shareholder or any other person (other than, in each case, a Depositary solely in such Depositary’s capacity as such) to provide details of: (i) any persons acting in concert with such shareholder or other person; (ii) any interests in shares of such shareholder or other person (or any persons acting in concert with them); and (iii) any other information, as in each case the board considers appropriate to determine any of the matters under this Article 144.

 

144.4                 Where the board determines (at any time and without any requirement to have first exercised any of its rights under Article 144.3) that any Limit is breached (and, in the case of a breach of a Limit that is capable of becoming a Permitted Acquisition in accordance with the provisions of Article 144.8(c), at any time that such acquisition has not become a Permitted Acquisition) or any Prohibited Acquisition has been effected (or is purported) by any person (such person, together with any persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him, being “ Breaching Persons ”), the board may do all or any of the following:

 

(a)                                 determine that shareholders shall not be entitled in respect of any shares held by or on behalf of the Breaching Persons, or which the Breaching Persons are interested, in breach of this Article 144 (together, “ Relevant Shares ”) to be present or to vote or procure or instruct another person to vote (in each case either in person or by proxy) at a general meeting or at a separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares or on a poll and, without prejudice to the foregoing, determine that any votes purported to be cast in respect of Relevant Shares at a general meeting or at a separate meeting of the holders of a class of shares shall be disregarded;

 

(b)                                 determine that any dividend or other distribution (or any part of a dividend or other distribution) or other amount payable in respect of the Relevant Shares shall be withheld by the Company, which shall have no obligation to pay interest on it, and that the relevant shareholder shall not be entitled to elect, pursuant to Article 125, to receive shares instead of a dividend; and

 

(c)                                  determine that no transfer of any certificated Relevant Shares (other than any Relevant Shares held by a Depositary solely in such Depositary’s capacity as such) to or from a Breaching Person shall be registered.

 

144.5                 For the purpose of enforcing the sanction in Article 144.4(c), the board may give notice to the relevant shareholder and/or Breaching Person requiring the shareholder and/or Breaching Person to change the Relevant Shares held in uncertificated form into certificated form by the time stated in the notice. The notice may also state that the shareholder and/or Breaching Person may not change any Relevant Shares held in certificated form to uncertificated form. If the shareholder and/or Breaching Person does not comply with the notice, the board may require the Operator to convert Relevant Shares held in uncertificated form into certificated form in the name and on behalf of the relevant shareholder and/or Breaching Person in accordance with the Uncertificated

 

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Securities Regulations or a Depositary to convert such number of Relevant Shares into certificated form in the name and on behalf of the shareholder and/or Breaching Person in question.

 

144.6                 Where any Relevant Shares are held by a Depositary (acting solely in such Depositary’s capacity as such), the provisions of this Article 144 shall be treated as applying only to such Relevant Shares held by a Depositary on behalf of Breaching Persons and not to any other shares held by the relevant Depositary.

 

144.7                 No Depositary shall be in breach of Article 144.1 or Article 144.2 or be a Breaching Person solely as a result of holding any shares (or interests in shares) in its capacity as Depositary provided that any shares held by any such Depositary (or in which such Depositary is interested) may still be Relevant Shares. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, all interests in shares held by or on behalf of persons other than a Depositary with respect to shares (or interests in shares) held by such Depositary shall be taken into account for all purposes of this Article.

 

144.8                 For the purposes of this Article, an acquisition is a “ Permitted Acquisition ” or, in the case of Article 144.8(c), an acquisition will become a Permitted Acquisition upon completion of the making and implementation of a Mandatory Offer in accordance with, and compliance with the other provisions of, Article 144.8(c) if:

 

(a)                                 the board consents to the acquisition or the acquisition is pursuant to an offer made by or on behalf of the acquirer that is recommended by the board; or

 

(b)                                 the acquisition is made as a result of a voluntary offer made and implemented (save to the extent that the board determines otherwise):

 

(i)                                     for all of the issued and outstanding shares (except not necessarily for those already held by the acquirer);

 

(ii)                                  in cash (or accompanied by a full cash alternative); and

 

(iii)                               otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the Takeover Code (as if the Takeover Code applied to the Company); or

 

(c)                                  the acquisition is from a single shareholder and is made pursuant to a single transaction which causes a breach of a Limit (otherwise than as a result of an offer) and provided that:

 

(i)                                     no further acquisitions are made by the acquirer (or any persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him) other than (A) pursuant to a Mandatory Offer made in accordance with Article 144.8(c)(ii) or (B) that are Permitted Acquisitions under Article 144.8(a), (d) or (e), provided that no such further acquisition (other than pursuant to a Mandatory Offer made in accordance with Article 144.8(c)(ii)) shall be or become, in any event, a Permitted Acquisition under this Article 144.8(c); and

 

(ii)                                  the acquirer makes, within seven days of such breach, and does not subsequently withdraw, an offer which, except to the extent the board determines otherwise, is made and implemented in accordance with Rule 9 and the other relevant provisions of the Takeover Code (as if it so applied to the Company) (a “ Mandatory Offer ”), and (for the avoidance of doubt) acquisitions pursuant to a Mandatory Offer shall (subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Article 144.8(c)) also be Permitted Acquisitions; or

 

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(d)                                 the acquisition was approved previously by an ordinary resolution passed by a general meeting if no votes are cast in favour of the resolution by or, in the case of shares held by a Depositary for the person in question, at the direction of:

 

(i)                                     the person proposing to make the acquisition and any persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him; or

 

(ii)                                  the persons (if any) from whom the acquirer (together with persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him) has agreed to acquire shares or interests in shares or has otherwise obtained an irrevocable commitment in relation to the acquisition of shares or interests in shares by the acquirer or any persons determined by the board to be acting in concert with him; or

 

(e)                                  there is an increase in the percentage of the voting rights attributable to an interest in shares held by a person determined by the board to be acting in concert with him and such an increase would constitute a breach of any Limit where such increase results from the Company redeeming or purchasing its own shares or interests in shares.

 

144.9                 Unless the board determines otherwise, in the case of a Permitted Acquisition pursuant to Article 144.8(a), (b) or (c) above, an offer must also be made in accordance with Rule 14, if applicable, and Rule 15 of the Takeover Code (as if Rules 14 and 15 applied to the Company).

 

144.10          Unless: (a) the acquisition is a Permitted Acquisition; or (b) the board determines otherwise, an acquisition of an interest in shares is a “ Prohibited Acquisition ” if Rules 4 (Restrictions on dealings), 5 (Timing restrictions on acquisitions), 6 (Acquisitions resulting in an obligation to offer a minimum level of consideration), 8.1 (Disclosure by an Offeror), 8.4 (Disclosure by Concert Parties) or 11 (Nature of consideration to be offered) of the Takeover Code would in whole or part apply to the acquisition if the Company were subject to the Takeover Code and the acquisition of such interest in shares were made (or, if not yet made, would, if and when made, be) in breach of or otherwise would not comply with Rules 4, 5, 6, 8.1, 8.4 or 11 of the Takeover Code.

 

144.11          The board has full authority to determine the application of this Article including as to the deemed application of relevant parts of the Takeover Code (as if it applied to the Company). Such authority shall include all discretion vested in the Takeover Panel (as if the Takeover Code applied to the Company). Any resolution or determination of, or decision or exercise of any discretion or power by, the board acting in good faith and on such grounds as the board shall genuinely consider reasonable, irrespective of whether such grounds would be considered reasonable by any other party with or without the benefit of hindsight, shall be conclusive and binding on all persons concerned and shall not be open to challenge, whether as to its validity or otherwise on any ground whatsoever and, in the absence of fraud, the board shall not owe any duty of care to or have any liability to any person in respect of any cost, loss or expense as a result of any such resolution, determination, decision or exercise of any discretion or power. The board shall not be required to provide any reasons for any decision, determination, resolution or declaration taken or made in accordance with this Article 144.

 

144.12          Any one or more of the directors may act as attorneys of any shareholder and/or Breaching Person in relation to the execution of documents and other actions to be taken in respect of Relevant Shares as determined by the board under this Article 144 (including to enforce the sanctions referred to in Article 144.4).

 

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144.13          Where used in this Article, the phrases “ offer ” and “ voting rights ” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Takeover Code. This Article 144 only applies whilst the Takeover Code does not apply to the Company.

 

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APPENDIX — SUMMARY OF EXAMPLE TERMS

 

RIGHTS TO PURCHASE SHARES OF CARDTRONICS PLC

 

Subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and every other enactment from time to time in force concerning companies (including any orders, regulations or other subordinate legislation made under the Companies Act 2006 or any such other enactment), so far as they apply to or affect Cardtronics plc (the “ Company ”), the board may exercise any power of the Company to establish a shareholders rights plan (the “ Rights Plan ”). The Rights Plan may be in such form as the board shall in its absolute discretion determine and may in particular (but without restriction or limitation) include such terms as are described in this Summary of Example Terms.

 

Pursuant to the Rights Plan, the board would declare and issue one right (a “ Right ”) for each outstanding Class A Ordinary Share, nominal value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“ Class A Ordinary Share ”). Each Right would entitle the registered holder, upon payment to the Company of the price per Right specified in the Rights Plan, to have delivered to such holder Class A Ordinary Shares or shares of any other class or series as specified in the Rights Plan (a “ Share ”), subject to adjustment.

 

Until the earlier to occur of (a) 10 days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons and/or anyone with whom he is acting in concert (a “ group ”) has acquired a share interest of 20% or more of the voting rights of the Company which are generally exercisable at a general meeting (such person or group, an “ Acquiring Person ”) or (b) 10 business days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the board prior to such time as any person or group were to become an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a takeover offer by a person or group the consummation of which would result in the holding of a share interest of 20% or more of the voting rights of the Company that are exercisable at a general meeting by that person or group (the earlier of such dates being called the “ Distribution Date ”), each Right would be associated with an individual Class A Ordinary Share and the Rights would be transferred with and only with the Class A Ordinary Shares.  For the avoidance of doubt, in determining whether or not a person or group is an Acquiring Person as defined above, (i) a Depositary (as defined in the Articles of Association), acting solely in its capacity as Depositary, shall not be considered an Acquiring Person and (ii) no person shall be deemed to be acting in concert with any other person solely as a result of that other person having an interest in shares held by the same Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such), and (iii)  no person shall be deemed to be affiliated or  associated with any other person solely as a result of that other person having an interest in shares held by the same Depositary (acting solely in the Depositary’s capacity as such).

 

After the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“ Right Certificates ”) would be mailed to (or credited to the account of) shareholders of the Class A Ordinary Shares as of the close of business on the Distribution Date. Such separate Right Certificates alone would then evidence the Rights, and the Rights would then be separately transferable.

 

The Rights would not be exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights would expire on a date to be specified in the Rights Plan, unless the Rights were earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company.

 

After the Distribution Date, each holder of a Right, other than Rights held by or on behalf of any Acquiring Person (which would thereupon become void), would thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of a Right that number of shares having a market value of two times the exercise price for the Right.

 

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In the event that, after a person or group were to become an Acquiring Person, the Company were to be acquired by a third party, proper provisions would be made so that each holder of a Right (other than Rights held by or on behalf of an Acquiring Person, which would have become void) would thereafter have the right to receive upon the exercise of a Right that number of shares of such third party (or its parent) that at the time of such acquisition would have a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right.

 

At any time after any person or group were to become an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such Acquiring Person of a share interest of 50% or more of the voting rights of the Company which are exercisable at a general meeting, the board would have the authority to exchange or cause to be exchanged the Rights (other than Rights held by or on behalf of such Acquiring Person, which would have become void), in whole or in part, for shares at an exchange ratio of one share per Right, subject to the receipt of any consideration required by applicable law to be received by the Company in respect of the same.

 

At any time before any person or group were to become an Acquiring Person, the board would have the authority to redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price per Right to be specified in the Rights Plan (the “ Redemption Price ”).

 

Prior to the time that any person or group were to become an Acquiring Person, the board would have the authority, except with respect to the Redemption Price, to amend the Rights Plan in any manner, subject to applicable law and any restrictions set forth in these Articles of Association of the Company. After the time that any person or group were to become an Acquiring Person, the board would have the authority, except with respect to the Redemption Price, to amend the Rights Plan in any manner that would not adversely affect the interests of holders of the Rights (other than Rights held by or on behalf of any Acquiring Person, which would have become void).

 

Before the exercise of a Right, a Right would not entitle the holder thereof to any rights as a shareholder including, without limitation, the right to vote or receive dividends in respect of such Right.

 

*                                         *                                         *

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

AS ISSUER

 

1.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020

 


 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF JULY 1, 2016

 


 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

AS TRUSTEE

 



 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of July 1, 2016 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”) among Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Cardtronics plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2013 (the “ Original Indenture ”) (the Original Indenture, as supplemented from time to time, including without limitation pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, being referred to herein as the “ Indenture ”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a merger transaction between the Company and CATM Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Cardtronics MergeCo ”), contemporaneously with the effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture, Cardtronics MergeCo will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (the “ Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Company has determined that it will be in the best interests of and beneficial to the Company to enter into this Supplemental Indenture for the purposes of evidencing the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger and pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Parent Guarantor will become a guarantor and guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, Sections 10.01(c), (e), (g) and (i) of the Original Indenture permit the execution of supplemental indentures without the consent of any Holders to (i) provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property upon the occurrence of a Share Exchange Event and effect the related changes to the terms of the Notes required by Section 11.06 of the Original Indenture, (ii) add the Parent Guarantor as a guarantor in accordance with the Original Indenture, (iii) add to the Company’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or (iv) make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that this Supplemental Indenture complies with the requirements of Sections 10.01(c), (e), (g) and (i) of the Original Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Parent Guarantor have been done or performed.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:

 



 

ARTICLE 1

RELATION TO INDENTURE

 

Section 1.01                              Relation to Indenture

 

This Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.

 

Section 1.02                              Definitions

 

For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Original Indenture.

 

Section 1.03                              General References

 

All references in this Supplemental Indenture to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture; and the terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and any other word of similar import refers to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 2

FIRST PARAGRAPH

 

The first paragraph of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

INDENTURE dated as of November 25, 2013 between Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as issuer (“ Company ,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), Cardtronics plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (“ Parent Guarantor ,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (“ Trustee ,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01).

 

ARTICLE 3

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety, or inserted into Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture as new definitions, as applicable:

 

Common Stock ” means the Class A ordinary shares of the Parent Guarantor, nominal value $0.01 per share, subject to Section 11.06 hereof.

 

Fundamental Change ” shall be deemed to have occurred any time after the Issue Date when any of the following events occurs:

 

(a)                                  a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, the Parent Guarantor, their respective Subsidiaries and their and such Subsidiaries’ 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 Common Equity of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, representing more than 50% of the voting power of all classes of the Common Equity of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable;

 

(b)                                  the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation, merger or similar event involving the Parent Guarantor pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property; or

 

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(C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company, the Parent Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one or more of the Parent Guarantor’s wholly owned Subsidiaries (any such recapitalization, reclassification, change, share exchange, consolidation, merger, similar event, transaction or series of transactions being referred to for purposes of this clause (b) as an “ event ”); provided that any such event described in clause (A) or (B) where the holders of all classes of the Parent Guarantor’s Voting Stock immediately prior to such event own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the continuing or surviving Person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event and such holders’ proportional voting power immediately after such event vis-à-vis each other with respect to the securities they receive in such event will be in substantially the same proportions as their respective voting power vis-à-vis each other immediately prior to such event shall not constitute a Fundamental Change under such clause (A) or (B), as the case may be; or

 

(c)                                   the Common Stock (or other Common Equity or depositary receipts representing Common Equity interests or similar certificates, in each case, into which the Notes are then convertible) ceases to be listed or admitted for trading on any Permitted Exchange, unless the Common Stock (or such other Common Equity, depositary receipts representing Common Equity interests or similar certificates) has been accepted for listing or admitted for trading on another Permitted Exchange.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction or a series of transactions as set forth in clause (a) or (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, depositary receipts representing Common Equity interests or similar certificates, in each case, traded on any Permitted Exchange, and as a result of such transaction or transactions, such consideration will constitute Reference Property for the Notes pursuant to Section 11.06. In addition, a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change under both clause (a) and (b) above will be deemed to constitute a Fundamental Change solely under clause (b).

 

Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Fundamental Change if (1) the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (2)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

 

Parent Guarantor ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor or assign replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and, thereafter, means the successor or assign.

 

ARTICLE 4

THE NOTES

 

Section 2.06, Section 2.08 and Section 2.14 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

Section 2.06                              Transfer and Exchange

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 2.12 hereof, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note,

 

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together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Holder or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, at the office or agency of the Company-designated Registrar or co-Registrar pursuant to Section 2.04, (i) the Company shall execute, and the Trustee (or any authenticating agent) shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture and (ii) the Registrar shall record the information required pursuant to Section 2.04 regarding the designated transferee or transferees in the Register. No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, any co-Registrar or the Paying Agent for any registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, but the Company may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge required in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of new Notes issued upon such exchange or registration of transfer being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange.

 

At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged, at such office or agency, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Holder or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and documents of identity and title satisfactory to the Registrar. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

The Company shall not be required to make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of any Note surrendered for conversion or any Note in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given and not validly withdrawn by the Holder thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (except, in the case of a Note to be converted or purchased in part by the Company, the portion of such Note not to be so converted or purchased).

 

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

 

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

 

(d)                                  Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.04 shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of the Notes upon transfer or exchange of the Notes.

 

(e)                                     Transfer Restrictions.

 

(i)                          Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.06(e) to bear the Restricted Securities Legend (a “ Restricted Note ”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.06(e) and such legend unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the Holder of each such Restricted Note, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. If a request is made to remove the Restricted Securities Legend from any Restricted Note prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the legend shall not be removed unless there is delivered to the Company and the

 

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Registrar such certificates, legal opinions and other information as they may reasonably require confirming that such Notes, upon such transfer, will not be “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144. In such a case, upon (1) provision of such certificates, legal opinions and/or other information, or (2) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Note pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, pursuant to a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver a Note that does not bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

(ii)                       Except as provided elsewhere in this Indenture, until the later of (x) the Scheduled Free Trade Date or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 or any successor provision thereto and (y) such other date as may be required by applicable law (such date, the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”), any certificate evidencing such Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the Restricted Stock Legend, if applicable) shall bear the Restricted Securities Legend unless (I) such Notes have been transferred (1) under a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, or (2) in accordance with Rule 144, or (II) such requirement is waived by the Company.

 

(iii)                    No transfer of any Restricted Note will be registered by the Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Transfer Certificate attached to such Restricted Note has been checked and such certificates, legal opinions and other information as reasonably required by the Registrar or Company confirming that the applicable condition to transfer has been satisfied have been provided.

 

(f)                                    Legends on the Common Stock. Except as provided elsewhere in this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 2.06(i) below), until the later of (x) the Scheduled Free Trade Date and (y) the date that is three months after the holder of such shares of Common Stock ceases to be an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor (if applicable), any stock certificate representing shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any Notes shall bear the Restricted Stock Legend unless (I) such Notes or such Common Stock, as applicable, has been transferred (i) under a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act or (ii) in accordance with Rule 144, or (II) such requirement is waived by the Company.

 

(g)                                   The Company and the Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, resell any Notes that have been reacquired by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in a transaction that results in any such Notes no longer being a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144). If the Restricted Securities Legend is removed from the face of a Note and such Note is subsequently held by a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, the Restricted Securities Legend shall be reinstated.

 

(h)                                  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 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 Restricted Securities Legend and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall be entitled to instruct the custodian for the Depositary (or its nominee) in writing to so surrender any Global Note as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms for exchange, and, upon such instruction, such custodian shall so surrender such Global Note for exchange; and any new Global Note so exchanged therefor shall not bear the Restricted Securities Legend and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee upon the occurrence of the Scheduled Free Trade Date and promptly after a registration statement, if any, with respect to the Notes or any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.

 

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(i)                                      Upon the removal of a Restricted Stock Legend, the Company shall (i) notify the holders of any such shares of Common Stock that such Restricted Stock Legend has been removed; (ii) notify the transfer agent for the Common Stock to change the CUSIP number for any such shares to the applicable unrestricted CUSIP number, if such shares are in certificated form, and (iii) if such shares are in global form, comply with Applicable Procedures regarding such de-legending and the change from a restricted to unrestricted CUSIP number. Any shares of Common Stock delivered upon the conversion of any Note to any Person that is not, and for at least three months has not been, an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor shall be issued without any Restricted Stock Legend if (x) such conversion occurs after the Scheduled Free Trade Date or (y) such Note otherwise does not, or would not be required hereunder to, bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary, any Person, other than an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor, who holds shares of Common Stock that were issued upon conversion shall have the right to enforce this Section 2.06(i) notwithstanding that such Person is not a Holder of Notes.

 

Section 2.08                              Outstanding Notes.  Notes outstanding at any time include and are limited to all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except (i) Notes cancelled by the Trustee or required to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.10, (ii) Notes, or portions thereof, the principal of which has become due and payable on the Maturity Date, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date or otherwise, and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent), (iii) Notes, or portions thereof, that have been converted pursuant to Article 11 and that are required to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.10 and (iv) Notes repurchased by the Company, directly or indirectly, whether by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries, pursuant to Section 2.14 (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives). For the purpose of determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have given or concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder (including, without limitation, determinations pursuant to Articles 7 and 10) only outstanding Notes shall be considered in any such determination. In addition, for the purpose of any such determination, Notes that are owned by the Company, by the Parent Guarantor, by any Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor 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 Trust Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 2.08 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company, the Parent Guarantor, a Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor or a Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor. 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 Officer’s 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 Officer’s 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 2.14                              Additional Notes; Repurchases.  The Company may, without the consent of the Holders

 

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and notwithstanding Section 2.01, reopen this Indenture and issue additional Notes with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (other than differences in the issue price and the date from which interest will accrue on such additional Notes and as to the Last Original Issue Date with respect to such additional Notes as provided in the proviso in the definition thereof) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes or securities law purposes, such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order and an Officer’s Certificate, which shall cover such matters, in addition to those required by Section 14.03, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. In addition, upon the reasonable request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel which shall cover such legal conclusions, in addition to the matters required by Section 14.03, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives.

 

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS

 

Section 5.02, Section 5.04 and Section 5.06 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

Section 5.02                              SEC and Other Reports.

 

(a)                                  The Parent Guarantor shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC, copies of any documents or reports that the Parent Guarantor is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Parent Guarantor files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 5.02(a) at the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system.

 

(b)                                  If, at any time during the period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the Last Original Issuance Date of the Notes, the Parent Guarantor fails to timely file any report that the Parent Guarantor is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable, including pursuant to Rule 144, by Holders other than the Parent Guarantor’s Affiliates or Holders that were Affiliates of the Parent Guarantor during the 90 days immediately preceding the date of the proposed transfer (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes), the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes, which shall accrue at a rate of 0.50% per annum , from and including the later of the date six months after the Last Original Issuance Date and the first date on which such failure to file exists or the Notes are not freely tradable, as the case may be, until the earlier of (i) the Scheduled Free Trade Date and (ii) the date on which such failure to file has been cured (if applicable) and the Notes are freely tradable.

 

(c)                                   In addition, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes, which shall accrue at a rate of 0.50% per annum , if, and for so long as, the Restricted Securities Legend on the Notes has not been removed, the Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable, including pursuant to Rule 144, by Holders other than the Parent Guarantor’s Affiliates or Holders that were Affiliates of the Parent Guarantor during the 90 days immediately preceding the date of the proposed transfer (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or

 

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the Notes), in each case, on or after the date five Business Days immediately following the Scheduled Free Trade Date.

 

(d)                                  Subject to Section 7.01(c), any Additional Interest payable in accordance with this Section 5.02 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any Additional Interest that may be payable as a result of the Company’s election pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

(e)                                   Additional Interest will be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.

 

(f)                                    If the Company is required to pay Additional Interest to Holders pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above, the Company shall provide an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee (and if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, to the Paying Agent) to that effect, which shall be delivered in accordance with Section 14.02 no later than three Business Days prior to the date on which any such Additional Interest is scheduled to be paid and shall make explicit reference to this Indenture, the Notes and the Company. Such Officer’s Certificate shall set forth the amount of Additional Interest to be paid by the Company on such payment date and direct the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) to make payment to the extent it receives funds from the Company to do so. Unless and until the Trustee receives such an Officer’s Certificate, subject to Article 8, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes to determine the Additional Interest, or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of Additional Interest owed, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Additional Interest.

 

(g)                                   Delivery of any such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the compliance by the Company and the Parent Guarantor with any of their respective covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

Section 5.04                              Further Instruments and Acts.  Upon request of the Trustee, the Company and the Parent Guarantor 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 5.06                              Delivery of Certain Information.  If, at any time, the Parent Guarantor is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall, so long as any of the Notes or any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, upon the request of any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Notes or any shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Notes, promptly furnish to such Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of the Notes or such shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144A, as such rule may be amended from time to time.

 

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 7.01 and Section 7.12 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

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Section 7.01                              Events of Default.

 

(a)                                  Each of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

 

(i)                          the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(ii)                       the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at the Maturity Date, upon declaration of acceleration, upon any Fundamental Change Purchase Date or otherwise;

 

(iii)                    the failure by the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, to deliver the consideration due upon the conversion of any Notes and such failure continues for a period of five Business Days;

 

(iv)                   the failure by the Company to give a Fundamental Change Notice in accordance with Section 3.02, a notice of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change in accordance with Section 11.07 or a Specified Corporate Transaction Notice in accordance with Section 11.01(b)(iv), in each case when due;

 

(v)                      the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 6 hereof or by the Parent Guarantor to comply with its obligations under Section 15.06 hereof;

 

(vi)                   the default by the Company or the Parent Guarantor in the performance of, or the breach of any other covenant or agreement of the Company or the Parent Guarantor in, the Notes or this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement in respect of which a default or breach is specifically addressed in Sections 7.01(a)(i) through 7.01(a)(v) above) and such default or breach continues for a period of 60 consecutive days after written notice of such default is delivered to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding;

 

(vii)                a default by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness of the Company, the Parent Guarantor and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries for money borrowed in excess of $30,000,000 in the aggregate, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, which default (1) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (2) constitutes a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, 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 to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of Notes then outstanding has been received;

 

(viii)             a final judgment for the payment of $30,000,000 or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) rendered against the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, which judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (1) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (2) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

 

(ix)                   the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any then-current Significant Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of

 

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the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or

 

(x)                      an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any then-current Significant Subsidiary of the Company or the Parent Guarantor seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company, the Parent Guarantor or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

(b)                                  Within the 30 days immediately following the occurrence of an Event of Default or any Default, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, in accordance with Section 14.01, written notice thereof in the form of an Officer’s Certificate describing each Event of Default or Default that has occurred and is continuing and its status and explaining what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof, which notice shall make explicit reference to this Indenture, the Notes and the Company.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes or elsewhere in this Indenture, at the election of the Company, the sole remedy of Holders for an Event of Default relating to the failure by the Parent Guarantor to comply with its obligation to file reports, information or documents with the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.02(a) (the “ Parent Guarantor’s Filing Obligations ”) shall (i) for the first 90 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default (beginning on, and including, the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs), consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each day during such 90-day period on which such Event of Default is continuing and (ii) for the period from, and including, the 91st day after the occurrence of such an Event of Default to, and including, the 180th day after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each day during such additional 90-day period on which such Event of Default is continuing. If the Company makes such election to pay Additional Interest, such Additional Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following the date on which such Event of Default first occurred in the same manner as stated interest payable on the Notes. On the 181st day following the date on which such Event of Default first occurred (if the failure to comply with the Parent Guarantor’s Filing Obligations is not cured or waived prior to such 181st day), the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.02. The provisions contained in this Section 7.01(c) shall not affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 7.01(c) or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes will immediately be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.02. In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy for the first 180 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to the failure by the Parent Guarantor to comply with the Parent Guarantor’s Filing Obligations, the Company must notify, in the manner provided for in Section 14.01, all Holders of Notes, the Paying Agent and the Trustee of such election at any time on or before the date on which such Event of Default first occurs (which notice shall include a statement as to the date from which Additional Interest is payable and, in the case of the Trustee, shall be delivered to its Corporate Trust Office and shall make explicit reference to this Indenture, the Notes and the Company). Unless and until a Trust Officer receives at the Corporate Trust Office such notice, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Additional Interest is payable.

 

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The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes to determine the Additional Interest, or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of Additional Interest owed, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Additional Interest. Upon failure by the Company to timely give such notice to pay such Additional Interest, or if the Company has provided such notice but has failed to pay such Additional Interest, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.02. If Additional Interest has been paid by the Company directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.

 

In no event will the Additional Interest described in the immediately preceding paragraph, together with any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Parent Guarantor’s failure to timely file any document or report that the Parent Guarantor 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), as described in Section 5.02, accrue at a rate in excess of 0.50% per annum pursuant to this Indenture, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.

 

Section 7.12                              Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.  The Company and the Parent Guarantor (to the extent they may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and the Parent Guarantor (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

ARTICLE 7

AMENDMENTS

 

Section 10.01, Section 10.02 and Section 10.03 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

Section 10.01                       Without Consent of Holders.  The Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder to:

 

(a)                                  cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or in the Notes;

 

(b)                                  conform the terms of this Indenture or the Notes to the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum;

 

(c)                                   upon the occurrence of a Share Exchange Event, solely (i) provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to Section 11.03, and (ii) effect the related changes to the terms of the Notes required by Section 11.06, in each case, in accordance with Section 11.06;

 

(d)                                  provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture pursuant to Article 6;

 

(e)                                   add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

 

(f)                                    secure the Notes;

 

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(g)                                   add to the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or the Parent Guarantor;

 

(h)                                  irrevocably elect a Settlement Method or eliminate, in the aggregate, any one or two Settlement Methods and/or irrevocably elect a Specified Dollar Amount; or

 

(i)                                      make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder.

 

Any amendment or supplement to this Indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 10.01 may be executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor 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 10.02.

 

Section 10.02                       With Consent of Holders.  With the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes), by Act of such Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Parent Guarantor, when authorized by a board resolution duly adopted by the Parent Guarantor’s board of directors, may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or may prospectively waive compliance with any provisions of the Notes or this Indenture; provided , however , that, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected thereby, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes may:

 

(a)                                  reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment of this Indenture;

 

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

 

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

 

(d)                                  make any change that impairs or adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes under Article 11 hereof or reduces the consideration due upon conversion;

 

(e)                                   reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders the Company’s obligation to make such payments;

 

(f)                                    make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note;

 

(g)                                   change the ranking of the Notes;

 

(h)                                  impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal of, and interest on, such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; or

 

(i)                                      make any change to this Section 10.02 or to Section 7.04.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

Section 10.03 Execution of Supplemental Indentures . Upon the request of the Company, the Trustee shall sign any supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 10 if the amendment contained therein

 

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does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee. If the supplemental indenture adversely affects the Trustee’s rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture, then the Trustee may, but need not, sign such supplemental indenture. In executing any supplemental indenture hereto, the Trustee shall be provided with, and (subject to the provisions of Section 8.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such supplemental indenture is authorized and permitted under this Indenture and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable against the Company and the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, which requirements shall be non-waiveable by the Trustee.

 

ARTICLE 8

CONVERSIONS

 

Section 11.01, Section 11.03, Section 11.04, Section 11.05, Section 11.06, Section 11.07 and Section 11.08 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

Section 11.01                       Conversion Privilege and Consideration.

 

(a)                                  Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, a Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert the principal amount of its Notes, or any portion of such principal amount that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, (i) subject to satisfaction of one or more of the conditions described in Section 11.01(b), at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 1, 2020 during the periods set forth in Section 11.01(b), and (ii) irrespective of the conditions described in Section 11.01(b), on or after September 1, 2020 and prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at an initial conversion rate of 19.1022 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 11, the “ Conversion Rate ”) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 11.03, the “ Conversion Obligation ”).

 

(b)

 

(i)                          Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 1, 2020, the Notes may be surrendered, in principal amounts equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, for conversion during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after March 31, 2014, if, for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on such Trading Day is greater than or equal to 135% of the applicable Conversion Price on such Trading Day (such condition, the “ Sale Price Condition ”). If the Sale Price Condition has been met, the Company will promptly notify Holders that such condition has been met and of the resulting right of Holders to convert their Notes.

 

(ii)                       Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 1, 2020, the Notes may be surrendered, in principal amounts equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, for conversion during the five consecutive Business Day period immediately following any ten consecutive Trading Day period (that ten day consecutive Trading Day period, the “ Measurement Period ”) in which, for each Trading Day of such Measurement Period, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11.01(b)(ii) and the definition of “Trading Price” in Section 1.01), was less than 98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on such Trading Day and (y) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day (such product, the “ Intrinsic Value ,” and such condition, the “ Trading Price Condition ”). The Trading Prices shall be determined by the Bid

 

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Solicitation Agent pursuant to this Section 11.01(b)(ii) and the definition of Trading Price in Section 1.01. The Company shall provide written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) of the three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company pursuant to the definition of “Trading Price” in Section 1.01, along with appropriate contact information for each.

 

(A)                                The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless the Company has requested that the Bid Solicitation Agent determine the Trading Price of the Notes. The Company shall have no obligation to make such a request (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price) unless a Holder of Notes (x) provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for the immediately following Trading Day would be less than 98% of the Intrinsic Value of the Notes for such Trading Day and (y) requests that the Company request the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price of the Notes (or requests that the Company determine the Trading Price of the Notes if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent).

 

(B)                                Upon receipt from a Holder of such evidence and such a request, the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall determine) the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until a Trading Day occurs on which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Trading Day is greater than or equal to 98% of the Intrinsic Value of the Notes for such Trading Day.

 

(C)                                If the Trading Price Condition has been met on any last Trading Day of the Measurement Period, the Company shall notify Holders, on or prior to the Business Day immediately following such Trading Day, of its satisfaction and of the resulting right of Holders to convert their Notes. If, on any Trading Day after the Trading Price Condition has been met, the Bid Solicitation Agent (or the Company, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent) determines that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Trading Day is greater than or equal to 98% of the Intrinsic Value of the Notes for such Trading Day, the Company shall promptly so notify the Holders that the Trading Price Condition is no longer met.

 

(iii)                    If the Parent Guarantor elects to:

 

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

 

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

 

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then, in each case, at least 65 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution, the Company shall mail notice to the Holders describing such issuance or distribution, the Holders’ rights to convert their Notes in accordance with this Section 11.01(b)(iii), the Conversion Rate in effect on the date the Company mails such notice, and the effective date for any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may be made as a result of such issuance or distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, a Holder may surrender all or a portion of its Notes, in principal amounts equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, for conversion at any time until the earlier of (x) the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Ex-Dividend Date and (y) the Parent Guarantor’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place.

 

(iv)                   If the Company or the Parent Guarantor publicly announces a transaction or event that would, if consummated, constitute a Fundamental Change, a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Share Exchange Event, or if any such transaction or event occurs (regardless of whether the Holders would have the right to require the Company to purchase their Notes pursuant to Article 3), the Company shall mail notice (a “ Specified Corporate Transaction Notice ”) of such specified corporate transaction or event to the Holders promptly following the first public announcement of such transaction or event or, in the case that no public announcement is made, the occurrence of such transaction or event. Upon receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of a transaction or event that would, if consummated, constitute a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Share Exchange Event, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to announce or cause the announcement of such transaction or event in time to deliver the related Specified Corporate Transaction Notice at least 35 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date for such transaction or event; provided that in no event will the Company be required to provide such notice to the Holders before the earlier of such time as the Parent Guarantor or its Affiliates (a) have publicly disclosed or acknowledged the circumstances giving rise to such transaction or event and (b) are required to publicly disclose under applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed the circumstances giving rise to such transaction or event. For any such potential Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Share Exchange Event, the Specified Corporate Transaction Notice shall describe:

 

(A)                                the transaction or event;

 

(B)                                the anticipated effective date of such transaction or event;

 

(C)                                the Holders’ right to convert their Notes in accordance with Section 11.01(b)(iv);

 

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

 

(E)                                 that an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is expected to be made pursuant to Section 11.05 as a result of such transaction or event and the formula for determining such adjustment;

 

(F)                                  whether the relevant transaction or event is expected to constitute a Share Exchange Event, and, if so, that the Notes will become convertible into Reference Property, subject to the settlement provisions of this Indenture;

 

(G)                                whether the relevant transaction or event is expected to constitute a Fundamental Change, and, if so, that Holders will have the right to require the Company to purchase their Notes pursuant to Article 3; and

 

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(H)                               whether the relevant transaction or event is expected to constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, and, if so, that the Conversion Rate will be increased under Section 11.07 for Notes converted in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

Upon the Company’s delivery of a Specified Corporate Transaction Notice, a Holder may surrender its Notes for conversion at any time until the 35th Trading Day immediately following the effective date of such transaction or event or, if such transaction or event constitutes a Fundamental Change, the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date.  For purposes of this Article 11, any calculations or determinations made with respect to the Common Stock involving any time period prior to July 1, 2016 will be calculated or determined based upon the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Section 11.03                       Settlement Upon Conversion .

 

(a)                                  Except as provided in Section 11.07(e), upon conversion of any Note, the Company and the Parent Guarantor shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder cash (“ Cash Settlement ”), shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 11.03(a)(vi) (“ Physical Settlement ”) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 11.03(a)(vi) (“ Combination Settlement ”), at the Company’s election (each of these settlement methods a “ Settlement Method ”).

 

(i)                          All conversions whose Conversion Date occurs on or after June 4, 2020 shall be settled using the same Settlement Method. Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions occurring on the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates, and the Company may elect one Settlement Method with respect to one Conversion Date and another Settlement Method with respect to another Conversion Date.

 

(ii)                       The Company shall deliver a notice (the “ Settlement Method Notice ”) of the Settlement Method elected by the Company in respect of any Conversion Date or any of the periods described below, as the case may be:

 

(A)                                by written notice to all Holders of Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (and, in addition, the Company will issue a press release setting forth its election of such Settlement Method and make the press release available on its website) on or prior to June 4, 2020, in the case of any conversion whose Conversion Date occurs on or after June 4, 2020; and

 

(B)                                by written notice to the converting Holder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day following the relevant Conversion Date, in the case of any other conversion.

 

(iii)                    Any Settlement Method Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Method Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount. If the Company does not timely deliver a Settlement Method Notice prior to the deadline set forth in Section 11.03(a)(ii), the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation for such conversion, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. If the Company elects Combination

 

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Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation in respect of a conversion but does not indicate a Specified Dollar Amount in the relevant Settlement Method Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be $1,000 in respect of such conversion.

 

(iv)                   The cash, shares of Common Stock or combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of any conversion of the Notes (the “ Settlement Amount ”) shall be computed as follows:

 

(A)                                if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company and the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, shall deliver to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 11.03(a)(vi);

 

(B)                                if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and

 

(C)                                if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company and the Parent Guarantor shall pay or 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 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the related Observation Period.

 

(v)                      The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional share, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.

 

(vi)                   The Parent Guarantor shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes, and the Company shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date (or, if such date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day) in the case of Physical Settlement, or based on the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period in the case of Combination Settlement. For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the applicable Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

 

(vii)                Except as set forth in Section 11.06 and Section 11.07, the Company and the Parent Guarantor shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation (y) on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, if the

 

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Company elects Physical Settlement, provided that, in the case of Physical Settlement, with respect to conversions that occur after the Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company and the Parent Guarantor will deliver the relevant number of shares of Common Stock, together with cash in lieu of any fractional shares, on the Maturity Date, or (z) on the third Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method.

 

(b)                                  If a Holder surrenders more than one Note for conversion on a single Conversion Date, the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, that the Company and the Parent Guarantor will deliver, and the amount of cash that the Company will pay pursuant to Section 11.03(a)(vi) in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock, if any, shall be determined based on the total principal amount of Notes so surrendered by such Holder.

 

(c)                                   If a Holder converts a Note, except as set forth in Section 11.02(g), (i) such Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment (in addition to the Conversion Obligation) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Note and (ii) the Company’s and the Parent Guarantor’s delivery to such converting Holder of the Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full the Company’s obligation to pay to such Holder (A) the principal amount of such converted Note and (B) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, subject to Section 11.02(g), accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on a converted Note to but, excluding, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of the Notes, subject to Section 11.02(g), accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion, if any.

 

(d)                                  Notices.

 

(i)                          On or prior to the second Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for any Notes, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Trustee stating (1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date, (2) whether the Company has made a Settlement Method election with respect to such Conversion Date, and (3) if the Company has made a Settlement Method election for such Conversion Date, the Specified Dollar Amount for such Conversion Date (if applicable).

 

(ii)                       On the first Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for each Conversion Date to which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Trustee stating (1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes that were converted on such Conversion Date, (2) the aggregate amount of cash and the aggregate number of Shares that the Company is obligated to deliver to settle all of the Notes converted on such Conversion Date, and (3) the Daily Conversion Values or Daily Settlement Amounts, as the case may be, for each VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Conversion Date.

 

Section 11.04                       Covenants Relating to Underlying Shares .

 

(a)                                  The Parent Guarantor shall, until all Notes cease to be outstanding and any consideration due upon conversion has been paid or delivered, as the case may be, reserve out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that have not been reserved for other purposes a number of shares of Common Stock, in the aggregate, equal to the product of the Maximum Conversion Rate and the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding (expressed in thousands of dollars), to permit the conversion of the Notes.

 

(b)                                  The Parent Guarantor covenants that any shares of Common Stock delivered upon

 

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conversion of the Notes shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free from preemptive rights and shall be free of any lien or adverse claim or from any taxes or charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

(c)                                   The Parent Guarantor covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of the 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 Parent Guarantor 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)                                  In addition, the Parent Guarantor will cause any such shares of Common Stock to be listed on any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed (if any) and will comply with any securities exchange rules applicable to the Notes and/or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

 

Section 11.05                       Adjustments to the Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as described in this Section 11.05, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate for any Holder that participates (as a result of holding the Notes, and at the same time as the holders of Common Stock participate) in any of the transactions described below as if such Holder held, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, without having to convert its Notes.

 

(a)                                  Dividends, Distributions, Splits and Combinations . If the Ex-Dividend Date occurs for any issuance by the Parent Guarantor of solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all of the shares of Common Stock, or if the Parent Guarantor effects a share split or a share combination of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

GRAPHIC

 

where:

 

CR0 =

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

 

 

CR1 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as the case may be;

 

 

OS0 =

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as the case may be; and

 

 

OS1 =

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as the case may be.

 

Any adjustment made under this Section 11.05(a) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date for such share split or combination, as the case may be. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 11.05(a) is declared but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate shall immediately be readjusted, effective as of the date the board of directors of the Parent Guarantor determines not to pay

 

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such dividend or distribution to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend or distribution not been declared or announced. The “effective date,” with respect to a share split or combination, means the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade in the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

 

(b)                                  Adjustment for Rights Issue . If the Ex-Dividend Date occurs for any issuance by the Parent Guarantor to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock of any rights, options or warrants entitling the holders of such rights, options or warrants for a period of not more than 60 calendar days after the date of such issuance to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

GRAPHIC

 

where:

 

CR0 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;

 

 

CR1 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;

 

 

OS0 =

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

 

X =

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

 

 

Y =

the number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by (ii) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.

 

Any adjustment made under this Section 11.05(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, as of the date of such expiration, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If no such rights, options or warrants are so issued, or if no such rights, options or warrants are exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall immediately be readjusted, as of the scheduled issuance date, to equal the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the relevant adjustment pursuant to this Section 11.05(b) not occurred.

 

For purposes of this Section 11.05(b) and Section 11.01(b)(iii)(A), in determining whether any issued rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common

 

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Stock for each Trading Day in the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration that the Parent Guarantor receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Parent Guarantor in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

(c)                                   Other Distributions .

 

(i)                          If the Ex-Dividend Date occurs for a distribution by the Parent Guarantor of shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Parent Guarantor or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, excluding (A) dividends or distributions (including share splits) described in Section 11.05(a); (B) dividends or distributions of rights, options or warrants described in Section 11.05(b); (C) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash described in Section 11.05(d); and (D) Spin-Offs described in Section 11.05(c)(ii) (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “ Distributed Property ”), then the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

GRAPHIC

 

where:

 

CR0 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

 

 

CR1 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

 

SP0 =

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock for 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 Parent Guarantor in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, of the Distributed Property distributed with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock as of the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “SP 0 ” (as defined above) minus “FMV” (as defined above) is less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, each Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property that such Holder would have received as if such Holder had owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the record date for such distribution.

 

Any adjustment made under this Section 11.05(c)(i) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, or if any rights, options or warrants are not exercised before their expiration date, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, as of the date the board of directors of the Parent Guarantor determines not to make or pay such distribution or as of such expiration date, as the case may be, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such distribution not been declared or to the extent such rights, options or warrants are not exercised, as applicable.

 

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(ii)                       With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11.05(c), if the relevant dividend or other distribution consists 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 Parent Guarantor that is listed for trading or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon consummation of the spin-off) on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange or a reasonably comparable (as determined by the Parent Guarantor in good faith) non-U.S. equivalent (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

GRAPHIC

 

where:

 

CR0 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off;

 

 

CR1 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off;

 

 

FMV0 =

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to a holder of one share of Common Stock (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as set forth in Section 1.01 as if references therein to Common Stock were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period immediately following, but excluding, the effective date for the Spin-Off (such period, the “ Valuation Period ”); and

 

 

MP0 =

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

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Holder converts a Note, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to such Note and the first VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period occurs after the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for a Spin-Off, but on or before the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, the reference in the above definition of “FMV 0 ” to ten Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off to, but excluding, the first VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period; (ii) if a Holder converts a Note, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to such Note and one or more VWAP Trading Days of the Observation Period for such Note occurs on or after the Ex-Dividend Date for a Spin-Off but on or prior to the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, such Observation Period will be suspended from, and including, the first such VWAP Trading Day to, and including, the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off and will resume immediately after the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, with the reference in the above definition of “FMV 0 ” to ten consecutive Trading Days deemed replaced with a reference to one (1) Trading Day; (iii) if a Holder converts a Note, Physical Settlement is applicable to such Note and the Conversion Date occurs during the period from, but excluding, the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for a Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the consideration due upon such conversion, the reference in the above definition of “FMV 0 ” to ten consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off to, but excluding, the applicable Conversion Date; and (iv) if a Holder converts a Note, Physical Settlement is applicable to such Note and the Conversion Date occurs during the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for a Spin-Off to, and including, the first

 

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Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, (a) the reference in the above definition of “FMV 0 ” to ten consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with a reference to one (1) Trading Day, (b) the Company will deliver the Settlement Amount due to such Holder in respect of the applicable conversion on the third Business Day after the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, (c) the relevant Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off and (d) the Person in whose name any shares of Common Stock shall be issuable in respect of the applicable conversion will be deemed to become the holder of record of such shares as of the Close of Business on the first Trading Day of the Valuation Period for such Spin-Off.

 

Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 11.05(c)(ii) shall become effective as of the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off. If such Spin-Off is subsequently cancelled and does not become effective, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, as of the date of such cancellation, to be the Conversion Rate that would have been in effect if such Spin-Off had not been declared.

 

For purposes of this Section 11.05(c) (and subject in all respect to Section 11.05(i)), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Parent Guarantor to all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Parent Guarantor’s 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 ”): (A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 11.05(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.05(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 11.05(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 (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.05(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

 

For purposes of Section 11.05(a), Section 11.05(b) and this Section 11.05(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 11.05(c) is applicable also includes one or both of:

 

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(A)                                a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 11.05(a) is applicable (the “ Clause A Distribution ”); or

 

(B)                                a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 11.05(b) is applicable (the “ Clause B Distribution ”),

 

then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 11.05(c) is applicable (the “ Clause C Distribution ”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 11.05(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 11.05(a) and Section 11.05(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Parent Guarantor (I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date” within the meaning of Section 11.05(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 11.05(b).

 

(d)                                  Adjustment for Cash Distributions . If the Ex-Dividend Date occurs for any cash dividend or distribution by the Parent Guarantor to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

GRAPHIC

 

where:

 

CR0 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

 

CR1 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

 

SP0 =

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

 

 

C =

the amount in cash per share that the Parent Guarantor pays or distributes to holders of Common Stock.

 

If “SP 0 ” (as defined above) minus “C” (as defined above) is less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, each Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount of cash such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the record date for such dividend or distribution.

 

Any adjustment made under this Section 11.05(d) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, as of the date the board of directors of the

 

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Parent Guarantor determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the related Ex-Dividend Date not occurred.

 

(e)                                   Adjustment for Tender Offers or Exchange Offers . If the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment to holders of Common Stock in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock (other than (x) distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment is made pursuant to Section 11.05(d) or (y) an odd-lot tender offer), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender offer or exchange offer (the “ Expiration Date ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

GRAPHIC

 

where:

 

CR0 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date;

 

 

CR1 =

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Expiration Date;

 

 

AC =

the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Parent Guarantor in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner) paid or payable for the shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

 

 

OS0 =

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the expiration time of such tender or exchange offer (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);

 

 

OS1 =

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the expiration time of such tender or exchange offer (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in 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 “ Averaging Period ”).

 

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.05(e) will be given effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Expiration Date.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Holder converts a Note, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to such Note, and the first VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Note occurs after the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for a tender or exchange offer, but on or before the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, the reference in the above definition of “SP 1 ” to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer to, but excluding, the first VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period; (ii) if a Holder converts a Note, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to such Note and one or more VWAP Trading Days of the Observation Period for such Note occurs on or after the Expiration Date for a tender or exchange offer, but on or prior to the first Trading Day in the Averaging Period for such tender or

 

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exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, such Observation Period will be suspended on the first such VWAP Trading Day and will resume immediately after the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer and the reference in the above definition of “SP 1 ” to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with a reference to “one (1)”; (iii) if a Holder converts a Note, Physical Settlement is applicable to such Note and the Conversion Date occurs during the period from, but excluding, the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for a tender or exchange offer to, and including, the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, the reference in the above definition of “SP 1 ” to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer to, but excluding, the applicable Conversion Date; and (iv) if a Holder converts a Note, Physical Settlement is applicable to such Note and the Conversion Date occurs during the period from, but excluding, the Expiration Date for a tender offer or exchange offer to, and including, the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Settlement Amount due upon such conversion, (a) the reference in the above definition of “SP 1 ” to “ten” shall be deemed replaced with a reference to “one (1)”, (b) the Parent Guarantor will deliver the consideration due to such Holder in respect of the applicable conversion on the third Business Day after the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer, (c) the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer and (d) the Person in whose name any shares of Common Stock shall be issuable in respect of the applicable conversion will be deemed to become the Holder of record of such shares as of the Close of Business on the first Trading Day of the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer.

 

(f)                                    Holder Participation in Adjustment Events . Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in clauses (a) through (e) above, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date as described above, and a Holder that has converted its Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related record date would be treated as the record holder of shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the foregoing Conversion Rate adjustment provisions, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder will be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

 

(g)                                   Adjustments Not Yet Effective . If, in the case of any conversion of a Note to which Combination Settlement applies, on any VWAP Trading Day during the Observation Period corresponding to the Conversion Date for such Note, shares of Common Stock are deliverable as part of the Daily Settlement Amount for such VWAP Trading Day, and

 

(i)                          the record date for any issuance, dividend or distribution, the effective date for any share split or combination or the Expiration Date for any tender or exchange offer by the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries that, in each case, would require an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to any of Section 11.05(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) occurs prior to the Parent Guarantor’s delivery of such shares of Common Stock to the converting Holder;

 

(ii)                       the applicable Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day will not reflect such adjustment; and

 

(iii)                    the shares of Common Stock that the Parent Guarantor shall deliver to the converting

 

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Holder with respect to such VWAP Trading Day are not entitled to participate in the relevant event (because such shares were not held by such Holder on the related record date, effective date, Expiration Date or otherwise),

 

then the Parent Guarantor will (i) in the case of any such issuance, dividend or distribution, deliver to the Holder of such Note, on the date on which such issuance, dividend or distribution is paid or made, the consideration that a Holder of a number of shares equal to the number of shares included in the Daily Settlement Amount for such VWAP Trading Day would be entitled to receive in respect of such issuance, dividend or distribution or (ii) in the case of any such share split or combination, tender offer or exchange offer, adjust the number of shares that the Parent Guarantor delivers to such Holder as part of the Daily Settlement Amount for such VWAP Trading Day in a manner that appropriately (as determined by the Parent Guarantor in consultation with a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, which may be one of the Initial Purchasers, retained for this purpose) reflects the relevant transaction or event.

 

(h)                                  Other Adjustments . Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and, if applicable, the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Company will make appropriate adjustments to each in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner 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, the effective date or the Expiration Date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.

 

(i)                                      Shareholder Rights Plans . To the extent that the Parent Guarantor has a shareholder rights plan in effect at the time a Holder converts any Notes, if Physical Settlement applies to such Notes, on the Conversion Date for such Notes, and, if Combination Settlement applies to such Notes, in respect of any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period applicable to such Notes, such Holder will be deemed to be the record holder of, and, in addition to any Common Stock the Parent Guarantor delivers in connection with such conversion for such Conversion Date or such VWAP Trading Day, as the case may be, receive on the applicable conversion settlement date, the rights under the shareholder rights plan, unless the rights have separated from the Common Stock prior to such Conversion Date or such VWAP Trading Day, as the case may be, in which case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Parent Guarantor had distributed to all of the holders of Common Stock, shares of the Parent Guarantor’s Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants as described in Section 11.05(c); provided that such adjustment shall be subject to readjustment upon the expiration, termination or redemption of such separated rights in accordance with Section 11.05(c).

 

(j)                                     No Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 11.05, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted (i) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Parent Guarantor’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan; (ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in the preceding clause (ii) and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued; (iv) upon the repurchase of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an open-market share repurchase program or other buy-back transaction that is not a tender offer or exchange offer of the

 

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nature described under clause (e) of Section 11.05; (v) solely for a change in the par value of Common Stock; or (vi) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent; provided , however , that any such minor adjustments that are not required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, and provided , further , that any such adjustment of less than one percent that has not been made shall be made upon the occurrence of (i) the effective date for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change, (ii) in the case of any Note to which Physical Settlement applies or to which Cash Settlement applies following a replacement of Common Stock by the Reference Property consisting solely of cash, prior to the Close of Business on the Conversion Date, (iii) in the case of any Note to which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies (other than as described in clause (ii) above), prior to the Open of Business on the first VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and each subsequent VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period, and (iv) prior to the Close of Business on any other date on which the Conversion Rate is referred to for purposes of determining the consideration deliverable upon settlement of a Note. In addition, the Company shall not account for such deferrals when determining whether any of the conditions to conversion have been satisfied or what number of shares of Common Stock a Holder would have held on a given day had it converted its Notes.

 

(k)                                  Voluntary Increases . In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 11.05, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and any applicable securities exchange rules, from time to time, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days (i) if the Company determines that such increase would be in the best interest of the Parent Guarantor or the Company or (ii) to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or a similar event; provided that neither the Parent Guarantor nor the Company shall take any action that would result in adjustment of the Conversion Rate, pursuant to this Section 11.05(k), that would result in a reduction of the Conversion Price to less than the par value per share of Common Stock. The Company will give the Trustee and the Holders at least 15 days’ notice of any such increase.

 

(l)                                      No Other Adjustments . Except as expressly stated herein, the Conversion Rate shall not be subject to adjustment as a result of any issuance of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities. If, however, the application of the foregoing formulas in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 11.05 would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made (other than as a result of a share combination pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 11.05 or the reversal of an increase to the Conversion Rate where the relevant event did not occur, as expressly specified in this Indenture).

 

(m)                              Notice of Certain Potential Events . In connection with any event that will require an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 11.05 or any Share Exchange Event or any event or transaction described in Section 6.01 (unless prior notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of this Indenture), the Company shall, promptly following the first public announcement of such event or transaction, mail to the Holders a notice of such transaction or event describing the event, the anticipated occurrence or effective date, as the case may be, the methodology for determining the relevant adjustment (if applicable) to the Conversion Rate or other terms of the Notes and such other information as the Company reasonably determines is appropriate to include.

 

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Company will deliver to the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate, detailing the calculation of the Conversion Rate and describing the facts upon which the adjustment is based upon which such Officer’s Certificate the Trustee may conclusively rely. Unless and until a Trust Officer shall have received such Officer’s 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 a Trust Officer has received an Officer’s Certificate certifying such Conversion Rate is still in effect. The Trustee shall not be responsible for, and shall not make any representation as to the validity or value of, any Common Stock, securities or assets issued upon settlement of the Notes or as to the accuracy of any calculation made hereunder. 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 such adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder at its last address appearing on the Register. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment. In addition, the Company will issue a press release containing the relevant information or make such information available on the Company’s website.

 

Section 11.06                       Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale .

 

(a)                                  In the case of:

 

(i)                          any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Common Stock (other than a change resulting from a subdivision or combination);

 

(ii)                       any consolidation, merger, combination or similar transaction involving the Parent Guarantor;

 

(iii)                    any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries; or

 

(iv)                   any statutory share exchange,

 

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, or represent solely the right to receive, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “ Share Exchange Event ” and any such stock, other securities or other property or assets, “ Reference Property ,” and the amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Share Exchange Event would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Share Exchange Event, a “ Reference Property Unit ”), then the Parent Guarantor or the successor or purchasing company, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing that, at and after the effective time of such Share Exchange Event, the consideration due upon conversion of any Notes, and the conditions to any such conversion, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in Article 11 were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units.

 

If a Share Exchange Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, or represent solely the right to receive, more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (i) the Reference Property shall be deemed to be the weighted average, per share of Common Stock, of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election, and (ii) the Reference Property Unit for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such

 

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determination is made. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then the Company will be deemed to elect Cash Settlement in respect of all conversions whose Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of the Share Exchange Event described above, and the Company will pay the cash due upon such conversions no later than the third Business Day after the Conversion Date. For these purposes, the Daily VWAP or Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

 

Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide, to the extent the Reference Property is comprised, in whole or in part, of Common Equity, for anti-dilution and other adjustments that are as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 11. If the Reference Property in respect of any Share Exchange Event includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets of a Person other than the Parent Guarantor or, in the case of a transaction described in Article 6, the Successor Company, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of Notes, including the right of Holders to require the Company to purchase their Notes upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to Article 3, as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing.

 

(b)                                  If the Company and the Parent Guarantor execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 11.06, as promptly as practicable, the Company shall file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly describing such Share Exchange Event, the composition of a Reference Property Unit for such Share Exchange Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent to such Share Exchange Event under this Indenture have been complied with. Any failure to deliver such Officer’s Certificate shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture. The Parent Guarantor or the Company shall also issue a press release containing such information and shall make such press release available on its website.

 

(c)                                   The Parent Guarantor shall not become a party to any Share Exchange Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 11.06. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of Notes to convert its Notes as set forth in Section 11.02 and Section 11.01 prior to the effective date of such Share Exchange Event.

 

(d)                                  The provisions of this Section 11.06 shall apply successively to successive Share Exchange Events.

 

Section 11.07 Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Certain Transactions .

 

(a)                                  If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and a Holder elects to convert its Note in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, in the circumstances described in this Section 11.07, increase the Conversion Rate for such Note by the number of additional shares of Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”) determined under this Section 11.07. For the purposes of this Section 11.07, a conversion of the Notes shall be deemed to be “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the Notice of Conversion of such Notes is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (such date, the “ Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date ”) and up to, and including, the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date). The Company shall notify Holders promptly after the first

 

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public announcement by the Parent Guarantor of an event or transaction that the Company reasonably determines would, if consummated, constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. Upon receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of a transaction or event that would, if consummated, constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to announce or cause the announcement of such transaction or event in time to deliver such notice at least 35 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date for such transaction or event; provided that in no event will the Company be required to provide such notice to the Holders before the earlier of such time as the Parent Guarantor or its Affiliates (a) have publicly disclosed or acknowledged the circumstances giving rise to such transaction and (b) are required to publicly disclose under applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed the circumstances giving rise to such transaction or event.

 

(b)                                  The number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased for a Note converted in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be determined by reference to the table in clause (d) below, based on the relevant Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and the stock price paid (or deemed paid) per share of Common Stock in the Fundamental Change, as determined pursuant to clause (e) below (such stock price, the “ Stock Price ”).

 

(c)                                   The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in clause (d) below shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 11.05. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment, and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table in clause (d) below shall be adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 11.05.

 

(d)                                  The following table sets forth the Stock Prices and Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Dates and the number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate will be increased for a Holder that converts its Note in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change having such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and Stock Price:

 

Make-Whole
Fundamental Change

 

Stock Price

 

Effective Date

 

$41.88

 

$45.00

 

$50.00

 

$52.35

 

$55.00

 

$60.00

 

$70.00

 

$80.00

 

$90.00

 

$100.00

 

$125.00

 

$150.00

 

November 25, 2013

 

4.7755

 

4.0626

 

3.1835

 

2.8544

 

2.5358

 

2.0486

 

1.3860

 

0.9759

 

0.7082

 

0.5265

 

0.2673

 

0.1439

 

December 1, 2014

 

4.7755

 

4.2278

 

3.2738

 

2.9179

 

2.5751

 

2.0543

 

1.3568

 

0.9344

 

0.6654

 

0.4860

 

0.2380

 

0.1265

 

December 1, 2015

 

4.7755

 

4.3748

 

3.3353

 

2.9516

 

2.5820

 

2.0272

 

1.2977

 

0.8683

 

0.6027

 

0.4309

 

0.2026

 

0.1063

 

December 1, 2016

 

4.7755

 

4.4593

 

3.3306

 

2.9181

 

2.5233

 

1.9376

 

1.1870

 

0.7624

 

0.5108

 

0.3546

 

0.1593

 

0.0820

 

December 1, 2017

 

4.7755

 

4.4111

 

3.1974

 

2.7593

 

2.3447

 

1.7402

 

0.9965

 

0.6020

 

0.3837

 

0.2563

 

0.1118

 

0.0574

 

December 1, 2018

 

4.7755

 

4.1711

 

2.8743

 

2.4169

 

1.9921

 

1.3924

 

0.7070

 

0.3846

 

0.2269

 

0.1440

 

0.0661

 

0.0352

 

December 1, 2019

 

4.7755

 

3.6613

 

2.2602

 

1.7902

 

1.3720

 

0.8277

 

0.3132

 

0.1378

 

0.0783

 

0.0547

 

0.0303

 

0.0173

 

December 1, 2020

 

4.7755

 

3.1200

 

0.8978

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

 

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In the event that the exact Stock Price or Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date for a Make-Whole Fundamental Change is not set forth in the table above:

 

(i)                          if the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices listed in the table or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Dates listed in the table, the applicable number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Dates based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable;

 

(ii)                       if the Stock Price is greater than $150.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Stock Prices listed in the table), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and

 

(iii)                    if the Stock Price is less than $41.88 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Stock Prices listed in the table), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased as a result of this Section 11.07 to exceed 23.8777 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment at the same time and in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.05 (the “ Maximum Conversion Rate ”).

 

(e)                                   With respect to any Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

 

(i)                          that is described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change and in which the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in consideration for their shares of Common Stock (a “ Cash Merger ”), notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.03, the Company shall satisfy its Conversion Obligation with respect to any Note converted in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change by delivering to the converting Holder, on the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for such Note, an amount of cash, for each $1,000 principal amount of such Note converted, equal to the product of (A) the Conversion Rate in effect on such Conversion Date (as increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to this Section 11.07) and (B) the “Stock Price” with respect to such Cash Merger, which shall be the cash amount per share paid to holders of Common Stock in such Cash Merger; or

 

(ii)                       that is not a Cash Merger, (A) the “Stock Price” with respect to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall equal the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date, and (B) for the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall satisfy its Conversion Obligation with respect to any Note converted in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change in accordance with Section 11.03, based on the Conversion Rate as increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to this Section 11.07.

 

Section 11.08                       Trustee’s Disclaimer . None of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or the Bid Solicitation Agent shall have any duty to determine when an adjustment under this Article 11 should be made, how it should be made or what it should be.

 

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None of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any of a Fundamental Change, a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, a VWAP Market Disruption Event, a Trigger Event or a Share Exchange Event shall have occurred. None of the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or the Bid Solicitation Agent shall have any shall be accountable for and makes any representation as to the validity or value (of the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, of any Reference Property or of any other securities, property or assets issued upon conversion of the Notes. None of the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or the Bid Solicitation Agent shall be responsible for (i) any failure of the Company or the Parent Guarantor to make any cash payment or to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock or share certificates or other securities or property upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion and (ii) the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s failure to comply with this Article 11.

 

None of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent (except for the Bid Solicitation Agent in respect of the calculation of the Trading Price as and to the extent provided in Section 11.01) shall be responsible for calculating the Trading Price, or determining whether any event contemplated by Section 11.01 has occurred which makes the Notes eligible for conversion, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed herein, in making the same and shall be entitled to presume that no such event has occurred until the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such event has occurred, on such Officer’s Certificate the Trustee may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and any such agent immediately after the occurrence of any such event.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 10.01(c) relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or other property or assets (including cash) receivable for Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any Share Exchange Event or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto.

 

Each Conversion Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) shall have the same protection under this Section 11.08 as the Trustee, the Registrar and the Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 9

GUARANTY

 

The following new Article 15 is hereby inserted in the Original Indenture immediately after Article 14:

 

ARTICLE 15

GUARANTEE

 

Section 15.01                       Guarantee.  The Parent Guarantor unconditionally guarantees to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns the full and punctual payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when due, whether at the Maturity Date, or upon redemption, repurchase, acceleration or otherwise, and all other obligations owing by the Company under this Indenture (including obligations owing to the Trustee) and the Notes (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the

 

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Guaranteed Obligations ”). The Parent Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from the Parent Guarantor, and that the Parent Guarantor will remain bound under this Article 15 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation.

 

The Parent Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment.  The Parent Guarantor waives notice of any Default under the Notes or the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of the Parent Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by: (i) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other Person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment, modification or supplement of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture (other than this Article 15 ), the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the release of security, if any, held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guaranteed Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of any Holder or the Trustee to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any change in the ownership of the Company; or (vii) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Parent Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Parent Guarantor as a matter of law or equity, except for payment of the Notes in full.

 

The Parent Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder or the Trustee to security, if any, held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

The obligations of the Parent Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (except to the extent provided in Section 15.02 hereof), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise.

 

The Parent Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder or the Trustee upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

 

In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder or the Trustee has at law or in equity against the Parent Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at the Maturity Date, upon redemption, required repurchase, acceleration or otherwise, the Parent Guarantor hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders or the Trustee an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guaranteed Obligations (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) and (iii) all other Guaranteed Obligations of the Company to the Holders and the Trustee.

 

The Parent Guarantor agrees that, as between the Parent Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article 7 for the purposes of the guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article 7 , such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable

 

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by the Parent Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 15.01 .

 

The Parent Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 15.01 .

 

Section 15.02                       Limitation on Liability.

 

The Parent Guarantor, and by its acceptance of the Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the guarantee of the Parent Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any applicable law.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Parent Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of the Parent Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will result in the obligations of the Parent Guarantor under its guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

Section 15.03                       Successors and Assigns.

 

This Article 15 shall be binding upon the Parent Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights in accordance with the terms of this Indenture by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture, the Notes and the guarantee.

 

Section 15.04                       No Waiver.

 

Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article 15 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article 15 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

 

Section 15.05                       Right of Contribution.

 

Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the Parent Guarantor hereunder, the Parent Guarantor shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of subrogation it may have to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, and the Parent Guarantor shall not seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company in respect of payments made by the Parent Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Holders by the Company on account of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Parent Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by the Parent Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of the Parent Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Parent Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by the Parent Guarantor (duly indorsed by the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

Section 15.06                       Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of the Parent Guarantor

 

The Parent Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties

 

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or assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not the Parent Guarantor is the surviving Person), another Person, other than the Company, unless (a) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (b) the Person acquiring the properties or assets in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Parent Guarantor) is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, England, Wales or any country in the European Union and assumes all the obligations of the Parent Guarantor under this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

 

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 14.01 and Section 14.13 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

Section 14.01                       Notices.  Any request, demand, authorization, notice, waiver, consent or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or by recognized overnight courier or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic methods to the following:

 

if to the Company or the Parent Guarantor:

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: (832) 308-4825

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (832) 308-4770

 

and

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: Treasurer

Facsimile: (832) 308-4750

 

if to the Trustee in any of its roles hereunder:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

750 N. Saint Paul Place, Suite 1750

MAC T9263-170

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Corporate, Municipal and Escrow Services

 

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Facsimile: (214) 756-7401

 

The Company, the Parent Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice given to the others in the manner provided above, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

Any notice or communication given to a Holder shall be mailed to the Holder, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the Holder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be deemed given on the date of such mailing.

 

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, upon actual receipt by the addressee. Any notice required to be delivered hereunder by the Company or the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee shall be delivered in the manner set forth in this Section 14.01 and the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall promptly confirm actual receipt thereof by the Trustee.

 

If the Company mails a notice or communication to the Holders, including any notice to Holders pursuant to Article 11, it shall, at the same time, mail a copy to the Trustee and each of the Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.

 

If the Company is required under this Indenture to give a notice to the Holders, in lieu of delivering such notice to the Holders, the Company may deliver such notice to the Trustee and cause the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, to have delivered such notice to the Holders on or prior to the date on which the Company would otherwise have been required to deliver such notice to the Holders. In such a case, the Company shall also cause the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, to mail a copy of the notice to each of the Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent at the same time it mails the notice to the Holders.

 

The Trustee shall have the right vis-a-vis the Company and the Parent Guarantor, but shall not be required, to rely upon and comply with notices, instructions, directions or other communications sent by e-mail, facsimile and other similar unsecured electronic methods by persons believed by the Trustee to be authorized to give instructions and directions on behalf of the Company or the Parent Guarantor. The Trustee shall have no duty or obligation to verify or confirm that the person who sent such instructions or directions is, in fact, a person authorized to give instructions or directions on behalf of the Company or the Parent Guarantor; and the Trustee shall have no liability for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by the Company or the Parent Guarantor as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such notices, instructions, directions or other communications. The Company and the Parent Guarantor agree to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit notices, instructions, directions or other communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties. The Company and the Parent Guarantor shall use all reasonable endeavors to ensure that any such notices, instructions, directions or other communications transmitted to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture are complete and correct. As between the Trustee, the Company and the Parent Guarantor, any such notices, instructions, directions or other communications shall be conclusively deemed to be valid instructions from the Company or the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for the purposes of this Indenture.

 

Section 14.13                       Submission to Jurisdiction . The Company and the Parent Guarantor (a) agree that any suit, action or proceeding against it arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes, as the case may be, may be instituted in any U.S. federal court with applicable subject matter jurisdiction sitting in The City of New York; (b) waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and any claim

 

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that any suit, action or proceeding in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum; and (c) submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding.

 

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 11.01                       Certain Trustee Matters

 

The recitals contained herein are an integral part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof or thereof by the Company.

 

Section 11.02                       Continued Effect

 

Except as expressly supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof, and the Indenture, as supplemented and amended hereby and thereby, is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed.  This Supplemental Indenture and all of its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Indenture, as supplemented and amended, in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

 

Section 11.03                       Governing Law

 

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Section 11.04                       Multiple Originals; Counterparts

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

( Signature pages follow )

 

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

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name: E. Brad Conrad

 

Title: Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT GUARANTOR:

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name: E. Brad Conrad

 

Title: Director and Chief Accounting Officer

 

Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick T. Giordano

 

Name:

Patrick T. Giordano

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture

 


Exhibit 4.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

5.125% Senior Notes due 2022

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Dated as of July 1, 2016

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 



 

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of July 1, 2016 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), is among CARDTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CARDTRONICS PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Parent Guarantor”), CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS LIMITED, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“Cardtronics UK Limited”), CATM HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CATM Holdings”, and together with Cardtronics UK Limited, the “New Guarantors”), each of the other GUARANTORS signatory hereto (the “Existing Guarantors”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2014 (the “Original Indenture”) (the Original Indenture, as supplemented from time to time, including without limitation pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, being referred to herein as the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a merger transaction between the Company and CATM Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Cardtronics MergeCo”), contemporaneously with the effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture, Cardtronics MergeCo will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Company has determined that it will be in the best interests of and beneficial to the Company to enter into this Supplemental Indenture for the purposes of evidencing the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger and pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Parent Guarantor will become a Guarantor (as defined in the Original Indenture) and guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger and pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, each of the New Guarantors will become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.9(b)(2) of the Original Indenture and guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, Sections 9.1(4) and (6) of the Original Indenture permit the execution of supplemental indentures without the consent of any Holders to (i) make any change to the Original Indenture that would provide additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights any Holder (including the addition of any new Security Guarantee) or (ii) add each of the Parent Guarantor and the New Guarantors as an additional Guarantor in accordance with the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that this Supplemental Indenture complies with the requirements of Sections 9.1(4) and (6) of the Original Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Parent Guarantor have been done or performed.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby

 



 

acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

RELATION TO INDENTURE

 

Section 1.01                              Relation to Indenture

 

This Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.

 

Section 1.02                              Definitions

 

For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Original Indenture.

 

Section 1.03                              General References

 

All references in this Supplemental Indenture to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture; and the terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and any other word of similar import refers to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

ARTICLE II
FIRST PARAGRAPH

 

Section 2.01                              First Paragraph

 

The first paragraph of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

THIS INDENTURE, dated as of July 28, 2014, is among CARDTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CARDTRONICS PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Parent Guarantor”), each of the other GUARANTORS (as defined herein) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

ARTICLE III
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

The following definitions in Section 1.1 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety, or inserted into Section 1.1 of the Original Indenture as new definitions, as applicable:

 

Asset Sale ” means:

 

(1)                      the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets, other than a transaction governed by the provisions of Section 4.11 hereof and/or Section 5.1 hereof; and

 

(2)                      the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Parent Guarantor’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law).

 

Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items will be deemed not to be Asset Sales:

 

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(1)                      any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets or Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than $5.0 million;

 

(2)                      a transfer of assets or Equity Interests between or among the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(3)                      an issuance or sale of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor to the Parent Guarantor or to another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(4)                      the sale or lease of equipment, inventory, accounts receivable or other assets in the ordinary course of business;

 

(5)                      the sale or other disposition of Cash Equivalents, Hedging Obligations or other financial instruments in the ordinary course of business;

 

(6)                      dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings;

 

(7)                      a Restricted Payment that is permitted by Section 4.4 hereof and any Permitted Investments;

 

(8)                      any sale or disposition of any property or equipment that has become damaged, worn out, or obsolete;

 

(9)                      the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles;

 

(10)               the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; and

 

(11)               the creation of a Lien not prohibited by this Indenture.

 

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

 

Cash Equivalents ” means:

 

(1)                      United States dollars, or in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it in the ordinary course of business;

 

(2)                      securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) maturing, unless such securities are deposited to defease any Indebtedness, not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

 

(3)                      certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 270 days or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;

 

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(4)                      repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

 

(5)                      commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;

 

(6)                      securities issued and fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or any member state of the European Union in which the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary operates or anticipates operating within the next 12 months, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, rated at least “A” by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s and having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;

 

(7)                      in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary located in a country that is outside the United States and the European Union (in which the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiary is operating or anticipates operating within the next 12 months), any substantially similar investment to the kinds described in clauses (1) through (6) of this definition obtained in the ordinary course of business and rated the lower of (i) at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s or the equivalent thereof and (ii) the highest ranking obtainable in the applicable jurisdiction; and

 

(8)                      money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (6) of this definition.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(1)                      the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable);

 

(2)                      the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor or the Company;

 

(3)                      any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Parent Guarantor or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable) is or becomes the ultimate Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or the Company (or its successor by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of its assets) (for the purposes of this clause (3), such person or group shall be deemed to Beneficially Own any Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or the Company held by a parent entity, if such person or group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent entity); or

 

(4)                      the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor are not Continuing Directors.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (2)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Voting Stock of the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately

 

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following that transaction no person (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

 

Consolidated Cash Flow ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus:

 

(1)                      provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(2)                      Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that any such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

(3)                      depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

 

(4)                      non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue consistent with past practice;

 

in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.4 hereof, notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, the Fixed Charges of and the depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses and non-cash items of, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Consolidated Cash Flow of the Parent Guarantor in the same proportion that the Net Income of such Restricted Subsidiary was added to compute such Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Guarantor.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

 

(1)                      the Net Income of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof;

 

(2)                      solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.4 hereof, the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its equity holders, unless such restriction has been waived; provided that the Net Income of such Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent so excluded from the Consolidated Net Income of the

 

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specified Person, will be restored and included in such Consolidated Net Income by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to such Person by such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such period;

 

(3)                      the Net Income of any Person acquired during the specified period for any period prior to the date of such acquisition will be excluded;

 

(4)                      the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;

 

(5)                      the amortization or write off of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or integration of a Permitted Business or assets used in a Permitted Business will be excluded;

 

(6)                      any net after tax gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any assets of the Parent Guarantor, its Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Person (including pursuant to any sale-and-leaseback arrangement) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any net after tax gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person will be excluded;

 

(7)                      extraordinary gains or losses will be excluded;

 

(8)                      any non-cash compensation charge or expense realized from grants of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock option or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be excluded;

 

(9)                      any unusual, nonoperating or nonrecurring gain, loss, charge or write-down of assets, including any nonrecurring charge relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or other charges in connection with the early retirement of Indebtedness, will be excluded;

 

(10)               unrealized losses and gains from Hedging Obligations included in the determination of Consolidated Net Income, including those resulting from the application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, will be excluded; and

 

(11)               unrealized losses resulting from foreign currency balance sheet adjustments required by GAAP will be excluded.

 

Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor who:

 

(1)                      was a member of such Board of Directors of the Company on the Issue Date; or

 

(2)                      was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors of the Company prior to July 1, 2016 or the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor on or after July 1, 2016, as applicable, with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, at the time of such nomination or election.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Parent Guarantor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting

 

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forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Disqualified Stock ” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Securities mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Parent Guarantor to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Parent Guarantor may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.4 hereof.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Equity Offering ” means any public or private placement of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 or otherwise relating to equity securities issuable under any employee benefit plan of the Parent Guarantor) to any Person other than any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.

 

Fair Market Value ” means the price that would be paid in an arm’s-length transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy, as determined in good faith by (a) an Officer of the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, if such price is less than $20.0 million and (b) otherwise by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable. The Board of Directors’ determination of Fair Market Value must be evidenced by a Board Resolution attached to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means with respect to any specified Person for any four-quarter reference period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness or issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such Incurrence, repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of Preferred Stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom as if the same had occurred at the beginning of such period.

 

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

 

(1)                      acquisitions of business entities or property and assets constituting a division or line of business of any Person that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and including in each case any related financing transactions (including repayment of Indebtedness), during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period, including any pro forma expense and cost reductions that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur within the next 12 months, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial or accounting officer of the Parent Guarantor

 

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(regardless of whether those expense and cost reductions could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the Commission related thereto);

 

(2)                      the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;

 

(3)                      the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;

 

(4)                      consolidated interest expense attributable to interest on any Indebtedness (whether existing or being Incurred) computed on a pro forma basis and bearing a floating interest rate will be computed as if the average rate in effect from the beginning of the applicable period to the Calculation Date (taking into account any interest rate option, swap, cap or similar agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months or, if shorter, at least equal to the remaining term of such Indebtedness) had been the applicable rate for the entire period;

 

(5)                      if any Indebtedness is Incurred under a revolving credit facility and is being given pro forma effect in such calculation, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated based on the average daily balance of such Indebtedness for the four fiscal quarters subject to the pro forma calculation to the extent that such Indebtedness was Incurred solely for working capital purposes;

 

(6)                      any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person at all times during such four-quarter period;

 

(7)                      any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person at any time during such four-quarter period; and

 

(8)                      interest income reasonably anticipated by such Person to be received during the applicable four-quarter period from cash or Cash Equivalents held by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, which cash or Cash Equivalents exist on the Calculation Date or will exist as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, will be included.

 

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(1)                      the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, excluding amortization of debt issuance costs and the expensing of any financing fees, but including original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations; plus

 

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(2)                      the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

 

(3)                      any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

 

(4)                      all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of Disqualified Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or on any series of Preferred Stock of any such Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the payor or to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is incorporated or organized other than under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and that has 50% or more of its consolidated assets located outside the United States or any territory thereof.

 

Guarantors ” means:

 

(1)                      each of the Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Company) executing this Indenture as initial Guarantors on the Issue Date;

 

(2)                      Cardtronics Holdings Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, and CATM Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each of which became a Guarantor after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.9(b)(2) of this Indenture; and

 

(3)                      the Parent Guarantor and any other Subsidiary that executes a supplement to this Indenture to Guarantee the Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

and their respective successors and assigns until released from their obligations under their Security Guarantees and this Indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that neither generated 5.0% or more of the consolidated gross revenues of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed fiscal quarter nor held assets as of the end of such fiscal quarter that constituted 5.0% or more of all consolidated assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries.

 

Incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to incur, create, issue, assume, Guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for or with respect to, or become responsible for, the payment of, contingently or otherwise, such Indebtedness (and “Incurrence” and “Incurred” will have meanings correlative to the foregoing); provided that (1) any Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor will be deemed to be Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor and (2) neither the accrual of interest nor the accretion of original issue discount nor the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (to the extent provided for when the Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock on which such interest or dividend is paid was originally issued) will be considered an Incurrence of

 

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Indebtedness. Further, the accounting reclassification of any obligation of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as Indebtedness will not be deemed an Incurrence of Indebtedness.

 

Investments ” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans or other extensions of credit (including Guarantees), advances, capital contributions (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

If the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is a Guarantor such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor and a Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investment in such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.  The acquisition by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investment held by the acquired Person in such third Person.

 

Joint Venture ” means any Person that is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor in which the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests.

 

Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations (to the extent corresponding to the principal, but not the interest component, thereof) received by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of:

 

(1)                      the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting, investment banking and brokerage fees, and sales commissions, any severance costs and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof;

 

(2)                      taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;

 

(3)                      amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness or other liabilities, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale, or is required to be paid as a result of such sale;

 

(4)                      any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP;

 

(5)                      in the case of any Asset Sale by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, payments to holders of Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary in such capacity (other than such Equity Interests held by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof) to the extent that such payment is required to permit the distribution of such proceeds in respect of the Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary held by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; and

 

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(6)                      appropriate amounts to be provided by the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a reserve against liabilities associated with such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other postemployment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (a) excess amounts set aside for payment of taxes pursuant to clause (2) above remaining after such taxes have been paid in full or the statute of limitations therefor has expired and (b) amounts initially held in reserve pursuant to clause (6) no longer so held, will, in the case of each of subclause (a) and (b), at that time become Net Proceeds.

 

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, by at least two Officers of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, in the case of any certificate required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, that meets the requirements of this Indenture.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee (who may be counsel to or an employee of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable) that meets the requirements of this Indenture.

 

Other Permitted Debt ” means:

 

(1)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its Incurrence;

 

(2)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims or self-insurance obligations or bid, performance or surety bonds (in each case, other than for an obligation for borrowed money);

 

(3)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to other letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business; provided that, upon the drawing of such letters of credit or in the Incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or Incurrence;

 

(4)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness to the extent that the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease or to satisfy and discharge the Securities;

 

(5)                      any Indebtedness which has been defeased in accordance with GAAP; and

 

(6)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or Guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to such agreements, in any case Incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition), so long as the amount

 

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so indemnified or otherwise Incurred does not exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in connection with such disposition.

 

Parent Guarantor ” means the Person named as the “Parent Guarantor” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Parent Guarantor” shall mean such successor Person.

 

Permitted Business ” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company and the other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor on the Issue Date and other businesses reasonably related or ancillary thereto as determined by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor.

 

Permitted Investments ” means:

 

(1)                      any Investment in the Parent Guarantor or in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor;

 

(2)                      any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

 

(3)                      any Investment by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

 

(a)                such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor; or

 

(b)                such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its properties or assets to, or is liquidated into, the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor;

 

(4)                      any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.7 hereof (or any item deemed not to be an Asset Sale pursuant to the definition thereof);

 

(5)                      Hedging Obligations that are Incurred for the purpose of fixing, hedging or swapping interest rate, commodity price or foreign currency exchange rate risk (or to reverse or amend any such agreements previously made for such purposes), and not for speculative purposes, and that do not increase the Indebtedness of the obligor outstanding at any time other than as a result of fluctuations in interest rates, commodity prices or foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnifies and compensation payable thereunder;

 

(6)                      Capital Stock or other securities received in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(7)                      advances to customers or suppliers in the ordinary course of business that are, in conformity with GAAP, recorded as accounts receivable, prepaid expenses or deposits on the balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor or its Restricted Subsidiaries and endorsements for collection or deposit arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(8)                      commission, payroll, travel and similar advances to officers and employees of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are expected at the time of such advance ultimately to be recorded as an expense in conformity with GAAP;

 

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(9)                      Investments in any Person received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or in satisfaction of judgments or pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any debtor;

 

(10)               Investments existing on the Issue Date, including the bond hedge or capped call options purchased by the Company from one or more financial institutions to hedge the Company’s payment or delivery obligations due upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (plus any renewal or replacement of such bond hedge or capped call options by the Company or the Parent Guarantor);

 

(11)               endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12)               acquisitions of assets, Equity Interests or other securities by the Parent Guarantor for consideration consisting of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor;

 

(13)               Investments in the Securities;

 

(14)               Investments in a Joint Venture engaged in a Permitted Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (14) that are outstanding on such date, not to exceed the greater of (a) $75.0 million or (b) 7.5% of the Parent Guarantor’s Consolidated Net Assets; provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (14) is made in any Joint Venture that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor after the date of such Investment, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (14) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor; and

 

(15)               Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (15) that are outstanding on such date, not to exceed the greater of (a) $30.0 million or (b) 3.0% of the Parent Guarantor’s Consolidated Net Assets; provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (15) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (15) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.

 

Permitted Liens ” means:

 

(1)                      Liens securing Indebtedness under Credit Facilities Incurred and then outstanding pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt;

 

(2)                      Liens on assets of the Company or any Guarantor securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Credit Facilities that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be Incurred and/or securing Hedging Obligations related thereto; provided that, on the date of Incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence thereof and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Secured Leverage Ratio would not be greater than 3.5 to 1.0; and provided, further, that for the purposes of the calculation of the Secured Leverage Ratio under this clause (2), the aggregate amount

 

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of any unfunded commitments under such Credit Facilities shall be added to the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness outstanding on the date of calculation;

 

(3)                      Liens in favor of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(4)                      Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Parent Guarantor or the Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(5)                      Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition and do not extend to any property other than the property so acquired by the Parent Guarantor or the Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(6)                      Liens securing the Securities and the Security Guarantees;

 

(7)                      Liens existing on the Issue Date;

 

(8)                      Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets other than the property or assets that secure the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

(9)                      Liens on property or assets used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided that (a) the Incurrence of such Indebtedness was not prohibited by this Indenture and (b) such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited by this Indenture;

 

(10)               Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other kinds of social security, or to secure the payment or performance of tenders, bids, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(11)               Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded, provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

 

(12)               statutory liens of landlords, mechanics, suppliers, vendors, warehousemen, carriers or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(13)               prejudgment liens and judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceeding that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment has not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated has not expired;

 

(14)               Liens constituting survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements, and reservations of, and rights to others for, rights-of-way, zoning and other restrictions as to the use of real properties, and minor defects of title which, in the case of any of the foregoing, do not secure the payment of borrowed

 

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money, and in the aggregate do not materially adversely affect the value of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or materially impair the use of such properties for the purposes of which such properties are held by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiaries;

 

(15)               Liens securing Indebtedness Incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property, plant or equipment of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred or created (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto), and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be incurred or created more than 180 days after the later of the date of acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;

 

(16)               Liens on assets of any Foreign Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary which Indebtedness is Incurred and then outstanding pursuant to clause (9) of the definition of Permitted Debt; and

 

(17)               Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor with respect to Indebtedness that does not exceed $15.0 million in aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

 

(1)                      the principal amount (or accreted value or liquidation preference, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value or liquidation preference, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded (plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and the amount of any reasonably determined premium necessary to accomplish such refinancing and such reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith);

 

(2)                      such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date (or redemption date, if applicable) later than the final maturity date (or redemption date, if applicable) of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;

 

(3)                      if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Security Guarantees, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to, the Securities or the Security Guarantees, as the case may be, on terms at least as favorable, taken as a whole, to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and

 

(4)                      such Indebtedness is Incurred by either (a) the Restricted Subsidiary that is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded or (b) the Parent Guarantor; provided, however, that a Restricted Subsidiary that is also a Guarantor may Guarantee Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred by the Parent Guarantor, whether or not such Restricted Subsidiary was an obligor or guarantor of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary (including, in the case of the Parent Guarantor, the Company).

 

Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date, the ratio of:

 

(1)                      the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by Liens on the property of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, to:

 

(2)                      the aggregate amount of the Parent Guarantor’s Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recent four-quarter period for which internal financial statements are available.

 

The Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated using the same methodologies and assumptions used to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

 

Senior Debt ” of any Person means:

 

(1)                      all Indebtedness of such Person outstanding under the Credit Agreement and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or Incurred thereafter;

 

(2)                      any other Indebtedness of such Person permitted to be Incurred under the terms of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is Incurred expressly provides that it is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or any Security Guarantee; and

 

(3)                      all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (1) and (2) (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable law).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, Senior Debt will not include:

 

(1)                      any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(2)                      any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates;

 

(3)                      any trade payables;

 

(4)                      the portion of any Indebtedness that is Incurred in violation of this Indenture;

 

(5)                      any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that, when Incurred, was without recourse to the Company or such Guarantor;

 

(6)                      any repurchase, redemption or other obligation in respect of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; or

 

(7)                      any Indebtedness owed to any employee of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Total Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date, the ratio of:

 

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(1)                      the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, to:

 

(2)                      the aggregate amount of the Parent Guarantor’s Consolidated Cash Flow for the most recent four-quarter period for which internal financial statements are available.

 

The Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated using the same methodologies and assumptions used to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (1) any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Company) that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board Resolution in compliance with Section 4.12 hereof and (2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than the Company).

 

ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS

 

Article IV of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 4.1                                                 Payment of Securities

 

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders that it shall promptly pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities, this Indenture and, in the case of any Additional Interest, the applicable Registration Rights Agreement. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities shall be deemed due for all purposes under this Indenture whether such payments are due at Stated Maturity, upon redemption, upon required repurchase pursuant to Section 4.7 or 4.11 hereof, upon declaration or otherwise. Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date due if by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

 

The Company will pay, to the extent lawful, interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate then in effect on the Securities; it will pay, to the extent lawful, interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand at the same rate as on overdue principal.

 

All references in this Indenture, the Securities or the Security Guarantees to “interest” shall be deemed to include Additional Interest unless the context otherwise requires. The Company shall give the Trustee advance written notice of the amount of any Additional Interest that may be payable with respect to the Securities. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of the Securities to determine the Additional Interest, or with respect to the nature, extent, or calculation of the amount of Additional Interest owed, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Additional Interest.

 

Section 4.2                                                 Reports

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor will furnish to the Trustee and, upon request, to the Holders a copy of all of the information and reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, if such information and reports are not filed electronically with the Commission, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations:

 

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(1)                      all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Parent Guarantor were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and

 

(2)                      all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if the Parent Guarantor were required to file such reports.

 

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including compliance by the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, with any of their respective covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

Whether or not required by the Commission, the Parent Guarantor will comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and will file the reports specified in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.2(a)  with the Commission within the time periods specified above unless the Commission will not accept such a filing. The Parent Guarantor agrees that it will not take any action for the purpose of causing the Commission not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission will not accept the Parent Guarantor’s filings for any reason, the Parent Guarantor will post the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4.2(a)  on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Parent Guarantor were required to file those reports with the Commission.

 

(b)                If the Parent Guarantor has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries or if any of the Parent Guarantor’s Subsidiaries are not Guarantors, then the Parent Guarantor will include a reasonably detailed discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, or if more than one, of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and of such non-Guarantor Subsidiaries taken as a whole, separately in each case, in the section of the Parent Guarantor’s quarterly and annual financial information required by Section 4.2(a)  under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and further, in the case of the non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (other than the Company), also include a presentation of the financial condition and results of operations of such non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (other than the Company) on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent Guarantor, the Company and the other Guarantors.

 

(c)                 In addition, the Parent Guarantor agrees that, for so long as any Securities remain outstanding and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, if at any time it is not required to file the reports required by Section 4.2(a)  with the Commission, it will furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors in the Securities, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

(d)                Any and all Defaults or Events of Default arising from a failure to furnish or file in a timely manner a report or certification required by this Section 4.2 shall be deemed cured (and the Parent Guarantor shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 4.2 ) upon furnishing or filing such report or certification as contemplated by this Section 4.2 (but without regard to the date on which such report or certification is so furnished or filed); provided that such cure shall not otherwise affect the rights of the Holders under Article VI hereof if the principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Securities have been accelerated in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such acceleration has not been rescinded or cancelled prior to such cure.

 

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Section 4.3                                                 Incurrence of Indebtedness

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company or any Guarantor may Incur Disqualified Stock or other Indebtedness, and the Company and any Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) may issue Preferred Stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Parent Guarantor’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Disqualified Stock or other Indebtedness is Incurred or Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Disqualified Stock or other Indebtedness or Preferred Stock had been Incurred or issued at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

 

(b)                Section 4.3(a)  will not prohibit the Incurrence of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

 

(1)                      the Incurrence by the Company or any Guarantor of Indebtedness under one or more Credit Facilities; provided that, after giving effect to any such Incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (1) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (A) $500.0 million less the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds of Asset Sales applied by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to permanently repay any such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.7 or (B) $300.0 million plus 20% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Parent Guarantor;

 

(2)                      the Incurrence of Existing Indebtedness;

 

(3)                      the Incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by (A) the Initial Securities, (B) any Exchange Securities issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement in exchange for the Securities and (C) the related Security Guarantees;

 

(4)                      the Incurrence by the Company or any Guarantor of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, construction loans or purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business, in each case Incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used by the Company or any such Guarantor, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount, after giving effect to such Incurrence and together with all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (4) and then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $75.0 million or (B) 7.5% of the Parent Guarantor’s Consolidated Net Assets;

 

(5)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Indenture to be Incurred under Section 4.3(a)  or clause (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 4.3(b) ;

 

(6)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness owing to and held by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:

 

(A)              if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is neither the Company nor a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly

 

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subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of (i) all Obligations with respect to the Securities, in the case of the Company, or (ii) all Guaranteed Obligations with respect to the Security Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor;

 

(B)              Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Guarantor must be evidenced by an unsubordinated promissory note, unless the obligor under such Indebtedness is the Company or a Guarantor; and

 

(C)              (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);

 

(7)                      the Guarantee (A) by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor or (B) by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is not a Guarantor, in each case that was permitted to be Incurred by another provision of this Section 4.3 ;

 

(8)                      the Incurrence by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are Incurred for the purpose of fixing, hedging or swapping interest rate, commodity price or foreign currency exchange rate risk (or to reverse or amend any such agreements previously made for such purposes), and not for speculative purposes, and that do not increase the Indebtedness of the obligor outstanding at any time other than as a result of fluctuations in interest rates, commodity prices or foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder;

 

(9)                      the Incurrence by any Foreign Subsidiary of Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount, after giving effect to such Incurrence and together with all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (9) and then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $50.0 million or (B) 40% of the Consolidated Net Assets of any such Foreign Subsidiaries;

 

(10)               the Incurrence of Other Permitted Debt;

 

(11)               Indebtedness of any Person outstanding on the date on which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is acquired by, or merged or consolidated with or into, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, or Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary Incurred in connection with a transaction subject to Section 5.1 or in contemplation of, or to provide all or any portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the acquisition by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary of any assets (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the purchase of Capital Stock of, or merger or consolidation with or into, any Person owning such assets); provided, however, that at the time any such transaction occurs, either:

 

(A)              the Parent Guarantor would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.3(a)  after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (11); or

 

(B)              the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Parent Guarantor (or its permitted successor) after giving pro forma effect to such transaction is equal to or higher than such ratio

 

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immediately prior to such transaction; or

 

(12)               the Incurrence by the Company or any Guarantor of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount, after giving effect to such Incurrence and together with all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (12) and then outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (A) $50.0 million or (B) 5% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Parent Guarantor.

 

(c)                 For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.3 , in the event that any proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (12) of Section 4.3(b) , or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.3(a) , the Company will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness at the time of its Incurrence in any manner that complies with this Section 4.3 . In addition, any Indebtedness originally classified as Incurred pursuant to clauses (1) through (12) of Section 4.3(b)  may later be reclassified by the Company such that it will be deemed as having been Incurred pursuant to another of such clauses to the extent that such reclassified Indebtedness could be Incurred pursuant to such new clause at the time of such reclassification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date will be deemed to have been Incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (1) of Section 4.3(b) .

 

(d)                For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.3 , the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Parent Guarantor may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies.  The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

 

Section 4.4                                                 Restricted Payments

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(1)                      declare or pay (without duplication) any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Parent Guarantor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Parent Guarantor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends, payments or distributions (x) payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor or (y) to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor);

 

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(2)                      purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) any Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor, or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof held by Persons other than the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(3)                      make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Securities or any Security Guarantees (except for the 2018 Notes), except (A) a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (B) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of any such Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase or other acquisition; or

 

(4)                      make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 4.4(a)  being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”),

 

(b)                unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

(1)                      no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; and

 

(2)                      the Parent Guarantor would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.3(a)  hereof; and

 

(3)                      such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (3), (4), (5), (6) and (8) of Section 4.4(c) ), is less than the sum, without duplication, of (the “Restricted Payments Basket”):

 

(A)              50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from July 1, 2010 to the period ending on July 1, 2016 plus 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Parent Guarantor for the period (taken as one accounting period) from July 1, 2016 to the Parent Guarantor’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus

 

(B)              100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of assets other than cash received by the Company during the period beginning on August 26, 2010 and ending on July 1, 2016 plus 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of assets other than cash received by the Parent Guarantor since July 1, 2016 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, plus

 

(C)              with respect to Restricted Investments made by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries after August 26, 2010, an amount equal to the net reduction in such Restricted Investments in any Person resulting from repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary or from the net cash proceeds from the sale of any such Restricted Investment (except, in each case, to the extent any such payment or proceeds are included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), from the release of any Guarantee (except to the extent any amounts are paid under such Guarantee) or from redesignations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries, not to exceed, in each case, the amount of Restricted Investments previously made by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Person or Unrestricted Subsidiary after August 26, 2010, plus

 

(D)              the amount by which Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor is reduced on the Parent Guarantor’s most recent quarterly balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange subsequent to August 26, 2010 of any Indebtedness of the Company or the Parent Guarantor convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or the Parent Guarantor (less the amount of any cash or the Fair Market Value of any other property (other than such Capital Stock) distributed by the Company or the Parent Guarantor upon such conversion or exchange) plus the amount of any cash received by the Company or the Parent Guarantor upon such conversion or exchange; provided, however, that such amount may not exceed the net proceeds received by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from the Incurrence of such Indebtedness (excluding net proceeds from the sale or issuance of such Indebtedness to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or an employee ownership plan or a trust established by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees), plus

 

(E)               $75.0 million.

 

The amount of the Restricted Payments Basket as of March 31, 2014 was approximately $183.2 million.

 

(c)                 The preceding provisions will not prohibit, so long as, in the case of clauses (7), (9) and (10) of this Section 4.4(c) , no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby:

 

(1)                      the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of the Indenture;

 

(2)                      the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor to the holders of its Common Stock on a pro rata basis;

 

(3)                      the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor or of any Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of a contribution to the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor or a substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor) of, Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value will be excluded from clause (3)(B) of Section 4.4(b) ;

 

(4)                      the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness subordinated to the Securities or the Security Guarantees in exchange for, or with the net cash proceeds from an Incurrence of, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(5)                      the purchase of Capital Stock (A) deemed to occur (i) upon the exercise of options or warrants to the extent that such Capital Stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price thereof, or (ii) in lieu of payment of withholding taxes in connection with any exercise of options or warrants to acquire such Capital Stock or (B) upon exercise of bond hedge or capped call options purchased by the Company or the Parent Guarantor from one or more financial institutions to hedge the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s payment or delivery obligations due upon conversion of the Convertible Notes;

 

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(6)                      the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries held by any current or former employee or director of the Parent Guarantor (or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) pursuant to the terms of any director or employee equity subscription agreement, equity option agreement or other director or employee benefit plan entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such purchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests in a calendar year does not exceed $5.0 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year after the Issue Date of up to $5.0 million being carried over to the next succeeding calendar year);

 

(7)                      payments of dividends on Disqualified Stock permitted to be issued under Section 4.3 hereof;

 

(8)                      cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor;

 

(9)                      other Restricted Payments if, immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment (including the incurrence of any Indebtedness to finance such payment) as if it had occurred at the beginning of the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements of the Parent Guarantor are available, the Total Leverage Ratio would not be greater than 1.75 to 1.0; and

 

(10)               other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100.0 million since the Issue Date.

 

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued to or by the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment, except that the Fair Market Value of any non-cash dividend made within 60 days after the date of declaration shall be determined as of such date of declaration. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (3), (4), (5), (6) and (8) of this Section 4.4(c) ), the Parent Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.4 were computed.

 

Section 4.5                                                 Liens

 

The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, unless all payments under the Indenture and the Securities are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations so secured (or, in the case of Indebtedness subordinated to the Securities or the Security Guarantees, prior or senior thereto, with the same relative priority as the Securities or the Security Guarantees, as applicable, will have with respect to such subordinated Indebtedness) until such time as such Indebtedness is no longer secured by a Lien.

 

Section 4.6                                                 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

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(1)                      pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or pay any liabilities owed to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(2)                      make loans or advances to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

 

(3)                      transfer any of its properties or assets to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(b)                However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions:

 

(1)                      existing under, by reason of or with respect to the Credit Agreement, Existing Indebtedness or any other agreements in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the Credit Agreement, Existing Indebtedness or such other agreements, as the case may be, as in effect on the Issue Date;

 

(2)                      set forth in the Indenture, the Securities and the Security Guarantees;

 

(3)                      existing under, by reason of or with respect to applicable law;

 

(4)                      with respect to any Person or the property or assets of a Person acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time of such acquisition and not incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person so acquired and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions in any such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, extensions, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those in effect on the date of the acquisition;

 

(5)                      in the case of clause (3) of Section 4.6(a) :

 

(A)              restricting in a customary manner the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is a lease, license, conveyance or contract or similar property or asset;

 

(B)              existing by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

 

(C)              arising or existing by reason of construction loans or purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations, in each case to the extent permitted under this Indenture;

 

(D)              restricting in a customary manner the transfer of intellectual property in connection with licenses of such intellectual property in the ordinary course of business;

 

(E)               existing under or by reason of provisions with respect to the disposition or

 

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distribution of assets or property in Joint Venture agreements and other similar agreements, in each case to the extent permitted under this Indenture, so long as any such encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person (to its property or assets) other than such Joint Venture or a Subsidiary thereof; or

 

(F)                arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in any manner material to the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof;

 

(6)                      existing under, by reason of or with respect to any agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, or property or assets of, a Restricted Subsidiary that restrict distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition;

 

(7)                      on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or required by utility, insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case, under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(8)                      the issuance of Preferred Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or the payment of dividends thereon in accordance with the terms thereof; provided that issuance of such Preferred Stock is permitted pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof and the terms of such Preferred Stock do not expressly restrict the ability of such Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock (other than requirements to pay dividends or liquidation preferences on such Preferred Stock prior to paying any dividends or making any other distributions on such other Capital Stock);

 

(9)                      in the terms of any Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary or any agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was Incurred, if either (A) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of a payment default or a default with respect to a financial covenant in such Indebtedness or agreement or (B) the Parent Guarantor determines that any such encumbrance or restriction will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Securities, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor, whose determination shall be conclusive; and

 

(10)               in any other agreement governing Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor of the Company that is permitted to be Incurred by Section 4.3 hereof; provided, however, that such encumbrances or restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the Indenture or the Credit Agreement as it exists on the Issue Date.

 

Section 4.7                                                 Asset Sales

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:

 

(1)                      the Parent Guarantor (or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and

 

(2)                      at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets or a combination of both. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

 

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(A)              any liabilities (as shown on the Parent Guarantor’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet) of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities, Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to the Securities or any Security Guarantee and liabilities to the extent owed to the Parent Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets or Equity Interests pursuant to a written novation agreement that releases the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability therefor;

 

(B)              any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 90 days of the Asset Sale (to the extent of the cash received in that conversion); and

 

(C)              any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregated Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) 10.0% of the Parent Guarantor’s Consolidated Net Assets as of the date or receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration and (ii) $100.0 million (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

 

(b)                Within 540 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Proceeds at its option:

 

(1)                      to repay Senior Debt and, if the Senior Debt repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto; or

 

(2)                      to purchase Replacement Assets (or enter into a binding agreement to purchase such Replacement Assets; provided that (x) such purchase is consummated within 90 days after the date of such binding agreement and (y) if such purchase is not consummated, within the period set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (x), the Net Proceeds not so applied will be deemed to be Excess Proceeds (as defined below)).

 

Pending the final application of any such Net Proceeds, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.

 

(c)                 On the 541st day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Company determines not to apply the Net Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in Section 4.7(b)  (each such date being referred to as an “Excess Proceeds Trigger Date”), such aggregate amount of Net Proceeds that has not been applied on or before the Excess Proceeds Trigger Date as permitted in Section 4.7(b)  (“Excess Proceeds”) will be applied by the Company to make an offer (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to all Holders and all holders of other Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Securities or any Security Guarantee containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase with the proceeds of sales of assets, to purchase the maximum principal amount of Securities and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased using the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities and such other pari passu Indebtedness plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Asset Sale Payment”), and will be payable in cash. The Company may defer the Asset Sale Offer until there are aggregate unutilized Excess Proceeds equal to or in excess of $20.0 million resulting from one or more Asset Sales, at which time the entire unutilized amount of Excess Proceeds (not only

 

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the amount in excess of $20.0 million) will be applied as provided in this Section 4.7(c) . If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary may use such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Securities and such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Securities and such other pari passu Indebtedness will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Securities and such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, Excess Proceeds subject to such Asset Sale and still held by the Company and the Parent Guarantor will no longer be deemed to be Excess Proceeds.

 

(d)                Within 30 days following the date when the Company becomes obligated to make an Asset Sale Offer, the Company will send a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Asset Sale and offering to repurchase Securities on the date (the “Asset Sale Payment Date”) specified in such notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice.

 

(e)                 On the Asset Sale Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

(1)                      accept for payment all Securities or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, subject to proration based on the amount of Excess Proceeds pursuant to clause (c) above of this Section 4.7 ;

 

(2)                      deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the amount of Excess Proceeds that, after giving effect to proration with holders of pari passu Indebtedness pursuant to clause (c) above of this Section 4.7 , is allocable to the Securities or portions thereof so tendered (or, if less, the aggregate Asset Sale Payment for all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn); and

 

(3)                      deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company.

 

(f)                  The Paying Agent will promptly mail or wire transfer to each Holder of Securities so tendered and not withdrawn and accepted for payment in accordance with this Section 4.7 , the Asset Sale Payment for such Securities, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Asset Sale Payment Date.

 

(g)                 If the Asset Sale Offer Payment Date is after the taking of a record of the Holders on a record date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest will be paid to the Person in whose name a purchased Security is registered on such record date, and no other interest will be payable to Holders who tender Securities pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

 

(h)                The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Securities pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.7 , the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have

 

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breached its obligations under this Section 4.7 by virtue of such compliance.

 

Section 4.8                                                 Transactions With Affiliates

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into, make, amend, renew or extend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or Guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:

 

(1)                      such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(2)                      the Parent Guarantor delivers to the Trustee, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a Board Resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions complies with this Section 4.8(a) , and that such Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor.

 

(b)                The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.8(a)  hereof:

 

(1)                      transactions between or among the Parent Guarantor and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(2)                      payment of reasonable and customary fees to, and reasonable and customary indemnification and similar payments on behalf of, directors of the Company and the Parent Guarantor;

 

(3)                      Restricted Payments that are permitted by Section 4.4 hereof including, without limitation, payments included in the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

 

(4)                      any sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(5)                      the receipt by the Company of any capital contribution from its shareholders prior to July 1, 2016, or the receipt by the Parent Guarantor of any capital contribution from its shareholders on or after July 1, 2016;

 

(6)                      transactions pursuant to agreements or arrangements in effect on the Issue Date, or any amendment, modification, or supplement thereto or replacement thereof, as long as such agreement or arrangement, as so amended, modified or supplemented or replaced, taken as a whole, is not more disadvantageous to the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect than the original agreements or arrangements in existence on the Issue Date;

 

(7)                      transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor solely because the Parent Guarantor owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in such Person;

 

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(8)                      transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor or the senior management of the Parent Guarantor, such transactions are on terms not materially less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could reasonably be expected to be obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor; and

 

(9)                      any employment, consulting, service or termination agreement, or reasonable and customary indemnification arrangements, entered into by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the payment of compensation to officers and employees of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans, employee stock option or similar plans), so long as such agreement or payment has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor.

 

Section 4.9                                                 Additional Security Guarantees

 

(a)                If the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary) on or after the Issue Date, then that newly acquired or created Wholly-Owned Subsidiary must become a Guarantor of the Securities by executing a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto and delivering it to the Trustee within 30 days of such acquisition or creation.

 

(b)                In addition, (1) any Immaterial Subsidiary that no longer meets the definition of an Immaterial Subsidiary, and (2) any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (including any Immaterial Subsidiary and any Foreign Subsidiary) that Guarantees any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, must become a Guarantor of the Securities by executing a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto and delivering it to the Trustee within 30 days, if it is not already a Guarantor at such time.

 

Section 4.10                                          Business Activities

 

The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.11                                          Change of Control

 

(a)                If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has previously or concurrently exercised its right to redeem all of the Securities under Section 3.7 hereof, each Holder of Securities will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Securities pursuant to an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) on the terms set forth herein. In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will offer a payment (a “Change of Control Payment”) in cash equal to not less than 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon, to the date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment Date,” which date will be no earlier than the date of such Change of Control). Except as provided in Section 4.11(g)  below, no later than 30 days following any Change of Control, unless the Company has previously or concurrently exercised its right to redeem all of the Securities under Section 3.7 hereof, the Company will send a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Securities on

 

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the Change of Control Payment Date specified in such notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.11 , the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.11 by virtue of such compliance.

 

(b)                On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

 

(1)                      accept for payment all Securities or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

 

(2)                      deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions thereof so tendered; and

 

(3)                      deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Company.

 

(c)                 The Paying Agent will promptly mail or wire transfer to each Holder of Securities so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Securities, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(d)                If the Change of Control Payment Date is after the taking of a record of the Holders on a record date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest will be paid to the Person in whose name a Security is registered on such record date, and no other interest will be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.

 

(e)                 Prior to complying with any of the provisions of this Section 4.11 , but in any event no later than the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company must either repay all of its other outstanding Senior Debt or obtain the requisite consents, if any, under all agreements governing such Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of Securities required by this Section 4.11 .

 

(f)                  The provisions described above that require the Company to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable regardless of whether any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.

 

(g)                 The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

 

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conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making the Change of Control Offer.

 

(i)                    If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities validly tender and do not withdraw such Securities in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company pursuant to Section 4.11(g) , purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company will have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Securities that remain outstanding following such purchase at a Redemption Price in cash equal to the applicable Change of Control Payment plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 4.11(i)  will be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof.

 

Section 4.12                                          Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

(a)                The Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Company) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(1)                      the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary being so designated will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of such designation and that such Investment would be permitted under Section 4.4 hereof;

 

(2)                      the Subsidiary being so designated:

 

(A)              except as permitted by Section 4.8 hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Parent Guarantor;

 

(B)              is a Person with respect to which neither the Parent Guarantor nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (i) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (ii) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

 

(C)              has not Guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to the extent such Guarantee or credit support would be released upon such designation; and

 

(3)                      no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.

 

(b)                Any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by this Indenture. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet any of the preceding requirements and such failure continues for a period of 30 days, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness, Investments, or Liens on the property of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be Incurred or made by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as of such date and, if such Indebtedness, Investments or

 

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Liens are not permitted to be Incurred or made as of such date under this Indenture, the Company and the Parent Guarantor will be in default under this Indenture.

 

(c)                 The Board of Directors of the Parent Guarantor may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(1)                      such designation will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will only be permitted if such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.3 hereof;

 

(2)                      all outstanding Investments owned by such Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be made as of the time of such designation and such designation will only be permitted if such Investments would be permitted under Section 4.4 hereof;

 

(3)                      all Liens upon property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary existing at the time of such designation would be permitted under Section 4.5 hereof; and

 

(4)                      no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.

 

Section 4.13                                          Payments for Consent

 

The Parent Guarantor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Securities unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

 

Section 4.14                                    Maintenance of Office or Agency for Registration of Transfer, Exchange and Payment of Securities

 

So long as any of the Securities shall remain outstanding, the Company will, in accordance with Section 2.3 hereof, maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, or the Registrar) in the City and State of New York where the Securities may be surrendered for exchange or registration of transfer and where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment. If the Company shall fail to maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of any change in the location thereof, such surrenders or presentations may be made at the designated Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive at the aforesaid office all such surrenders or presentations. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where Securities may be presented or surrendered for any and all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the City and State of New York for such purposes. The Company will give to the Trustee prompt written notice of the location of any such other office or agency and of any change of location thereof.

 

Section 4.15                                          Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in the Office of Trustee

 

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.8 , a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee

 

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hereunder.

 

Section 4.16                                          Provision as to Paying Agent

 

(a)                If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, it will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Agent shall undertake, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.16 :

 

(1)                      that it will hold all sums held by it as such Agent for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor on the Securities) in trust for the benefit of the Holders and will notify the Trustee of the receipt of sums to be so held;

 

(2)                      that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor on the Securities) to make any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities when the same shall be due and payable;

 

(3)                      that it will at any time during the continuance of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.1 , upon the written request of the Trustee, deliver to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by it; and

 

(4)                      that it will acknowledge, accept and agree to comply in all aspects with the provisions of this Indenture relating to the duties, rights and liabilities of such Paying Agent.

 

(b)                If neither the Parent Guarantor nor a Restricted Subsidiary is acting as Paying Agent, the Company will, by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the due date of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities, deposit with such Paying Agent a sum in same day funds sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Holders entitled to such principal, premium, if any, or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its failure so to act.

 

(c)                 If the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary is acting as Paying Agent, the Company will, by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due and will notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action.

 

(d)                Anything in this Section 4.16 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary acting as Paying Agent 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 any other Paying Agent for delivery to the Trustee all sums held in trust by it, as required by this Section 4.16 , such sums to be delivered by such Paying Agent to the Trustee to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained.

 

(e)                 Anything in this Section 4.16 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.16 is subject to the provisions of Section 8.4 and Section 8.6 .

 

Section 4.17                                          Maintenance of Corporate Existence

 

So long as any of the Securities shall remain outstanding, the Company will at all times (except as otherwise provided or permitted in this Article V of this Indenture) do or cause to be done all things

 

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necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

 

Section 4.18                                          Compliance Certificate

 

(a)                The Company and the Guarantors shall deliver to the Trustee within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, a statement (which need not be an Officers’ Certificate) signed by the principal executive officer, the principal accounting officer or the principal financial officer of each of the Company and the Guarantors, stating that a review of the activities of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether each of the Company and the Guarantors has performed its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating whether or not the signers know of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such period. If they do, the statement shall describe such Default or Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

(b)                So long as any of the Securities are outstanding, the Company will deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 4.19                                          Taxes

 

The Parent Guarantor will pay, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.20                                          Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

 

Each of the Company and the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will 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 wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and each of the Company and the Guarantors (to the extent that 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 has been enacted.

 

Section 4.21                                          Covenant Suspension

 

(a)                If at any time after the Issue Date (1) the rating assigned to the Securities by either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s is an Investment Grade Rating, (2) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture and (3) the Parent Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate certifying to the foregoing provisions of this sentence (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event”), the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries will no longer be subject to the provisions of Sections 4.3 , 4.4 , 4.6 , 4.7 , 4.8 , 4.10 , 4.13 and clause (3) of Section 5.1(a)  (collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”).

 

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assigned to the Securities below the Investment Grade Rating so that the Securities do not have an Investment Grade Rating from either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, then the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants, subject to the terms, conditions and obligations set forth in this Indenture (each such date of reinstatement being the “Reinstatement Date”). The period of time between any Covenant Suspension Event and the corresponding Reinstatement Date is referred to as the “Suspension Period”. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during any Suspension Period.

 

(c)                 During any Suspension Period, the Parent Guarantor may not designate any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.12 .

 

(d)                In the event of any such reinstatement of the Suspended Covenants, (1) with respect to Restricted Payments made after any such reinstatement, the amount of Restricted Payments made will be calculated as though Section 4.4 had been in effect prior to, but not during, the Suspension Period, and (2) all Indebtedness Incurred, including any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been Incurred or issued pursuant to clause (3) of Section 4.3(b ). In addition, for purposes of Section 4.8 , all agreements and arrangements entered into by the Parent Guarantor and any Restricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate of the Parent Guarantor during the Suspension Period prior to such Reinstatement Date will be deemed to have been entered into on or prior to the Issue Date and permitted by clause (6) of Section 4.8(b) , and for purposes of Section 4.6 , all contracts entered into during the Suspension Period prior to such Reinstatement Date that contain any of the restrictions contemplated by such covenant will be deemed to have been existing on the Issue Date.

 

(e)                 Promptly following the occurrence of any Covenant Suspension Event or Reinstatement Date, the Company will provide written notice to the Trustee regarding such occurrence.

 

ARTICLE V
SUCCESSOR COMPANY

 

Article V of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 5.1                                                 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

 

(a)                The Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, is the surviving Person) or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

 

(1)                      either: (A) the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, is the surviving Person; or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition will have been made (i) is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) assumes all the obligations of the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, under the Securities, in the case of the Company, and this Indenture pursuant to a supplement to the Indenture reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

 

(2)                      immediately after giving effect to such transaction no Default or Event of Default exists;

 

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(3)                      immediately after giving effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions on a pro forma basis as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, either (A) the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition will have been made, will be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.3(a)  hereof or (b) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Parent Guarantor or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if the consolidation or merger involves the Parent Guarantor and the Parent Guarantor does not survive such transaction), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition has been made, will be equal to or greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Parent Guarantor immediately before such transaction;

 

(4)                      unless the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, is the surviving Person in such transaction, each Guarantor, unless such Guarantor is the Person with which the Company has entered into a transaction under this Section 5.1(a) , will have by a supplement to the Indenture reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee confirmed that its Security Guarantee will apply to the obligations of the successor to the Parent Guarantor or the Company under the Securities and this Indenture; and

 

(5)                      the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate (attaching the arithmetic computation to demonstrate compliance with clause (3) of this Section 5.1(a) ) and Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that such transaction and any such supplement to the Indenture comply with this Section 5.1(a)  and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Section 5.1(a)  relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

(b)                Clause (a)(3) of this Section 5.1 will not apply to any merger, consolidation or sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Parent Guarantor and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Section 5.2                                                 Successor Substituted

 

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the successor formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition is made will succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Parent Guarantor” or the “Company,” as applicable, will refer instead to the successor and not to the Parent Guarantor or the Company), and may exercise every right and power of, the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Parent Guarantor or the Company in this Indenture, and the Parent Guarantor or the Company, as applicable, unless the Parent Guarantor or the Company is the surviving Person in such transaction and except in the case of a lease, will be released from any further obligations under the Securities or this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

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Section 6.1                                                 Events of Default

 

Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

 

(1)                      default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Securities;

 

(2)                      default in payment when due (whether at Stated Maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Securities;

 

(3)                      failure by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to consummate a purchase of the Securities when required by Section 4.7 or 4.11 hereof or failure to comply with Section 5.1 hereof;

 

(4)                      failure by the Parent Guarantor for 180 days after written notice by the Trustee or Holders representing 25% or more of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities outstanding to comply with Section 4.2 hereof;

 

(5)                      failure by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 60 days after written notice by the Trustee or Holders representing 25% or more of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities outstanding to comply with any of the other agreements in this Indenture;

 

(6)                      default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary (or any Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, if that default:

 

(A)              is caused by a failure to make any payment when due at the final maturity of such Indebtedness (a “Payment Default’); or

 

(B)              results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity;

 

and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $30.0 million or more;

 

(7)                      failure by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary (or any Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) to pay final judgments (to the extent such judgments are not paid or covered by insurance provided by a reputable carrier that has the ability to perform and has acknowledged coverage in writing) aggregating in excess of $30.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;

 

(8)                      except as permitted by this Indenture, any Security Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Security Guarantee; and

 

(9)                      (A) the Company, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (or any Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

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(i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;

 

(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding in which it is a debtor;

 

(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;

 

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

 

(v) consents to the institution of a bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it; or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; or

 

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

 

(i)  is for relief against the Company, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (or any Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) in an involuntary case in which it is a debtor;

 

(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (or any Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) or for any substantial part of its property; or

 

(iii) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (or any Restricted Subsidiaries that together would constitute a Significant Subsidiary); or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order, decree or relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

 

Section 6.2                                                 Acceleration of Maturity; Annulment

 

(a)                If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (9) of Section 6.1 ) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice in writing to the Company specifying the Event of Default, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the Event of Default, may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be due and payable immediately.

 

(b)                If an Event of Default described in clause (9) of Section 6.1 above occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any further action or notice on the part of the Trustee or any Holders.

 

(c)                 In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful action or inaction taken or not taken by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Securities pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, an equivalent premium will also become and be immediately due and

 

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payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Securities.

 

(d)                In the event of a declaration or acceleration of the Securities because an Event of Default described in clause (6) of Section 6.1 above has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Securities will be automatically annulled if the Payment Default or other default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (6) of Section 6.1 above is remedied or cured by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 60 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if (a) annulment of the acceleration of the Securities would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (b) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium or interest on the Securities that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Securities, have been cured or waived.

 

ARTICLE VII

SECURITY GUARANTEES

 

Section 10.3 and Section 10.9 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

Section 10.3                              Execution and Delivery of Security Guarantee

 

To evidence its Security Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 , each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Security Guarantee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto will be endorsed by manual or facsimile signature by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture substantially in form of Exhibit E hereof) will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.

 

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Security Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Security Guarantee. If an Officer whose facsimile signature is on the Security Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security on which the Security Guarantee is endorsed, the Security Guarantee will be valid nevertheless.

 

The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Security Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

 

In the event that (i) the Parent Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary) on or after the Issue Date, (ii) any Immaterial Subsidiary no longer meets the definition of an Immaterial Subsidiary or (iii) any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Company, but including any Immaterial Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary) Guarantees any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, the Parent Guarantor will, to the extent required, comply with the provisions of Section 4.9 hereof.

 

Section 10.9                              Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of a Guarantor; Release of a Guarantor

 

(a)                A Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person), another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

 

(1)                      immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

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(2)                      either:

 

(A)              the Person acquiring the properties or assets in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Guarantor) is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under this Indenture and its Security Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; or

 

(B)              such sale or other disposition or consolidation or merger complies with Section 4.7 hereof.

 

(b)                The Security Guarantee of a Guarantor (other than the Parent Guarantor) shall be automatically and unconditionally released:

 

(1)                      in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, if the sale or other disposition complies with Section 4.7 hereof;

 

(2)                      in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor, if the sale or other disposition complies with Section 4.7 hereof, and such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a result of such sale or other disposition;

 

(3)                      if the Parent Guarantor properly designates a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under this Indenture;

 

(4)                      if the Company exercises either its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option in accordance with Section 8.1(b)  hereof or if it satisfies and discharges this Indenture with respect to the Securities in accordance with Section 8.1(a)  hereof;

 

(5)                      upon the liquidation or dissolution of such Guarantor; provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; or

 

(6)                      solely in the case of a Security Guarantee created pursuant to clause (b)(2) of Section 4.9 hereof, upon the release or discharge of the Guarantee which resulted in the creation of such Security Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such Guarantee.

 

(c)                                   Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that any of the conditions described in clauses (1)-(6) of Section 10.9(b)  has occurred, the Trustee shall execute any supplemental indenture or other documents reasonably requested by the Company in order to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its Security Guarantee and this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.2 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

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Section 11.2                              Notices

 

Any notice or communication shall be in writing in the English language and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, addressed as follows (unless the Company and the Trustee agree to another method of delivery):

 

if to the Company or the Guarantors:

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: (832) 308-4825

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (832) 308-4770

 

and

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: Treasurer

Facsimile: (832) 308-4750

 

if to the Trustee:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

750 N. Saint Paul Place, Suite 1750

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Corporate, Municipal & Escrow Services

Facsimile: (214) 756-7401

 

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

 

Any notice or communication to a Holder of a Definitive Security shall be sent to the Holder at the Holder’s registered address as it appears in the Registrar’s books by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, and any notice or communication to the Holder of a Global Security shall be given in accordance with the Depositary’s applicable rules and procedures.

 

All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (other than those sent to Holders) when answered back, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

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Failure to deliver a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is given in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 9.1                                     Certain Trustee Matters

 

The recitals contained herein are an integral part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof or thereof by the Company.

 

Section 9.2                                     Agreement to Guarantee

 

Each of the Parent Guarantor and the New Guarantors hereby agrees, jointly and severally, with all other Guarantors, to unconditionally Guarantee to each Holder and to the Trustee the Guaranteed Obligations, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture.  The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders and to the Trustee pursuant to the Security Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Security Guarantees.  Each of the Parent Guarantor and the New Guarantors agrees that its Security Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Security Guarantee.

 

Section 9.3                                     Continued Effect

 

Except as expressly supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof, and the Indenture, as supplemented and amended hereby and thereby, is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed.  This Supplemental Indenture and all of its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Indenture, as supplemented and amended, in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

 

Section 9.4                                     Governing Law

 

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Section 9.5                                     Multiple Originals; Counterparts

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

[Signatures on following pages]

 

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

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

PARENT GUARANTOR:

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Director and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

NEW GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

CATM HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS USA, INC.

 

CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

ATM NATIONAL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Chief Accounting Officer

 

Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick T. Giordano

 

Name:

Patrick T. Giordano

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture

 


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This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. Witness the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED DD-MMM-YYYY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, Chief Executive Officer By AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE CUSIP Holder ID Insurance Value Number of Shares DTC Certificate Numbers 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 Total Transaction XXXXXX XX X XXXXXXXXXX 1,000,000.00 123456 12345678 123456789012345 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004 Num/No. Denom. Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 CUSIP G1991C 10 5

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. CARDTRONICS PLC A FULL STATEMENT OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS UPON APPLICATION TO THE TRANSFER AGENT NAMED ON THE FACE HEREOF OR TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. THE TRANSFER OF THESE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF A SPECIALIZED STOCK TRANSFER FORM AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM’S HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS STAMP DUTY. PLEASE CONTACT THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. (Cust) (Minor) (State) and not as tenants in common (Cust) (Minor) (State) PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) Shares of the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: 20 Signature: Signature: Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever. The IRS requires that the named transfer agent (“we”) report the cost basis of certain shares or units acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares or units are covered by the legislation, and you requested to sell or transfer the shares or units using a specific cost basis calculation method, then we have processed as you requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, then we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep in contact with the issuer or do not have any activity in your account for the time period specified by state law, your property may become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state. Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. For US purposes the following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ............................................Custodian ................................................ TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act......................................................... JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT - ............................................Custodian (until age ................................) .............................under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act ................... Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated to be effective as of July 1, 2016 (the “ Amendment Effective Date ”), is entered into by and among CARDTRONICS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), CARDTRONICS plc , an English public limited company (the “ Parent ”), CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS LIMITED , a private company incorporated under English law (“ U.K. Holdco ”), CATM HOLDINGS LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ U.S. Holdco ”), CARDTRONICS USA, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“ CATM USA ”), CARDTRONICS EUROPE LIMITED , a private company incorporated under English law (“ Cardtronics Europe ”), CARDTRONICS UK LIMITED , a private company incorporated under English law (“ CATM UK ” and together with the Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco, CATM USA and Cardtronics Europe, the “ Borrowers ”), each of the other Obligors (as defined in the Credit Agreement defined below) party hereto, each of the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent ”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

 

WHEREAS , the Company, Cardtronics Europe, the other Obligors party thereto, the lenders party thereto (the “ Lenders ”) and the Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 24, 2014 (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 27, 2016 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), among the Company, the Parent, U.S. Holdco and CATM Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Cardtronics MergeCo ”), pursuant to which Cardtronics MergeCo will merge (the “ Merger ”) with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Merger as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in order to permit the Merger and to add the Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco, CATM USA and CATM UK as Borrowers under the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , each of the Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco, CATM USA and CATM UK desires to become a party to the Credit Agreement as a Borrower thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Agent and the Lenders consent to the assignment by the Company of all of its Loans and other Obligations under the Credit Agreement to CATM USA and, in connection therewith, agree that the Company shall no longer be a Borrower under the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the Company has requested that the Agent and the Lenders agree to amend certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the Agent and the Lenders party hereto are willing to agree to such requests subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, provided that the existing Obligors

 



 

ratify and confirm all of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and each of the Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco, CATM USA and CATM UK agrees to become a party to the Credit Agreement and agrees to the obligations thereunder as a Borrower; and

 

WHEREAS , SunTrust Bank (the “ Exiting Lender ”) wishes to reallocate its Commitment among certain of the other Lenders as herein provided; and

 

WHEREAS , The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (the “ New Lender ”) wishes to join the Credit Agreement as a Lender;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Defined Terms .  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.                                       Amendments to Credit Agreement .

 

(a)                                  The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as set forth on Annex A attached hereto.

 

(b)                                  The Schedules to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended to read in their entirety as set forth on the Schedules attached hereto.

 

(c)                                   The Exhibits to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended to read in their entirety as set forth on the Exhibits attached hereto.

 

3.                                       Joinder of New Borrowers .  By execution and delivery of this Amendment, each of the Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco, CATM USA and CATM UK hereby (i) becomes a party to the Credit Agreement as a Borrower and (A) in the case of the Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco and CATM USA, a Credit Facility Guarantor and (B) in the case of CATM UK, a CFC Guarantor, (ii) agrees to be bound by all applicable obligations and liabilities of a Borrower and a Credit Facility Guarantor or a CFC Guarantor, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement and (iii) makes as of the date hereof each of the representations and warranties made by the Obligors in the Credit Agreement as such representations and warranties relate to such Person.

 

4.                                       Assignment and Assumption; Limited Release of the Company .

 

(a)                                  By execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Company hereby assigns to CATM USA, and CATM USA hereby assumes from the Company, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, all of the Obligations of the Company in its capacity as a Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, CATM USA hereby (a) agrees that all Loans of the Company outstanding as of the Amendment Effective Date shall be deemed to be Loans made to CATM USA and (b) expressly assumes all of the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement and the

 

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other Loan Documents in respect of such Loans.  Each of the Company and CATM Holdings agrees and acknowledges that Annex B attached hereto sets forth the outstanding principal amount of each Loan of the Company as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 

(b)                                  The Agent and the Lenders party hereto hereby release and discharge the Company from its liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Borrower from and after the Amendment Effective Date; provided that the foregoing release shall not release or discharge the Company from its liabilities and obligations under the Loan Documents as a Credit Facility Guarantor.  From and after the Amendment Effective Date, the Company shall have no right to borrow under the Credit Agreement unless the Parent provides notice as required pursuant to the Credit Agreement of the request to again add the Company as an Additional Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the Company complies with the conditions set forth therein to become an Additional Borrower thereunder.

 

5.                                       Conditions Precedent .  This Amendment shall be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                  no Default or Event of Default shall exist;

 

(b)                                  the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrowers, the other Obligors party hereto and the Lenders;

 

(c)                                   the Agent shall have received from each applicable Obligor a ratification, joinder and amendment of (i) that certain Security and Pledge Agreement dated as of July 15, 2010, among the Company, the other debtors party thereto and the Agent and (ii) that certain Security and Pledge Agreement dated as of May 26, 2015, among Cardtronics Europe, the other debtors party thereto and the Agent, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its reasonable discretion;

 

(d)                                  the Agent shall have received a Debenture, duly executed by the Parent and each other Obligor that is organized under the laws of England, governed by English law and in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its reasonable discretion;

 

(e)                                   each Lender (other than the Exiting Lender) shall have received from the Borrowers a promissory note (or an amendment and restatement of its existing promissory note, as applicable) payable to such Lender in a form approved by the Agent in its reasonable discretion;

 

(f)                                    the Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing, to the extent applicable, of each Borrower and each other Obligor, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and the authority of each natural Person executing this Amendment and the other Loan Documents on behalf of any Obligor, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

 

(g)                                   the Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the date hereof, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-

 

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pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement;

 

(h)                                  the Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information reasonably requested by them in respect of each Obligor under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, and their respective internal policies;

 

(i)                                      the Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Agent and the Lenders (other than the Exiting Lender) and dated the date hereof) of Baker & McKenzie LLP, counsel for the Parent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;

 

(j)                                     the Agent shall have received evidence of insurance coverage of each Obligor, which coverage shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement and shall name the Agent as an additional insured and as a loss payee on the liability and casualty policies;

 

(k)                                  the Agent shall have received reports of UCC (or similar) Lien searches conducted by a reputable search firm with respect to each Obligor from its jurisdiction of organization (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction) and, in the case of any Obligor organized outside the United States, the District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds, and such reports shall not disclose any Liens other than Permitted Liens; and

 

(l)                                      all certificates representing membership interests and shares of stock, if any, described on Annex 3 to each ratification, joinder and amendment described above in clause (c) above shall have been delivered to the Agent together with related stock and membership powers executed in blank by the applicable Obligor.

 

6.                                       Ratification .  Each Obligor hereby ratifies all of its Obligations under the Credit Agreement and each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and agrees and acknowledges that the Credit Agreement and each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are and shall continue to be in full force and effect as amended and modified by this Amendment.  Nothing in this Amendment extinguishes, novates or releases any right, claim, lien, security interest or entitlement of any of the Lenders or the Agent created by or contained in any of such documents nor is any Obligor released from any covenant, warranty or obligation created by or contained herein or therein, except to the extent set forth in Section 4(b)  with respect to the Company.

 

7.                                       Representations and Warranties .  Each Obligor hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agent that (a) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Obligor, (b) this Amendment constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, (c) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct on and as of the date hereof in all material respects as though made as of the date hereof, except for

 

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such representations and warranties as are by their express terms limited to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date; provided that, in either case, to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by Material Adverse Effect or materiality qualifier, such representation and warranty is true and correct in all respects, (d) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement or under any other Loan Document or will result immediately upon giving effect to this Amendment and (e) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly authorized by such Obligor.

 

8.                                       Exiting Lender .  Simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Exiting Lender shall be deemed to have, and does hereby sell, assign, transfer and convey to each other Lenders hereunder that is increasing its Commitment (the “ Increasing Lenders ”) and to the New Lender, and each of the Increasing Lenders and the New Lender hereby purchases and accepts, the Commitments and Loans of the Exiting Lender such that, after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the Exiting Lender shall (i) be paid in full for all amounts owing to the Exiting Lender under the Credit Agreement as agreed and calculated by the Exiting Lender and the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Credit Agreement, (ii) cease to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (iii) relinquish its rights (provided that it shall still be entitled to any rights which by their express terms survive the termination, repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the Exiting Lender’s obligations under the Credit Agreement in respect of any circumstance or event or condition arising prior to the Amendment Effective Date) and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) the Commitments of each of the Increasing Lenders and the New Lender shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.01 hereto.  Such purchases shall be deemed to have been effected by way of, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Assignment and Assumptions without the payment of any related assignment fee, and no other documents or instruments shall be, or shall be required to be, executed in connection with such assignments (all of which are hereby waived).  The foregoing assignments, transfers and conveyances are without recourse to the Exiting Lender and without any warranties whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or the Exiting Lender as to title, enforceability, collectability, documentation or freedom from liens or encumbrances, in whole or in part, other than the warranty of the Exiting Lender that it has not previously sold, transferred, conveyed or encumbered such interests.  The Increasing Lenders, the New Lender and the Administrative Agent shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement for periods prior to the adjustment date among themselves.  The Exiting Lender is executing this Amendment for the sole purpose of evidencing its agreement to this Section 8 only and for no other purpose.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Swap Agreement between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the Exiting Lender that is in existence on the Amendment Effective Date, shall continue to constitute Lender Swap Agreements and the obligations in respect thereof shall continue to constitute Obligations for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, notwithstanding the assignment by the Exiting Lender pursuant to this Section 8 .

 

9.                                       New Lender .  By execution and delivery of this Amendment, the New Lender hereby becomes a party to the Credit Agreement as of the Amendment Effective Date and shall have all of the rights and obligations, severally and not jointly, of a Lender thereunder for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party thereto and shall agree, and does

 

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hereby agree, severally and not jointly, to be bound by the terms and conditions thereof as if each were an original signatory thereto.

 

10.                                Counterparts .  This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, which may be delivered in original, facsimile or electronic form each of which shall be construed as an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

11.                                Governing Law .  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the Law of the State of New York without regard to any choice-of-law provisions that would require the application of the law of another jurisdiction.

 

12.                                Amendment is a Loan Document; References to the Credit Agreement .  This Amendment is a Loan Document, as defined in the Credit Agreement.  All references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

 

13.                                Final Agreement of the Parties .  THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

 

BORROWERS:

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Todd Ruden

 

Name:

Todd Ruden

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ M. Dilshad Kasmani

 

Name:

M. Dilshad Kasmani

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

CATM HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

Name:

E. Brad Conrad

 

Title:

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS USA, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Todd Ruden

 

Name:

Todd Ruden

 

Title:

EVP, Financial Planning & Treasurer

 

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS EUROPE LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael E. Keller

 

Name:

Michael E. Keller

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jana Hile

 

Name:

Jana Hile

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

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CARDTRONICS UK LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael E. Keller

 

Name:

Michael E. Keller

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jana Hile

 

Name:

Jana Hile

 

Title:

Director

 



 

 

CREDIT FACILITY GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Todd Ruden

 

Name:

Todd Ruden

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATM NATIONAL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Todd Ruden

 

Name:

Todd Ruden

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFC GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

CARDTRONICS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Todd Ruden

 

Name:

Todd Ruden

 

Title:

Treasurer

 



 

 

CFC GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUNWIN SERVICES GROUP (2010) LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gary Wattley

 

Name:

Gary Wattley

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael J. Pinder

 

Name:

Michael J. Pinder

 

Title:

Director

 



 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER:

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daglas P. Panchal

 

Name:

Daglas P. Panchal

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

 

ALTERNATIVE CURRENCY AGENT:

 

 

 

J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven Connolly

 

Name:

Steven Connolly

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam Rose

 

Name:

Adam Rose

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joanna L. Mitchell

 

Name:

Joanna L. Mitchell

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

COMPASS BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Collis Sanders

 

Name:

Collis Sanders

 

Title:

Executive Vice President

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

ZB, N.A. dba AMEGY BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kelly Nash

 

Name:

Kelly Nash

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL ONE, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sallye Cielencki

 

Name:

Sallye Cielencki

 

Title:

Senior Vice President / Underwriter IV

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Cian McCarrick

 

Name:

Cian McCarrick

 

Title:

Director

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

SANTANDER BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Maag

 

Name:

William Maag

 

Title:

Managing Director

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

HSBC BANK USA, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Bustios

 

Name:

Michael Bustios

 

Title:

Vice President, 20556

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gill Skala

 

Name:

Gill Skala

 

Title:

Director

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Grad

 

Name:

Michael Grad

 

Title:

Director

 



 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

FROST BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michelle Huth

 

Name:

Michelle Huth

 

Title:

Market President

 



 

 

EXITING LENDER:

 

 

 

SUNTRUST BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Justin Lien

 

Name:

Justin Lien

 

Title:

Director

 



 

ANNEX A

 

Conformed Version Including

First Amendment dated July 11, 2014,

Second Amendment dated May 26, 2015 and

Third Amendment dated July 1, 2016

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

April 24, 2014

 

among

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

The Other Obligors Party Hereto,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,

 

J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED,
as Alternative Currency Agent,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent

 

and

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent

 

*****

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED
and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Bookrunners and Co-Lead Arrangers

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I Definitions

1

Section 1.01 Defined Terms

1

Section 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings

29

Section 1.03 Terms Generally

29

Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP

30

Section 1.05 Determination of Equivalent Amounts

30

 

 

ARTICLE II The Credits

31

Section 2.01 Commitments

31

Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings

31

Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings

32

Section 2.04 Swingline Loans

32

Section 2.05 Letters of Credit

34

Section 2.06 Funding of Borrowings

38

Section 2.07 Interest Elections

39

Section 2.08 Termination and Reduction of Commitments

40

Section 2.09 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

41

Section 2.10 Prepayment of Loans

42

Section 2.11 Fees

43

Section 2.12 Interest

44

Section 2.13 Alternate Rate of Interest

44

Section 2.14 Increased Costs

45

Section 2.15 Break Funding Payments

46

Section 2.16 Taxes

47

Section 2.17 Payments; Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

53

Section 2.18 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

55

Section 2.19 Increase of Commitments

56

Section 2.20 Defaulting Lenders

57

Section 2.21 Illegality

59

Section 2.22 Judgment Currency

60

 

 

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties

60

Section 3.01 Organization

60

Section 3.02 Authority Relative to this Agreement

60

Section 3.03 No Violation

61

Section 3.04 Financial Statements

61

Section 3.05 No Undisclosed Liabilities

61

Section 3.06 Litigation

62

Section 3.07 Compliance with Law

62

Section 3.08 Properties

62

Section 3.09 Intellectual Property

62

Section 3.10 Taxes

63

Section 3.11 Environmental Compliance

63

 

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Section 3.12 Labor Matters

64

Section 3.13 Investment Company Status

64

Section 3.14 Insurance

64

Section 3.15 Solvency

64

Section 3.16 ERISA

65

Section 3.17 Disclosure

65

Section 3.18 Margin Stock

65

Section 3.19 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions

65

 

 

ARTICLE IV Conditions

66

Section 4.01 Effective Date

66

Section 4.02 Each Credit Event

67

 

 

ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants

68

Section 5.01 Financial Statements

68

Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events

70

Section 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business

70

Section 5.04 Payment of Obligations

70

Section 5.05 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

71

Section 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights

71

Section 5.07 Compliance with Laws

71

Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit

71

Section 5.09 Additional Guarantors; Termination of Guarantees

72

Section 5.10 Additional Borrowers; Removal of Borrowers

73

Section 5.11 Compliance with ERISA

75

Section 5.12 Compliance With Agreements

75

Section 5.13 Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports

76

Section 5.14 Maintain Business

76

Section 5.15 Further Assurances

76

 

 

ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants

76

Section 6.01 Indebtedness

76

Section 6.02 Liens

78

Section 6.03 Fundamental Changes

78

Section 6.04 Asset Sales

79

Section 6.05 Investments

80

Section 6.06 Swap Agreements

81

Section 6.07 Restricted Payments

81

Section 6.08 Prepayments of Indebtedness

82

Section 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates

82

Section 6.10 Restrictive Agreements

83

Section 6.11 Business Acquisitions

83

Section 6.12 Constitutive Documents

84

Section 6.13 Capital Expenditures

84

Section 6.14 Amendment of Existing Indebtedness

84

Section 6.15 Changes in Fiscal Year

84

Section 6.16 Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio

84

 

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Section 6.17 Total Net Leverage Ratio

85

Section 6.18 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

85

 

 

ARTICLE VII Events of Default and Remedies

85

Section 7.01 Events of Default

85

Section 7.02 Cash Collateral

87

 

 

ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent

87

 

 

ARTICLE IX Guarantee

89

Section 9.01 The Guarantee

89

Section 9.02 Guaranty Unconditional

90

Section 9.03 Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement In Certain Circumstances

91

Section 9.04 Waiver by Each Guarantor

92

Section 9.05 Subrogation

92

Section 9.06 Stay of Acceleration

92

Section 9.07 Limit of Liability

93

Section 9.08 Release upon Sale

93

Section 9.09 Benefit to Guarantor

93

Section 9.10 Keepwell

93

 

 

ARTICLE X Miscellaneous

94

Section 10.01 Notices

94

Section 10.02 Waivers; Amendments

96

Section 10.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

97

Section 10.04 Successors and Assigns

99

Section 10.05 Survival

102

Section 10.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

103

Section 10.07 Severability

103

Section 10.08 Right of Setoff

103

Section 10.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

104

Section 10.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

104

Section 10.11 Headings

105

Section 10.12 Confidentiality

105

Section 10.13 Interest Rate Limitation

106

Section 10.14 USA Patriot Act

106

Section 10.15 Amendment and Restatement

106

Section 10.16 Limitation of Liability of CFC Subsidiaries

106

Section 10.17 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

107

 

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SCHEDULES :

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 2.01

Commitments

Schedule 2.05

Existing Letters of Credit

Schedule 6.01

Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02

Existing Liens

Schedule 6.05

Existing Investments

Schedule 6.10

Restrictive Agreements

 

EXHIBITS :

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.1A

Form of Addendum

Exhibit 1.1B

Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit 1.1C

Form of New Lender Agreement

Exhibit 2.03

Form of Borrowing Request

Exhibit 2.07

Form of Interest Election Request

Exhibit 2.16

Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

Exhibit 5.01(c)

Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit 5.10

Form of Borrower Accession Agreement

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of April 24, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), among Cardtronics plc, an English public limited company (“ Parent ”), the other Obligors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Alternative Currency Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Documentation Agent.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

WHEREAS, Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), is party to that certain Credit Agreement dated July 15, 2010 (as amended, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”) among the Company, the Lenders party thereto, the Obligors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for such lenders, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as alternative currency agent; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Obligors, the Administrative Agent, the Alternative Currency Agent and the Lenders mutually desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants set forth herein, the Company, the Obligors, the Administrative Agent, the Alternative Currency Agent and the Lenders agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
Definitions

 

Section 1.01  Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

Addendum ” means the applicable agreement attached hereto as part of Exhibit 1.1A .

 

Additional Borrower ” means any Person that becomes a Borrower pursuant to Section 5.10 .

 

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar and Alternative Currency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

 

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Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person at any date, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the FRBNY Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an interest period of one month plus 1%.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the FRBNY Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the FRBNY Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

 

Alternative Currency ” means (a) Pounds Sterling, (b) Euros and (c) a currency, in the case of any Loan, that is readily available in the amount required and freely convertible into Dollars in the London interbank market on the Quotation Day for such Loan and the date such Loan is to be advanced and, in the case of any Letter of Credit, in which the Issuing Lender has agreed to issue Letters of Credit, in each case, as such currency has been approved by the Administrative Agent and each Lender.

 

Alternative Currency Agent ” means J.P. Morgan Europe Limited in London, an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, acting at the request of the Administrative Agent.

 

Alternative Currency Borrowing ” means a Borrowing comprised of one or more Alternative Currency Loans.

 

Alternative Currency Loan ” means a Loan requested in an Alternative Currency.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Parent or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

Applicable Margin ” means, on any day, the applicable per annum percentage set forth at the appropriate intersection in the table shown below, based on the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended trailing four-quarter period with respect to which the Parent is required to have delivered the financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof (as such Total Net Leverage Ratio is calculated on Exhibit C of the Compliance Certificate delivered under Section 5.01(c)  by the Parent in connection with such financial statement):

 

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Level

 

Total Net
Leverage Ratio

 

Eurodollar
Margin

 

ABR Margin

 

I

 

X > 3.25

 

2.25

%

1.25

%

II

 

3.25 > X > 2.75

 

2.00

%

1.00

%

III

 

2.75 > X > 2.25

 

1.75

%

0.75

%

IV

 

2.25 > X > 1.75

 

1.50

%

0.50

%

V

 

1.75 > X > 1.25

 

1.25

%

0.25

%

VI

 

1.25 > X

 

1.00

%

0.00

%

 

Each change in the Applicable Margin shall take effect on each date on which such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 , commencing with the date on which such financials statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered for the four-quarter period ending June 30, 2014.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period from the Effective Date through the date the financial statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Applicable Margin shall be determined at Level III.  In the event that any financial statement delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is shown to be inaccurate when delivered (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “ Applicable Period ”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, and only in such case, then the Parent shall immediately (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent corrected financial statements for such Applicable Period, (ii) determine the Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period based upon the corrected financial statements, and (iii) immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.17 .  This provision is in addition to the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to Section 2.12(e)  and their other respective rights under this Agreement.  If the Parent fails to deliver the financial statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to Section 5.01 , then effective as of the date such financial statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 , the Applicable Margin shall be determined at Level I and shall remain at such level until the date such financial statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate are so delivered by the Parent.  In the event that any such financial statement, if corrected, would have led to the application of a lower Applicable Margin for the Applicable Period than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Parent, send out a single notice to the Lenders requesting refund to the Administrative Agent of any overpayment of interest relating thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit any amounts received to the Parent.

 

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment; provided that in the case of Section 2.20 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “ Applicable Percentage ” shall mean the percentage of the total Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment.  If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable

 

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Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Exposure, giving effect to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.

 

Arrangers ” means, collectively, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

 

Asset Sale ” means the sale, transfer, lease or disposition by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of (a) any of the Equity Interest in any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) substantially all of the assets of any division, business unit or line of business of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (c) any other assets (whether tangible or intangible) of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary including, without limitation, any accounts receivable.

 

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.04 ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent (which acceptance may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), in the form of Exhibit 1.1B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

ATM Equipment ” means automated teller machines and related equipment.

 

Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Termination Date and the date of termination of all of the Commitments as set forth herein.

 

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

Bank Products ” means each and any of the following bank services provided to any Obligor by a Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) commercial credit cards, (b) commercial checking accounts, (c) stored value cards and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdraft and interstate depository network services); provided that Bank Products shall specifically exclude services and fees in respect of vault cash or cash for use in ATM Equipment.

 

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets appointed for it, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any state or federal regulatory authority acting in such capacity, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person or any direct or

 

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indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided , further , that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

 

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

Borrower Accession Agreement ” means an agreement in the form of Exhibit 5.10 .

 

Borrowers ” means Parent, U.K. Holdco, U.S. Holdco, CATM USA, Cardtronics Europe and CATM UK and “ Borrower ” means any one of them.

 

Borrowing ” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans and Alternative Currency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.

 

Borrowing Request ” means a request by a Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.03 or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

Business Acquisition ” means (a) an Investment by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Subsidiary or shall be merged into or consolidated with the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) an acquisition by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of the property and assets of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) that constitutes substantially all of the assets of such Person or any division or other business unit of such Person.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City, New York or Houston, Texas are authorized or required by Law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits or Alternative Currencies or the principal financial center of the country in which payment or purchase of such Alternative Currency can be made in the London interbank market is not open (and, if the Borrowings which are the subject of a borrowing, draw, payment, reimbursement or rate selection are denominated in Euros, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day that is not a TARGET Day).

 

Call Spread Counterparties ” means one or more financial institutions selected by the Company.

 

Capital Expenditures ” means expenditures in respect of fixed or capital assets, including the capital portion of the lease payments made in respect of Capital Lease Obligations in each case which are required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, but excluding expenditures for the repair or replacement of any fixed or capital assets which were destroyed, damaged, lost or stolen, in whole or in part, to the extent financed by the

 

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proceeds of an insurance policy; provided that, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the amount of Capital Expenditures attributed to such Restricted Subsidiary shall be the Owned Percentage of the amount that would otherwise be included in the absence of this proviso.

 

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cardtronics Europe ” means Cardtronics Europe Limited, a private company incorporated under English law.

 

Cash Interest Expense ” means, for any period, for the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all cash interest payments made during such period (including the portion of rents payable under Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest); provided that, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the amount of Cash Interest Expense attributed to such Restricted Subsidiary shall be the Owned Percentage of the amount that would otherwise be included in the absence of this proviso.

 

CATM UK ” means Cardtronics UK Limited, a private company incorporated under English law.

 

CATM USA ” means Cardtronics USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code.

 

CFC Borrower ” means (a) each Borrower that is a CFC, (b) any Borrower that is owned by a CFC and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (c) each Additional Borrower that is described in clause (a) or (b) above and designated by the Borrower as a CFC Borrower pursuant to Section 5.10 .

 

CFC Guarantor ” means each CFC Borrower and, subject to Sections 5.09(g)  and 9.08 , each Material Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary and each other CFC Subsidiary that is required to be, or has otherwise become, a CFC Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.09 .

 

CFC Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is (a) a CFC, (b) a U.S. Subsidiary, owned directly by another U.S. Subsidiary, substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness of, one or more CFCs or (c) owned directly or indirectly by a CFC.

 

Change in Control ” means (a) any Person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date hereof) shall become the ultimate beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date hereof) of issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power in elections for directors of the Parent on a fully diluted

 

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basis; or (b) a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent shall cease to be either (i) Persons who were members of the board of directors on the Third Amendment Effective Date or (ii) Persons who became members of such board of directors after the Third Amendment Effective Date and whose election or nomination was approved by a vote or consent of the majority of the members of the board of directors that are either described in clause (i) above or who were elected under this clause (ii).

 

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

Collateral ” means all of the property described in the Security Documents serving as security for the Loans.

 

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.19 or Section 10.04 .  The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $375,000,000.

 

Commitment Fee Rate ” means, on any day, the applicable per annum percentage set forth at the appropriate intersection in the table shown below, based on the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended trailing four-quarter period with respect to which the Parent is required to have delivered the financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof (as such Total Net Leverage Ratio is calculated on Exhibit C of the Compliance Certificate delivered under Section 5.01(c)  by the Parent in connection with such financial statement):

 

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Level

 

Total Net
Leverage Ratio

 

Commitment Fee Rate

 

I

 

X > 3.25

 

0.40

%

II

 

3.25 > X > 2.75

 

0.35

%

III

 

2.75 > X > 2.25

 

0.30

%

IV

 

2.25 > X > 1.75

 

0.25

%

V

 

1.75 > X > 1.25

 

0.20

%

VI

 

1.25 > X

 

0.20

%

 

Each change in the Commitment Fee Rate shall take effect on each date on which such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 , commencing with the date on which such financials statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered for the four-quarter period ending June 30, 2014.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period from the Effective Date through the date the financial statements and Compliance Certificate are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Commitment Fee Rate shall be determined at Level III.  In the event any financial statement delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 is shown to be inaccurate when delivered (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to a higher Commitment Fee Rate for any period (an “ Applicable Commitment Fee Period ”) than the Commitment Fee Rate applied for such Applicable Commitment Fee Period, and only in such case, then the Parent shall immediately (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent corrected financial statements for such Applicable Commitment Fee Period, (ii) determine the Commitment Fee Rate for such Applicable Commitment Fee Period based on the corrected financial statements, and (iii) immediately pay to the Administrative Agent the additional accrued commitment fees owing as a result of such increased Commitment Fee Rate for such Applicable Commitment Fee Period, which payment shall be promptly applied in accordance with Section 2.11 .  This provision is in addition to the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to Section 2.12(e)  and their other respective rights under this Agreement.  If the Parent fails to deliver the financial statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent at the time required pursuant to Section 5.01 , then effective as of the date such financial statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 , the Commitment Fee Rate shall be determined at Level I and shall remain at such level until the date such financial statements and corresponding Compliance Certificate are so delivered by the Parent.  In the event that any such financial statement, if corrected, would have led to the application of a lower Commitment Fee Rate for the Applicable Commitment Fee Period than the Commitment Fee Rate applied for such Applicable Commitment Fee Period, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Parent, send out a single notice to the Lenders requesting refund to the Administrative Agent of any overpayment of commitment fees relating thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit any amounts received to the Parent.

 

Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Company ” has the meaning given in the preamble hereto.

 

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Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(c) .

 

Computation Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05 .

 

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for any period, for the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable during such period, (iii) depreciation, accretion and amortization expense and (iv) other extraordinary, non-cash and non-recurring expenses reducing such Consolidated Net Income, provided that any such non-recurring expenses shall not exceed $15,000,000 in any fiscal year, and minus (b) to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period; provided that, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the amount included in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in respect of any such items or components thereof shall be the Owned Percentage of the amount that would otherwise be included in the absence of this proviso.

 

Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA ” means, for any period, for the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such period, adjusted to include the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Business Acquisitions made in accordance with Section 6.11 during such period as if such Business Acquisition occurred on the first day of such period, including adjustments attributable to such Business Acquisitions so long as such adjustments (a) have been certified by a Financial Officer as having been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions, (b) are expected to occur within ninety (90) days of the date such Business Acquisition is consummated, (c) are permitted or required under Regulation S-X of the SEC and (d) do not exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any twelve month period.

 

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, as of the date of determination, for the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all Indebtedness evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar items with regularly scheduled interest payments and a maturity date; provided that, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the amount of Indebtedness attributed to such Restricted Subsidiary shall be the Owned Percentage of the amount that would otherwise be included in the absence of this proviso, unless the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary guaranties a greater percentage than the Owned Percentage, in which case the amount included in respect of such Indebtedness shall be the percentage so guarantied.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any Person, determined on a consolidated basis, the sum of all interest on Indebtedness paid or payable (including the portion of rents payable under Capital Lease Obligations allocable to interest) plus all original issue discounts

 

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and other interest expense associated with Indebtedness amortized or required to be amortized in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, for the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income or loss of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Convertible Senior Notes ” means the Company’s 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes in the principal amount of $287,500,000 due 2020.

 

Credit Facility Guarantor ” means each Borrower, subject to Sections 5.09(g)  and 9.08 , each Material Restricted Subsidiary, and each other Subsidiary that is required to be, or has otherwise become, a Credit Facility Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.09 ; provided , however , that a Credit Facility Guarantor shall not include any such Person to the extent such Person is a CFC Subsidiary.

 

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, the Alternative Currency Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

 

Default ” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” means (a) with respect to principal payments on the Loans, the rate otherwise applicable to such Loans plus 2%, and (b) with respect to all other amounts, the rate otherwise applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%.

 

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 2.20(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Parent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding specifically identified (and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Parent or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent specifically identified and including the particular default, if any, to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by a Credit Party or the Parent, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Parent that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Parent), or (d) has, or has a direct or

 

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indirect parent company that has, become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event or (ii) a Bail-In Action.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.20(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Parent and each Credit Party.

 

Dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

DTTP Filing ” means a HM Revenue & Customs’ Form DTTP2, duly completed and filed by each U.K. Borrower within the applicable time limit, which contains the scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax residence provided by the Lender either (i) in writing to the U.K. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the Third Amendment Effective Date, or (ii) if the Lender is not a party to this Agreement at the Third Amendment Effective Date, to the U.K. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in the Assignment and Assumption of such Lender or such other documentation contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have become a party hereto.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

Effective Date ” has the meaning given in the preamble hereto.

 

EMU ” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.

 

Environmental Laws ” means all Laws issued or promulgated by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the protection of the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources or the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

 

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials performed in violation

 

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of applicable Environmental Laws, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

 

Equivalent Amount ” means, on any day, (a) with respect to any amount in Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount as determined by the Administrative Agent, based on the rate at which such Alternative Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Alternative Currency.  In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Equivalent Amount with respect to such Alternative Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, after consultation with the Parent, in the event no such service is selected, such Equivalent Amount shall instead be calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange on the Administrative Agent for such Alternative Currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided , that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Parent, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or

 

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partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

 

Euro ” and “ Euros ” mean the currency of the participating member states of the EMU.

 

Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing in Dollars, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01 .

 

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arising under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized or resident under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Parent under Section 2.18(b) ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.16 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.16(g), (h)  or (i) , as applicable, (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, and (e) any U.K. Excluded Withholding Taxes.

 

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Existing Credit Agreement ” has the meaning given in the preamble hereto.

 

Existing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.01 .

 

Existing Letters of Credit ” shall mean the letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.05 .

 

Existing Senior Notes ” means the Company’s 8.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the FRBNY based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the FRBNY shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the FRBNY as the federal funds effective rate.

 

Fee Letter ” means the letter agreement dated March 20, 2014, by and among the Company, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto pertaining to certain fees payable in connection with this Agreement.

 

Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Parent.

 

Finco Entities ” means CATM Luxembourg I S.à. r.l., a Luxembourg limited liability company, its Subsidiaries and any other Subsidiary created, formed or acquired, in each case, so long as such Finco Entity’s only assets consist of (i) intercompany Indebtedness owed to it and any payments thereon, (ii) any other assets reasonably necessary for the operation of its business that are insignificant in value and (iii) Equity Interests in Subsidiaries, and it does not engage in any business other than the ownership of such assets and activities reasonably related thereto.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the four quarter period then ended, minus (ii) Capital Expenditures of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, minus (iii) cash Taxes paid by the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, to (b) Cash Interest Expense.

 

Foreign Lender ” means (a) with respect to any Borrower that is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) with respect to any Borrower that is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

 

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FRBNY ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

FRBNY Rate ” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “FRBNY Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided , further , that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding LC Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender other than LC Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05(j) , and (b) with respect to any Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

 

Governmental Approval ” means (a) any authorization, consent, approval, license, waiver, or exemption, by or with or (b) any required filing or registration by or with, or any other action or deemed action by or on behalf of, any Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided , that the term guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Guarantee Termination ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.09(g) .

 

Guarantees ” means the guarantees issued pursuant to this Agreement as contained in Article IX hereof.

 

Guarantors ” means the Credit Facility Guarantors and the CFC Guarantors.

 

Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature to the extent any of the foregoing are present in quantities or concentrations prohibited under the Environmental Laws but does not include normal quantities of any material present or used in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, materials such as substances and materials used in the operation or maintenance of ATM Equipment, office or cleaning supplies, typical building and maintenance materials and employee and invitee vehicles and vehicle fuels.

 

HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme ” means the HM Revenue and Customs Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.

 

Increasing Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19 .

 

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) the principal portion of all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor; provided that, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the amount of Indebtedness attributed to such Restricted Subsidiary shall be the Owned Percentage of the amount that would otherwise be included in the absence of this proviso, unless the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary guaranties a greater percentage than the Owned Percentage, in which case the amount included in respect of such Indebtedness shall be the percentage so guarantied.

 

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Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Obligor under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

Interest Election Request ” means a request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.07 or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan or Alternative Currency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing or Alternative Currency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid pursuant to Section 2.09 .

 

Interest Period ” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing and any Alternative Currency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, with the consent of each relevant Lender, twelve months) thereafter, as the relevant Borrower may elect; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period.  For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

Interpolated Rate ” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the relevant rate applicable to Alternative Currency Loans) determined by the Alternative Currency Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable rate (for the longest period for which the applicable rate is available for the applicable currency) that is shorter than the relevant Interest Period and (b) the applicable rate applicable to Alternative Currency Loans for the shortest period (for which such rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the relevant Interest Period, in each case, on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period and at 11:00 a.m. London time.  When determining the rate for a period which is less than the shortest period for which the relevant rate applicable to Alternative Currency Loans is available, the applicable rate for purposes of clause (a) above shall be deemed to be the overnight screen rate where “overnight screen rate” means, in relation to any currency, the overnight rate for such currency determined by the Alternative Currency Agent from such service as the Alternative Currency Agent may select.

 

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Investment ” means any investment in any Person, whether by means of a purchase of Equity Interests or debt securities, capital contribution, loan, time deposit or other similar investments (but not including any demand deposit).

 

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

Issuing Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05(i) , and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as issuer of the Existing Letters of Credit.  The Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Lender, in which case the term “ Issuing Lender ” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

 

Law ” means all laws, statutes, treaties, ordinances, codes, acts, rules, regulations and Orders of all Governmental Authorities, whether now or hereafter in effect.

 

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the Equivalent Amount of the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers or converted into a Loan pursuant to Section 2.05(e)  at such time.  The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

 

Lender Swap Agreement ” means any Swap Agreement between the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender which is in existence on the Effective Date or which is entered into while such Person is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender after entering into such Swap Agreement.

 

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 as Lenders and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby, but in any event, excluding any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ Lenders ” includes the Swingline Lender.

 

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing or Alternative Currency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on, in the case of Dollars, Reuters Screen LIBOR 01 Page and, in the case of any Alternative Currency, the appropriate page of such service which displays the London interbank offered rates as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in such Alternative Currency (or, in each case, on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations

 

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comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in the relevant currency in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to (or, in the case of Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, on the day of) the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in the relevant currency with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing or Alternative Currency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in the relevant currency in an Equivalent Amount of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset to secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

 

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, any Notes, any applications for Letters of Credit and reimbursement agreements relating thereto, the Security Documents and the Fee Letter.

 

Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Majority Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50.0% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.  The Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitment of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining the Majority Lenders at any time.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means a circumstance or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Obligors, taken as a whole, to pay the Obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

 

Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness, or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000 (or the equivalent amount thereof in any foreign currency).  For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of

 

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the obligations of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value.

 

Material Restricted Subsidiary ” means each Material Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Material Subsidiary ” means a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that either generates 5% or more of the consolidated gross revenues of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or holds assets that constitute 5% or more of all assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided that none of the Finco Entities will be deemed to be a Material Subsidiary.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

New Lender ” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 2.19 .

 

New Lender Agreement ” means a New Lender Agreement entered into by a New Lender in accordance with Section 2.19 and accepted by the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit 1.1C , or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

 

Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

Note ” means a promissory note executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(d) .

 

Obligations ” means, without duplication, (a) all principal, interest (including post-petition interest), fees, reimbursements, indemnifications, and other amounts now or hereafter owed by the Borrowers or any of the Guarantors to the Lenders, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lender, the Alternative Currency Agent or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the Loan Documents, including, such obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, and any increases, extensions, and rearrangements of those obligations under any amendments, supplements, and other modifications of the documents and agreements creating those obligations, (b) all obligations in respect of any Lender Swap Agreement and (c) all obligations in respect of Bank Products; provided that the Obligations shall specifically exclude the Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

Obligors ” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.

 

Order ” means an order, writ, judgment, award, injunction, decree, ruling or decision of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, to the extent the Parent or applicable Restricted Subsidiary has submitted a claim to, or is bound by the decision of, binding arbitration.

 

Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered,

 

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become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.18(b) ).

 

Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the FRBNY as set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the FRBNY as an overnight bank funding rate.

 

Overnight LIBO Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16th of 1%) at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency (as the case may be) in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined would be offered for such day by a branch or affiliate of the Alternative Currency Agent in the London interbank market for such currency to major banks in the London interbank market.

 

Owned Percentage ” means, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the percentage of Equity Interests therein owned directly or indirectly by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Parent ” has the meaning given in the preamble hereto.

 

Participant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04 .

 

Participant Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04 .

 

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction(s) ” means the bond hedge or capped call options purchased by the Company from the Call Spread Counterparties to hedge the Company’s payment and/or delivery obligations due upon conversion of the Convertible Senior Notes.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

 

(a)                                  Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04 ;

 

(b)                                  carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other like Liens imposed by law or by contract provided such contract does not grant Liens

 

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in any property other than such property covered by Liens imposed by operation of law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04 ;

 

(c)                                   Liens arising in the ordinary course of business associated with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(d)                                  deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)                                   Liens of financial institutions on accounts or deposits maintained therein to the extent arising by operation of law or within the documentation establishing said account to the extent same secure charges, fees and expenses owing or potentially owing to said institution;

 

(f)                                    judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k)  of Section 7.01 ; and

 

(g)                                   easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that the Obligors and their respective Restrictive Subsidiaries are permitted to create, incur, assume or permit to exist pursuant to Section 6.01 .

 

Permitted Investments ” means:

 

(a)                                  direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)                                  investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and issued by any Lender, any Affiliate of a Lender or any commercial banking institution or corporation rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by S&P;

 

(c)                                   investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any Lender or any other commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(d)                                  fully collateralized repurchase agreements for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

 

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(e)                                   money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s or which hold investments substantially of the type described in clauses (a)  through (d)  above, and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $2,000,000,000; and

 

(f)                                    any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction(s).

 

Permitted Liens ” means Liens that the Obligors and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries are permitted to create, incur, assume or permit to exist pursuant to Section 6.02 .

 

Permitted Warrant Transaction(s) ” means one or more net share or cash settled warrants sold by the Company to the Call Spread Counterparties, concurrently with the purchase by the Company of the Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions, to offset the cost to the Company of the Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions.

 

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “ employer ” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

Pounds Sterling ” means the lawful money of the United Kingdom.

 

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its office in New York City, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10 .

 

Quotation Day ” means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined:

 

(a)                                  (if the Alternative Currency is Pounds Sterling) the first day of that period;

 

(b)                                  (if the Alternative Currency is Euro) two (2) TARGET Days before the first day of that period; or

 

(c)                                   (for any other Alternative Currency) two (2) Business Days before the first day of that period,

 

unless market practice differs in the London interbank market for an Alternative Currency, in which case the Quotation Day for that currency will be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in the London interbank market (and if quotations would

 

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normally be given by leading banks in the London interbank market on more than one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of those days).

 

Ratification Agreement ” means that certain document executed by certain of the Obligors as of the Effective Date that ratifies the Security Agreement.

 

Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) the Alternative Currency Agent, (c) any Lender and (d) the Issuing Lender, as applicable.

 

Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04 .

 

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Response ” means (a) “response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate, or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the environment; (ii) prevent the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material; or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, clause (i) or (ii) above.

 

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the term “ Restricted Payment ” shall not include any dividend or distribution payable solely in Equity Interests of such Person or warrants, options or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests so long as such warrants, options or other rights do not have mandatory repayment or redemption rights.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the Equivalent Amount of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01 .

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is, or whose government is, the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the Third Amendment Effective Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

 

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Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of The Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.

 

Sanctions ” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

Security Agreement ” shall mean the Security and Pledge Agreement executed in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement, dated July 15, 2010, among certain of the Obligors and the Administrative Agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement, the Ratification Agreements, each Addendum, and each other security document or pledge agreement delivered in accordance with applicable local or foreign law to grant a valid, perfected security interest in any property, and all UCC or other financing statements or instruments of perfection required by this Agreement, any security agreement or mortgage to be filed with respect to the security interests in property and fixtures created pursuant to the Security Agreement or any mortgage and any other document or instrument utilized to pledge as collateral for the Obligations any property of whatever kind or nature.

 

Senior Note Indenture ” means the Indentures relating to the Existing Senior Notes, including all supplements, amendments or modifications thereto permitted hereunder.

 

Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus (ii) unsecured Indebtedness minus (iii) Unencumbered Balance Sheet Cash as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the four quarter period then ended.

 

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board).  Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.  Eurodollar Loans and Alternative Currency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.  The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held (whether directly or indirectly).  Unless otherwise indicated, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Parent.

 

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that, no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

 

Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined by the counterparties to such Swap Agreements.

 

Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the Equivalent Amount of the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time.  The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Swingline Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates), in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

 

Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04 .

 

Swingline Rate ” means (i) for Swingline Loans in Dollars, a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable ABR Margin and (ii) for Swingline Loans in Alternative Currencies, the Overnight LIBO Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

TARGET Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automatic Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.

 

Tax Credit ” means a credit against, relief or remission for, or refund or repayment of any Tax.

 

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Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Termination Date ” means the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

Third Amendment Effective Date ” means July 1, 2016.

 

Total Net Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus Unencumbered Balance Sheet Cash as of such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the most recently completed four quarter period.

 

Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Obligors of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

Type ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

U.K. ” and “ United Kingdom ” each means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

U.K. Borrower ” means any Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United Kingdom or otherwise a tax resident in the United Kingdom.

 

U.K. Excluded Withholding Taxes ” means any deduction or withholding for or on account of any U.K. Tax from a payment under any Loan where:

 

(a)                                  the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without any deduction or withholding if the Lender had been a U.K. Qualifying Lender, but on that date that Lender is not or has ceased to be a U.K. Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or treaty or any published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority; or

 

(b)                                  the relevant Lender is a U.K. Treaty Lender and the Obligor making the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender without the U.K. Tax deduction had that Lender complied with its obligations under Section 2.16(g)  or (h)  (as applicable).

 

U.K. Holdco ” means Cardtronics Holdings Limited, a private company incorporated under English law.

 

U.K. Qualifying Lender ” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under a Loan Document and is:

 

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(a)                                  a Lender:

 

(i)                                      which is a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the UK Income Tax Act 2007) making an advance under a Loan Document and is within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance or would be within such charge as respects such payments apart from section 18A of the UK Corporation Tax Act 2009; or

 

(ii)                                   in respect of an advance made under a Loan Document by a Person that was a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the U.K. Income Tax Act 2007) at the time that that advance was made and within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance; or

 

(b)                                  a U.K. Treaty Lender.

 

U.K. Tax ” means any Tax imposed under the laws of the U.K. or by any political subdivision, instrumentality or governmental agency in the U.K. having taxing authority.

 

U.K. Treaty Lender ” means a Lender which:

 

(a)                                  is treated as a resident of a U.K. Treaty State for the purposes of the relevant U.K. Treaty;

 

(b)                                  does not carry on a business in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s participation in the Loan is effectively connected; and

 

(c)                                   meets all other conditions in the relevant U.K. Treaty for full exemption from Tax imposed by the U.K. on interest, except that for this purpose it shall be assumed that the following are satisfied:

 

(i)                                      any condition which relates (expressly or by implication) to there not being a special relationship between the U.K. Borrower and a Lender or between both of them and another person, or to the amounts or terms of any Loan; and

 

(ii)                                   any necessary procedural formalities.

 

U.K. Treaty State ” means a jurisdiction having a double taxation agreement (a “ U.K. Treaty ”) with the United Kingdom which makes provision for full exemption from Tax imposed by the United Kingdom on interest.

 

Unencumbered Balance Sheet Cash ” means, as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, the balance of unencumbered balance sheet cash (excluding any vault cash or cash for use in ATM Equipment) of the Obligors in excess of $15,000,000 for the quarter of determination.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (a) any Subsidiary that at the time of determination shall have been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Parent in the manner provided below (and shall not have been subsequently designated or deemed to have been designated as a

 

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Restricted Subsidiary) and (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  Subject to Section 5.09(b) , the Parent may from time to time designate any Subsidiary (other than any Borrower and a Subsidiary that, immediately after such designation, shall hold any Indebtedness or Equity Interest in any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as, immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  Any designation by the Parent pursuant to this definition shall be made in an officer’s certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and containing a certification that such designation is in compliance with the terms of this definition.

 

U.S. Holdco ” means CATM Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

U.S. Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, other than a CFC Subsidiary.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(g)(ii)(B)(iii) .

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares mandated by applicable law), on a fully diluted basis, are owned by the Parent or one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or by the Parent and one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.

 

Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Withholding Agent ” means any Obligor and the Administrative Agent.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

Section 1.02  Classification of Loans and Borrowings .  For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “ Revolving Loan ”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Loan ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Revolving Loan ”).  Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “ Revolving Borrowing ”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Borrowing ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing ”).

 

Section 1.03  Terms Generally .  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without

 

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limitation”.  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.  Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

Section 1.04  Accounting Terms; GAAP .  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Parent notifies the Administrative Agent that the Parent requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Parent that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.  References to quarters and months with respect to compliance with financial covenants and financial reporting obligations of the Parent shall be fiscal quarters and fiscal months, except where otherwise indicated.

 

Section 1.05  Determination of Equivalent Amounts .  The Administrative Agent will determine the Equivalent Amount of

 

(a)                                  each Borrowing as of the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing and, if applicable, the date of conversion or continuation of any Borrowing;

 

(b)                                  the LC Exposure as of the date of each request for the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit; and

 

(c)                                   all outstanding Loans and the LC Exposure on and as of the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and, during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the Majority Lenders.

 

Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Equivalent Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) or (c) is herein described as a Computation Date with respect to each Borrowing, Letter of Credit or LC Exposure for which an Equivalent Amount is determined on or as of such date.

 

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ARTICLE II
The Credits

 

Section 2.01  Commitments .  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars or Alternative Currencies to the Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment, subject to Sections 1.05 and 2.10 .  Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

 

Section 2.02  Loans and Borrowings .

 

(a)                                  Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 2.13 , each Borrowing requested in Dollars shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the relevant Borrower may request in accordance herewith.  Each Borrowing requested in an Alternative Currency shall be comprised entirely of Alternative Currency Loans.  Each Lender may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the relevant Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000.  At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Alternative Currency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Equivalent Amount of $100,000 in an Alternative Currency and not less than the Equivalent Amount of $1,000,000 in an Alternative Currency; provided that an Alternative Currency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to (i) that which is required to repay a Swingline Loan in such Alternative Currency or (ii) that which is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement in such Alternative Currency as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) .  At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to (i) the entire unused balance of the total Commitments, (ii) that which is required to repay a Swingline Loan in Dollars, or (iii) that which is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement in Dollars as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) .  Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of twelve (12) Eurodollar Borrowings and more than eight (8) Alternative Currency Borrowings outstanding.

 

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(d)                                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Termination Date.

 

Section 2.03  Requests for Borrowings .  To request a Revolving Loan, the relevant Borrower shall provide notice (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, by telephone to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, by telephone to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing or (c) in the case of any Alternative Currency Borrowing, in writing (including email) to the Alternative Currency Agent not later than 12:00 p.m., London time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing.  Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the relevant Borrower.  Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02 :

 

(i)                                      the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

 

(ii)                                   the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)                                whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing, a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, in which case the relevant Borrower shall designate an Alternative Currency;

 

(iv)                               in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

 

(v)                                  the location and number of the relevant Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed.

 

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified for Dollar denominated Loans, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing.  If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing or Alternative Currency Borrowing, then the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.  Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

Section 2.04  Swingline Loans .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in Dollars or any Alternative Currency to the Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the Swingline Exposure exceeding $50,000,000 or (ii) the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Commitments, in each case, subject to Sections 1.05 and 2.10 ; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to

 

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refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan.  Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.  Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is not less than $100,000 or the Equivalent Amount in an Alternative Currency.

 

(b)                                  To request a Swingline Loan, the relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than (i) 3:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan in Dollars or (ii) 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan in an Alternative Currency.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day), the amount of the requested Swingline Loan and the requested Alternative Currency, if such Swingline Loan is to be made in an Alternative Currency.  The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from a Borrower.  The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the relevant Borrower to such account or accounts of such Borrower designated by it in its Borrowing Request (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) , by remittance to the Issuing Lender) by (i) 3:30 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the requested date of any Swingline Loan in Dollars or (ii) 2:00 p.m., London time, on the requested date of any Swingline Loan in an Alternative Currency.

 

(c)                                   The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding.  Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which the Lenders will participate.  Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Such payments by the Lenders shall be made in the same currency as such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.  Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Borrowers of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender.  Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from any Borrower (or other party on behalf of any Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the

 

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Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid by the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to such Borrower for any reason.  The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrowers of any default in the payment thereof.

 

Section 2.05  Letters of Credit .

 

(a)                                  General .  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit in Dollars or any Alternative Currency for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period.  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by any Borrower to, or entered into by any Borrower with, the Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

(b)                                  Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions .  To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the relevant Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Lender) to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender at least three Business Days (or such shorter period acceptable to the Issuing Lender) in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the requested Alternative Currency, if such Letter of Credit is to be issued in an Alternative Currency, and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit.  If requested by the Issuing Lender, the relevant Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the standard form of the Issuing Lender in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit.  A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $30,000,000 and (ii) the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total U.S. Commitments, in each case, subject to Sections 1.05 and 2.10 .

 

(c)                                   Expiration Date .  Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided , however , that any Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (ii) above).

 

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(d)                                  Participations .  By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Lender, or the Lenders, the Issuing Lender hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Lender, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender and not reimbursed by the relevant Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the relevant Borrower for any reason.  Such payments shall be made in the same currency in which such Letter of Credit was issued.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

(e)                                   Reimbursement .  If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit for the relevant Borrower’s own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries, such Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to, and in the same currency as, such LC Disbursement not later than (i) in the case of an LC Disbursement in Dollars, 12:00 noon, Houston, Texas time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if such Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 9:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by such Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, Houston, Texas time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives such notice or (ii) in the case of an LC Disbursement in an Alternative Currency, not later than 1:00 p.m., London time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower received such notice; provided that, (A) in the case of an LC Disbursement in Dollars, if such LC Disbursement is not less than $100,000, such Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request, in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.04 , that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Loan in the amount of such payment and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan and (B) in the case of an LC Disbursement in an Alternative Currency, if such LC Disbursement is not less than the Equivalent Amount of $100,000, such Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request, in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.04 , that such payment be financed with an Alternative Currency Borrowing or Swingline Loan in the amount of such payment and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Alternative Currency Borrowing or Swingline Loan.  If the relevant Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the relevant Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof.  Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the relevant Borrower in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to

 

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Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders.  Such payments by the Lenders shall be made in the currency of the applicable LC Disbursement.  Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the relevant Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Lender or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Lender, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Lender as their interests may appear.  Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of an ABR Revolving Loan, an Alternative Currency Loan or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the relevant Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

 

(f)                                    Obligations Absolute .  Each Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, such Borrower’s obligations hereunder.  Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Lender from liability to a Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are caused by (a) the Issuing Lender’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof, or (b) the Issuing Lender’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.  The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Issuing Lender (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination.  In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof (except with respect to gross negligence, willful misconduct and bad faith in which case the immediately prior sentence will apply), the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless

 

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of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

(g)                                   Disbursement Procedures .  The Issuing Lender shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit.  The Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the relevant Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Lender has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the relevant Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

 

(h)                                  Interim Interest .  If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the relevant Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the relevant Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans in the case of an LC Disbursement in Dollars and at the rate per annum then applicable to Alternative Currency Loans in the case of an LC Disbursement in an Alternative Currency; provided that, if the relevant Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, then Section 2.12(e)  shall apply.  Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Lender except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

(i)                                      Replacement of the Issuing Lender .  The Issuing Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and the successor Issuing Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Lender.  At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(b) .  From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “ Issuing Lender ” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Lender or to such successor and all previous Issuing Lenders, as the context shall require.  After the replacement of an Issuing Lender hereunder, the replaced Issuing Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

(j)                                     Cash Collateralization .  If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Parent receives notice from the Administrative Agent, the Majority Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, the Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph), the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in

 

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cash equal to, and in the same currencies as, the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit as of such date and the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers or converted into a Loan pursuant to Section 2.05(e)  as of such date and, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 .  Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account.  Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and discretion of the Administrative Agent (but, if so made, shall be limited to overnight bank loans or investments generally comparable to those described in clauses (a) through (e) of Permitted Investments) and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest.  Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account.  Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Lender for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure, be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement.  If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

 

(k)                                  Existing Letters of Credit .  The Existing Letters of Credit shall be Letters of Credit hereunder for all purposes.

 

(l)                                      Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries .  Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary of a Borrower, such Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Issuing Lender hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit.  Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of any of its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of such Borrower, and that such Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the business of such Subsidiaries.

 

Section 2.06  Funding of Borrowings .

 

(a)                                  Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) in the case of Loans in Dollars, by 2:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders and (ii) in the case of Loans in Alternative Currencies, by 2:00 p.m., London time, to the account of the Alternative Currency Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04 .  The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the relevant Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to such account or accounts of such Borrower designated by it in the

 

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applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or Swingline Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e)  shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Lender.

 

(b)                                  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon plus any customary charges paid by the Alternative Currency Agent to its correspondent bank, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing.  If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

 

Section 2.07  Interest Elections .

 

(a)                                  Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request.  Thereafter, the relevant Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section.  The relevant Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.  This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b)                                  To make an election pursuant to this Section, the relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency Agent, as applicable, of such election by telephone in the case of the Administrative Agent and in writing in the case of the Alternative Currency Agent by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election.  Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency Agent, as applicable, of a written Interest Election Request signed by the relevant Borrower.

 

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(i)                                      the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii)                                   the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)                                whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing, a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing; and

 

(iv)                               if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “ Interest Period ”.

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(d)                                  Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(e)                                   If the relevant Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing.  If the relevant Borrower fails to deliver an Interest Election Request with respect to an Alternative Currency Borrowing at least three Business Days prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then the Loans comprising such Borrowing shall be payable at the end of such Interest Period.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Majority Lenders, so notifies the Parent, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

Section 2.08  Termination and Reduction of Commitments .

 

(a)                                  Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Termination Date.

 

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Loans in accordance with Section 2.10 , the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.

 

(c)                                   The Parent shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof.  Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof.  Each notice delivered by the Parent pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable.  Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent.  Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

 

Section 2.09  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .  Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan made to such Borrower on the Termination Date, and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan made to such Borrower on the Termination Date; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrowers shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.

 

(a)                                  Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(b)                                  The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class, Type and currency thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(c)                                   The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and provided further , that to the extent there is any inconsistency between the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and the entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.04(b)(iv) , the entries in the Register shall control.

 

(d)                                  Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note.  In such event, the applicable Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.  Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.04 ) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein.

 

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Section 2.10  Prepayment of Loans .

 

(a)                                  Each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing selected by it in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with this paragraph.  The relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, on the date of prepayment, (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, Houston, Texas time, on the date of prepayment or (iv) in the case of prepayment of an Alternative Currency Loan, not later than 11:00 a.m. London time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment and shall provide written notice thereof to the Alternative Currency Agent at the same time.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid.  Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing (other than a Swingline Loan), the Administrative Agent shall advise the appropriate Lenders of the contents thereof.  Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02 .  Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied to reduce pro rata all Loans comprising the designated Borrowing being prepaid.  Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12 and any amounts required to be paid under Section 2.15 .

 

(b)                                  If at any time, (i) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the Revolving Credit Exposures (calculated in accordance with Section 1.05 as of the most recent Computation Date) exceed the total Commitments, or (ii) solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the Revolving Credit Exposures (calculated in accordance with Section 1.05 as of the most recent Computation Date) exceed 105% of the total Commitments, the Borrowers shall in each case, within three (3) Business Days after the relevant Computation Date, repay Borrowings or cash collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent, as applicable, in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to eliminate such excess condition.

 

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Section 2.11  Fees .

 

(a)                                  The Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Commitment Fee Rate on the daily amount of the unused Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Commitments terminate.  Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year during the Availability Period and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.  All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  For purposes of calculating the unused Commitment of each Lender, Swingline Loans made by or deemed made or attributable to such Lender shall not count as usage.

 

(b)                                  The Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which fee shall accrue at the same Applicable Margin used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which it ceases to have any LC Exposure and (ii) to the Issuing Lender a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, but in no event less than $500, as well as the Issuing Lender’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.  Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year during the Availability Period shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day of such months, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand.  Any other fees payable to the Issuing Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand.  All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

(c)                                   The Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter, or otherwise separately agreed upon, between the Parent and the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)                                  All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Lender in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders.  Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

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Section 2.12  Interest .

 

(a)                                  The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)                                  The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

 

(c)                                   Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Swingline Rate.

 

(d)                                  The Loans comprising each Alternative Currency Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, such overdue amount shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

(f)                                    Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

(g)                                   All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that (i) interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) interest computed with respect to an Alternative Currency Loan comprised of Pounds Sterling shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.13  Alternate Rate of Interest .  If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing:

 

(a)                                  the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

 

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(b)                                  the Administrative Agent is advised by the Majority Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Parent and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Parent and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency Borrowing, as applicable, shall be ineffective, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing, and if any Borrowing Request requests an Alternative Currency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as a Borrowing bearing interest at the Interpolated Rate; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.

 

Section 2.14  Increased Costs .

 

(a)                                  Increased Costs Generally .  If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)                                      impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Lender;

 

(ii)                                   subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)                                impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, Issuing Lender or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient, the Parent will pay, or will cause to be paid, to such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, Issuing Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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(b)                                  Capital Requirements .  If any Lender or Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or Issuing Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Parent will pay, or will cause to be paid, to such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)                                   Certificates for Reimbursement .  A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its respective holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Parent and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)                                  Delay in Requests .  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Parent shall not be required to compensate, or cause to be compensated, a Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Parent of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180 day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof); provided further that no Lender shall seek compensation from the Parent unless such Lender is actively seeking compensation from other similarly situated borrowers as well.

 

Section 2.15  Break Funding Payments .  In the event of (a) the payment by an Obligor of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan or Alternative Currency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan or Alternative Currency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, or continue any Eurodollar Loan or Alternative Currency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan or Alternative Currency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Parent pursuant to Section 2.18 , then, in any such event, the Parent shall compensate, or cause to be compensated, each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event (but excluding any anticipated lost profits).  In the case of a Eurodollar Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan, such

 

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loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar market.  A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Parent and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

Section 2.16  Taxes .

 

(a)                                  Defined Terms .  For purposes of this Section 2.16 , the term “Lender” includes the Issuing Lender and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(b)                                  Payments Free of Taxes .  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Obligor under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law.  If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings of Indemnified Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(c)                                   Payment of Other Taxes by the Obligors .  The applicable Obligor shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(d)                                  Indemnification by the Obligors .  Each Obligor shall indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient with respect to a payment by such Obligor, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment by such Obligor to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Obligors shall not be required to indemnify a Recipient pursuant to this Section 2.16(d)  for any Indemnified Taxes unless such Recipient (or the Administrative Agent on such Recipient’s behalf) notifies the Parent of the indemnification claim for such Indemnified Taxes no later than 180 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which

 

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the relevant Governmental Authority makes written demand upon such Recipient for payment of such Indemnified Taxes, and (ii) the date on which such Recipient has made payment of such Indemnified Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority (except that, if the Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted giving rise to such claims are retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Parent by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Obligor shall be required to indemnify any Person under this Section 2.16(d)  in respect of any Indemnified Taxes for which the applicable Recipient has already been compensated by way of an increased payment under Section 2.16(b) .

 

(e)                                   Indemnification by the Lenders .  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Obligor has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Obligors to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.04(c)  relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

 

(f)                                    Evidence of Payments .  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Obligor to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.16 , such Obligor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(g)                                   Status of Lenders .  (i)  Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall notify the Parent and the Administrative Agent of such exemption or reduction and shall deliver to the Parent and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Parent or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Parent or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Parent or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Parent or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Parent or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than the documentation required to be

 

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provided by a Lender in accordance with Section 2.16(h)  or such other documentation set forth in Section 2.16(g)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B)  and (ii)(D)  below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)                                   Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(A)                                any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Parent and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Parent or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)                                any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Parent and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Parent or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)                                      in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(ii)                                   executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(iii)                                in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.16-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form); or

 

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(iv)                               to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.16-2 or Exhibit 2.16-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.16-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)                                any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Parent and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Parent or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Parent or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D)                                if a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Parent and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Parent or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Parent or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Parent and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(iii)                                Each Lender shall, at the Third Amendment Effective Date or, if it becomes a party to this Agreement after the Third Amendment Effective Date, in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby, which it executes on becoming a party, indicate which of the following categories it falls in:

 

(A)                                not a U.K. Qualifying Lender;

 

(B)                                a U.K. Qualifying Lender (other than a U.K. Treaty Lender); or

 

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(C)                                a U.K. Treaty Lender.

 

If a Lender fails to indicate its status in accordance with this Section 2.16(g)(iii), then such Lender shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement (including by the U.K. Borrowers) as if it is not a U.K. Qualifying Lender until such time as it notifies the Administrative Agent which category applies (and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notification, shall inform the U.K. Borrowers).  For the avoidance of doubt, an Assignment and Assumption or such other documentation shall not be invalidated by any failure of a Lender to comply with this Section 2.16(g)(iii) .

 

Each Recipient agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.16(g)  expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Parent and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(h)                                  Additional United Kingdom Withholding Tax Matters .

 

(i)                                      Subject to (ii) below, each Lender and each U.K. Borrower shall cooperate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for the U.K Borrowers to obtain authorization to make such payment without withholding or deduction for Taxes imposed under the laws of the United Kingdom.

 

(ii)                                   (A)  A Lender on the Third Amendment Effective Date that (x) holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme and (y) wishes such scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall provide its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence to the U.K. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in writing on the Third Amendment Effective Date; and

 

(B)                                a Lender that becomes a Lender hereunder after the Third Amendment Effective Date that (x) holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme and (y) wishes such scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall provide its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence to the U.K. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in the Assignment and Assumption, and

 

(C)                                upon satisfying either clause (A) or (B) above, such Lender shall have satisfied its obligation under paragraph (h)(i) above.

 

(iii)                                If a Lender has confirmed its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence in accordance with paragraph (h)(ii) above, each U.K. Borrower shall make a DTTP Filing with respect to such Lender within thirty (30) Business Days following the Third Amendment Effective Date or (if applicable) the date of the Assignment and Assumption or, if later, thirty (30) Business Days before the last interest payment is due to such Lender, and shall promptly provide such Lender with a copy of such filing; provided that, if:

 

(A)                                any U.K. Borrower has not made a DTTP Filing in respect of such Lender; or

 

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(B)                                any U.K. Borrower has made a DTTP Filing in respect of such Lender but (1) such DTTP Filing has been rejected by HM Revenue & Customs; or (2) HM Revenue & Customs has not given such U.K. Borrower authority to make payments to such Lender without a deduction for tax within 60 days of the date of such DTTP Filing;

 

and in each case, such U.K. Borrower has notified that Lender in writing of either (1) or (2) above, then such Lender and such U.K. Borrower shall cooperate in completing any additional procedural formalities necessary for such U.K. Borrower to obtain authorization to make that payment without withholding or deduction for Taxes imposed under the laws of the United Kingdom.

 

(iv)                               If a Lender has not confirmed its scheme reference number and jurisdiction of tax residence in accordance with paragraph (h)(ii) above, no U.K. Borrower shall make a DTTP Filing or file any other form relating to the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme in respect of that Lender’s Commitment or its participation in any Loan unless the Lender otherwise agrees.

 

(v)                                  Each Lender which had given confirmation to the U.K. Borrowers that it was a U.K. Treaty Lender but determines in its sole discretion that it is ceases to be a U.K. Treaty Lender shall promptly notify the U.K. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of such change in status.

 

(i)                                      Administrative Agent Documentation .  On or before the Third Amendment Effective Date, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall (and any successor or replacement Administrative Agent shall on or before the date on which it becomes the Administrative Agent hereunder) deliver to the Borrower two duly executed originals of either (i) IRS Form W-9 or (ii) IRS Form W-8ECI (with respect to any payments to be received on its own behalf) and IRS Form W-8IMY (for all other payments), establishing that the Borrowers can make payments to the Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States, including Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

(j)                                     Treatment of Certain Refunds .  If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a Tax Credit as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.16 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such Tax Credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such Tax Credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such Tax Credit).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (i) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such Tax Credit to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (i), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (i) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject

 

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to indemnification and giving rise to such Tax Credit had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(k)                                  FATCA Grandfathering .  For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

 

(l)                                      Survival .  Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.16 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

Section 2.17  Payments; Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs .

 

(a)                                  Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder on Loans or Letters of Credit made to or on account of such Borrower denominated in Dollars (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements in Dollars, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14 , 2.15 or 2.16 , or otherwise) prior to 2:00 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on the date when due in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim.  Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder on Loans or Letters of Credit made to or on account of such Borrower denominated in an Alternative Currency (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursements of LC Disbursements in an Alternative Currency, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14 , 2.15 or 2.16 , or otherwise) on the date when due in the applicable Alternative Currency, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim.  Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.  All payments in Dollars shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 712 Main Street, Houston, Texas, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14 , 2.15 , 2.16 and 10.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto.  All payments in Alternative Currencies shall be made to the Alternative Currency Agent at the place designated by the Alternative Currency Agent in its notice therefor, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14 , 2.15 , 2.16 and 10.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto.  The Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.  If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.

 

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(b)                                  If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

(c)                                   If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Parent or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).  Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

(d)                                  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the relevant Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the applicable Lenders or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

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(e)                                   If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c) , 2.05(d)  or (e) , 2.06(b)  or 2.17(d)  or 10.03(c) , then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section; in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

 

Section 2.18  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

 

(a)                                  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 , or if any Obligor is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)                                  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 , or if any Obligor is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16 , or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or any Lender suspends its obligation to fund Eurodollar Loans or Alternative Currency Loans pursuant to Section 2.13 , or any Lender refuses to consent to an amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement that requires consent of 100% of the Lenders pursuant to Section 10.02 , or if any Lender delivers a notice of illegality pursuant to Section 2.21 , then the Parent may, at its sole expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.04 ), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Parent shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, in each case, to the extent such consent would be required for an assignment pursuant to Section 10.04(b) , which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16 , such assignment is expected to result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a

 

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result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Parent to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

Section 2.19  Increase of Commitments .  Provided there exists no Event of Default, the Parent may, during the period beginning on the Effective Date to and including the date that is six months prior to the Termination Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent executed by the Borrowers and one or more financial institutions (any such financial institution referred to in this Section being called an “ Increasing Lender ”), which may include any Lender, cause the Commitments to be extended by the Increasing Lenders (or cause the Commitments of the Increasing Lenders to be increased, as the case may be) in an amount for each Increasing Lender set forth in such notice; provided , that (i) each extension of new Commitments or increase in existing Commitments pursuant to this paragraph shall result in the aggregate Commitments being increased by no less than $25,000,000, (ii) no extension of new Commitments or increase in existing Commitments, in each case, pursuant to this paragraph may result in the aggregate Commitments exceeding $500,000,000, (iii) each Increasing Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder (any such Increasing Lender, a “ New Lender ”), shall be subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, in each case, to the extent such consent would be required for an assignment to such New Lender pursuant to Section 10.04(b) , which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (iv) each New Lender shall become a party to this Agreement by completing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed New Lender Agreement and (v) in no event shall any existing Lender be required to increase its Commitment.  New Commitments and increases in Commitments shall become effective on the date specified in the applicable notices delivered pursuant to this paragraph.  Upon the effectiveness of any New Lender Agreement to which any New Lender is a party, (i) such New Lender shall thereafter be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and shall be entitled to all rights, benefits and privileges accorded a Lender hereunder and subject to all obligations of a Lender hereunder and (ii)  Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed to have been amended to reflect the Commitment of such New Lender as provided in such New Lender Agreement.  Upon the effectiveness of any increase pursuant to this Section 2.19 in a Commitment of a Lender already a party hereto, Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed to have been amended to reflect such increased Commitment of such Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) shall become effective under this Section 2.19 unless, on the date of such increase, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated as of the effective date of such increase and executed by a Financial Officer, to the effect that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied (with all references in such paragraphs to a Borrowing being deemed to be references to such increase and attaching resolutions of the Borrowers approving such increase).  Following any extension of a new Commitment or increase of a Lender’s Commitment pursuant to this paragraph, any Loans outstanding prior to the effectiveness of such increase or extension shall continue to be outstanding until the ends of the respective Interests Periods applicable thereto, and shall then be repaid and, if the relevant Borrowers shall so elect, refinanced with new Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01 ratably in accordance with the Commitments in effect following such extension or increase.

 

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Section 2.20  Defaulting Lenders .

 

(a)                                  Defaulting Lender Adjustments .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

 

(i)                                      Waivers and Amendments .  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Majority Lenders.

 

(ii)                                   Defaulting Lender Waterfall .  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2,17 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder; third , to cash collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.05(j) ; fourth , as the Parent may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Parent, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) cash collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.05(j) ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or Swingline Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Lenders or Swingline Lenders against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in LC Exposure and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv) .  Any payments, prepayments

 

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or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.20(a)(ii)  shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)                                Certain Fees . (A)  No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Parent shall not be required to pay or cause to be paid any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(B)                                Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive participation fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(j) .

 

(C)                                With respect to any participation fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Parent shall (x) pay, or cause to be paid, to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Exposure or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay, or cause to be paid, to each Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Lender’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay or cause to be paid the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

(iv)                               Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure .  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Exposure and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (A) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Parent shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Parent shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (B) such reallocation does not cause (1) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment, or (2) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender denominated in Alternative Currencies to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment in Alternative Currencies, in each case, calculated at the time of such reallocation.  Subject to Section 10.17 , no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

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shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize the Issuing Lender’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05(j) .

 

(b)                                  Defaulting Lender Cure .  If the Parent, the Administrative Agent and each Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv) ), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Parent while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

(c)                                   New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit .  So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swingline Loan and (ii) the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 

Section 2.21  Illegality .  If, in any applicable jurisdiction, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender to (a) perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (b) to fund or maintain its participation in any Loan or (c) issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest or fees with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit to any Borrower that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a state thereof or the District of Columbia, such Person shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, then, upon the Administrative Agent notifying the Parent, and until such notice by such Person is revoked, any obligation of such Person to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest or fees with respect to any such Loan or Letter of Credit shall be suspended, and to the extent required by applicable Law, cancelled.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Parent shall, or shall cause the applicable Borrower to, (i) repay that Person’s participation in the Loans or other applicable Obligations on the last day of the Interest Period for each Loan or other Obligation occurring after the Administrative Agent has notified the Parent or, if earlier, the date specified by such Person in the notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by applicable Law), (ii) to the extent applicable to the Issuing Lender, cash collateralize that portion of the LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise cash collateralized and (iii) take all reasonable actions requested by such Person to mitigate or avoid such illegality.

 

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Section 2.22  Judgment Currency .  If, for the purposes of obtaining a judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document from one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used for such conversion shall be the rate of exchange at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding the date on which final judgment is given.  The obligation of each Obligor in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the next Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender from any Obligor in the Agreement Currency, such Obligor agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Obligor (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).

 

ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties

 

The Parent, for itself and for each Restricted Subsidiary, and each Guarantor, for itself, represent and warrant to the Lenders that:

 

Section 3.01  Organization .  Each of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the date this representation is made or deemed to be made (a) to the extent applicable, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the requisite power and authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction as it is presently being conducted, and (c) to the extent applicable, is duly qualified or licensed to conduct business and is in good standing in each such jurisdiction.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, there are no jurisdictions in which the Parent’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s failure to be qualified or be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, no proceeding to dissolve any Obligor is pending or, to the Parent’s knowledge, threatened.

 

Section 3.02  Authority Relative to this Agreement .  Each of the Obligors has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.  The Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company action on the part of each Obligor that is a party thereto.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Obligor party thereto and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Obligor, enforceable against such

 

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Obligor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity).

 

Section 3.03  No Violation .  The Transactions will not:

 

(a)                                  result in a breach of the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or any resolution currently in effect adopted by the Board of Directors, shareholders, partners, members or managers of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(b)                                  result in the imposition of any Lien on any of the Equity Interests of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective assets other than the Liens created under the Loan Documents;

 

(c)                                   result in, or constitute an event that, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would be, a breach, violation or default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, prepayment or acceleration) under (i) any agreement evidencing Indebtedness or any other material agreement to which the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party or by which its properties or assets may be bound or (ii) any Governmental Approval held by, or relating to the business of, the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(d)                                  require the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to obtain any consent, waiver, approval, exemption, authorization or other action of, or make any filing with or give any notice to, any Person except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) filings necessary to perfect or assign Liens created under the Loan Documents, (iii) filings required under applicable securities Laws, (iv) such as are required regardless of whether this Agreement is entered into by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (v) those which, if not made or obtained, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(e)                                   violate any Law or Order applicable to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or by which their respective properties or assets may be bound.

 

Section 3.04  Financial Statements .  The Company has previously furnished to the Administrative Agent the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operation, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the fiscal year then ended, the notes accompanying such financial statements, and the report of KPMG LLP.  Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of their respective dates and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such dates in accordance with GAAP for the periods covered thereby, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments, reclassifications and absence of footnotes.  Since December 31, 2013, there has been no change that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.05  No Undisclosed Liabilities .  Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender in accordance with Section 5.02(b) , neither the Parent nor any Restricted

 

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Subsidiary has any material liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) except for (a) liabilities or obligations referred to, reflected or reserved against in the financial statements most recently delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(g)  or Section 5.01 , as applicable, (b) current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of such financial statements, (c) liabilities or obligations that are not required to be included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, (d) liabilities or obligations arising under Governmental Approvals or contracts to which the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party or otherwise subject, and (e) other Permitted Indebtedness.

 

Section 3.06  Litigation .  Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender in accordance with Section 5.02(c) , the Company’s or the Parent’s, as applicable, most recent form 10-K and form 10-Q filed with the SEC describe each action, suit or proceeding pending before any Governmental Authority or arbitration panel, or to the knowledge of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened, (a) involving the Transactions, or (b) against the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary regarding the business or assets owned or used by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.07  Compliance with Law .  Each of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with each Law that is or was applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of its assets except where the failure to be in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received any notice of, nor does any of them have knowledge of, the assertion by any Governmental Authority or other Person of any such violation.

 

Section 3.08  Properties .  Each of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries owns (with good and defensible title in the case of real property, subject only to the matters permitted by the following sentence), or have valid leasehold interests in, all the properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible) material to its business, except for minor irregularities or deficiencies in title that, individually or in the aggregate, do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted.  All such properties and assets are free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens and are not, in the case of real property, subject to any rights of way, building use restrictions, exceptions, variances, reservations, or limitations of any nature which would materially interfere with an Obligor’s ability to conduct its business as currently conducted.  The properties of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as to tangible, personal property, are in good operating order, condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted).

 

Section 3.09  Intellectual Property .

 

(a)                                  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, none of the patents, patent applications, trademarks (whether registered or not), trademark applications, trade names, service marks, and copyrights owned by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (the “ Intellectual Property ”) has been declared invalid or is the subject of a pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened action for cancellation or a declaration of invalidity, and there is no pending judicial proceeding involving any claim, and neither the

 

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Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received any written notice or claim of any infringement, misuse or misappropriation by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any patent, trademark, trade name, copyright, license or similar intellectual property right owned by any third party, except as described in Schedule 3.09 .

 

(b)                                  To the knowledge of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, the conduct by the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries of their respective businesses as presently conducted does not conflict with, infringe on, or otherwise violate any copyright, trade secret, or patent rights of any Person except where such conflict, infringement or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.10  Taxes .  The Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other Taxes imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except (a) where the failure to file such tax returns or pay such Taxes could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) to the extent such Taxes are being actively contested by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided that such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.

 

Section 3.11  Environmental Compliance .

 

(a)                                  Neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in violation of any Environmental Law or is subject to any Environmental Liability, except to the extent such violation or such liability, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)                                  neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received any written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability which claims are currently outstanding or know of any basis for any Environmental Liability, except to the extent such liability, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)                                   neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary has arranged for the disposal of Hazardous Material at a site listed for investigation or clean-up by any Governmental Authority or in violation of any Environmental Law except to the extent such disposal, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)                                  there is no proceeding pending against the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Governmental Authority with respect to the presence of any Hazardous Material on or release of any Hazardous Material from any real property owned or operated at any time by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise used in connection with their respective businesses, except to the extent that if such proceeding were determined adversely to the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, such determination, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)                                   neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary has knowledge that any Hazardous Material has been or is currently being generated, processed, stored or released (or is

 

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subject to a threatened release) from, on or under any real property owned or operated by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or otherwise used in connection with their respective businesses in a quantity or concentration that would require remedial action under any Environmental Law if reported to or discovered by the relevant Governmental Authority except to the extent such remedial action, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(f)                                    to the knowledge of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, there is no underground storage tank located at any real property owned or operated by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent that the presence of such tank, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.12  Labor Matters .  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened.  The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other Law dealing with such matters except to the extent such violation, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  All payments due from the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against any of them, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent that the nonpayment of such, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date and the borrowing of Loans, use of proceeds thereof and issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder after the Effective Date will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is bound.

 

Section 3.13  Investment Company Status .  Neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Section 3.14  Insurance .  Insurance maintained in accordance with Section 5.05 is in full force and effect.

 

Section 3.15  Solvency .  Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Third Amendment Effective Date, and immediately following the making of each Loan and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of each Loan, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a going concern basis and on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount of debts and other liabilities of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a going concern basis and on a consolidated basis is not less than the amount that could reasonably be expected to be required to pay the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, on a consolidated basis, as they become absolute and matured; (c) the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities as they become absolute and mature; and (d) the

 

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Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not engaged in, and are not about to be engaged in, business or a transaction for which the Parent’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets, on a consolidated basis, would constitute unreasonably small capital.  For purposes of this Section 3.15 , (a) “fair value” shall mean the amount at which the assets of an entity would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having knowledge of the relevant facts, neither being under any compulsion to act, with equity to both; and (b) “present fair saleable value” shall mean the amount that may be realized within a reasonable time, considered to be six months to one year, either through collection or sale at the regular market value, conceiving the latter as the amount which could be obtained for such properties within such period by a capable and diligent businessman from an interested buyer who is willing to purchase under ordinary selling conditions.

 

Section 3.16  ERISA .  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.17  Disclosure .  None of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information and forward-looking statements, the Parent represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

 

Section 3.18  Margin Stock .  No part of any Borrowing or any Swingline Loan shall be used at any time, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U) in violation of Regulation U or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock in violation of Regulation U.  Neither the Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purposes of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock.  No part of the proceeds of any Borrowing will be used for any purpose which violates, or which is inconsistent with, any regulations promulgated by the Board.

 

Section 3.19  Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions .  The Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Parent, its directors and agents (acting in such agent’s capacity as agent for the Obligors), are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  None of (a) the Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Parent, any agent of the Parent or any Subsidiary acting in its capacity as agent for the Obligors in connection with the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.  No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

 

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ARTICLE IV
Conditions

 

Section 4.01  Effective Date .  The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.02 ):

 

(a)                                  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  The Administrative Agent shall have received the Ratification Agreement executed by the parties thereto.

 

(c)                                   The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing, to the extent applicable, of each Obligor and each Restricted Subsidiary, the authorization of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, the authority of each natural Person executing any of the Loan Documents on behalf of any Obligor and any other legal matters relating to the Obligors, this Agreement or the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)                                  Each Lender requesting a promissory note evidencing Loans made by such Lender shall have received from the Borrower a promissory note payable to such Lender in a form approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

(e)                                   The Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.

 

(f)                                    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower confirming receipt of all material governmental and third party approvals, if any, necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby.

 

(g)                                   The Lenders shall have received audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

 

(h)                                  The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Vinson & Elkins LLP, counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries from their respective jurisdiction of formation and such reports shall not disclose any Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

(j)                                     To the extent not previously delivered pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, all membership and stock certificates of each Subsidiary of the Borrower described on Annex 3 to the Security Agreement shall have been delivered to Administrative Agent together with related stock and membership powers executed in blank by the Borrower.

 

(k)                                  The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance coverage of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, which coverage shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 5.05 and shall name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured and as a loss payee on the liability and casualty insurance policies.

 

(l)                                      The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information reasonably requested by them under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, and their respective internal policies.

 

Section 4.02  Each Credit Event .  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                  The representations and warranties of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to have been made as a part of said request for each Borrowing and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable; provided , that to the extent such representations and warranties were made as of a specific date, the same shall be required to have been true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date; provided further , in either case, to the extent any such representation or warranty is qualified by Material Adverse Effect or materiality qualifier, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects.

 

(b)                                  No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred;

 

(c)                                   The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 or the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall have received a request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit as required by Section 2.05(b) ; and

 

(d)                                  At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Parent on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of this Section 4.02 .

 

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ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Parent , for itself and each Restricted Subsidiary, and each Guarantor, for itself, covenant and agree with the Lenders that:

 

Section 5.01  Financial Statements .  The Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

(a)                                  within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, the audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year of the Parent, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, or exception as to the scope of such audit by reason of any limitation which is imposed by the Parent) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)                                  within 45 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent, the consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year for the Parent, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end adjustments, reclassifications and the absence of footnotes;

 

(c)                                   concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.01(c)  (“ Compliance Certificate ”) and (i) certifying that the representations and warranties of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries contained in Article III and the Security Documents were true and correct in all material respects when made, and are repeated at and as of the date of such Compliance Certificate and are true and correct in all material respects at and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties as are by their express terms limited to a specific date, (ii) certifying that, since the later of the Effective Date or the most recent Compliance Certificate, no change has occurred in the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (iv) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.16 , 6.17 and 6.18 , (v) certifying compliance with Section 5.09(b)  and (c) , (vi) containing any notification by the Parent of the elimination of the effect of any change in

 

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GAAP in accordance with Section 1.04 , (vii) setting forth a comparison of the Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA as shown on most recent Compliance Certificate to the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the same period, and (viii) including a reasonably detailed description of any adjustments attributable to Business Acquisitions as described in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA which are included by the Parent in its calculation of Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA for the period covered by such Compliance Certificate;

 

(d)                                  promptly upon receipt of any written complaint, order, citation, notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to, or upon the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries obtaining knowledge of, (i) the existence or alleged existence of a violation of any applicable Environmental Law or any Environmental Liability in connection with any property now or previously owned, leased or operated by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any release of Hazardous Materials on such property or any part thereof in a quantity that is reportable under any applicable Environmental Law, and (iii) any pending or threatened proceeding for the termination, suspension or non-renewal of any permit required under any applicable Environmental Law, in each case under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, in which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse decision or determination that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of a Financial Officer, setting forth the details of such matter and the actions, if any, that the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary is required or proposes to take;

 

(e)                                   promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request;

 

(f)                                    promptly following any request therefor, such information evidencing any adjustments attributable to Business Acquisitions as described in the definition of Consolidated Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA and included in a Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to clause (c) above;

 

(g)                                   within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, copies of certificates evidencing or other evidence of all material insurance coverage maintained by the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(h)                                  within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an annual budget of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the following fiscal year.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)  and (b)  (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Parent posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Parent’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Parent’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent).  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Parent shall be required to

 

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provide paper or electronic copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 5.01(c)  to the Administrative Agent.  Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Parent with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

Section 5.02  Notices of Material Events .  The Parent will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender promptly and, in any event, within five Business Days after acquiring knowledge thereof, written notice of the following:

 

(a)                                  the occurrence of any Event of Default and the action that the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

 

(b)                                  the incurrence of any material liability or obligation of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than such liabilities and obligations referenced in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 3.05 ;

 

(c)                                   the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner questions the validity of the Loan Documents; and

 

(d)                                  the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in unfunded liability of any Obligor resulting in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

Section 5.03  Existence; Conduct of Business .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business except to the extent failure to maintain or preserve could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or any other transaction permitted under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.04  Payment of Obligations .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to pay its obligations, including liabilities for Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except (a) past due Taxes for which no fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss has been assessed, (b) where the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) where the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.05  Maintenance of Properties; Insurance .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of the business of the Obligors and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) subject to Section 5.14 , maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

 

Section 5.06  Books and Records; Inspection Rights .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to keep proper, complete and consistent books of record that are true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Person’s operations, affairs, and financial condition.  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested (provided that in the absence of an Event of Default, the representatives of the Administrative Agent shall not visit or inspect such properties more often than once per calendar year), subject in each case, to any restrictions or confidentiality agreements existing in favor of third parties.

 

Section 5.07  Compliance with Laws .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to comply with all Laws (excluding Laws referenced in Sections 5.10 and 5.12 , which compliance shall be governed by such Sections) and Orders applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The Parent will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

Section 5.08  Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit .  The proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit will be used only to (a) pay the fees, expenses and other transaction costs of the Transactions and (b) fund working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including the making of Business Acquisitions and other acquisitions of property.  No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.  No Borrower will request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and no Borrower shall use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of  any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

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Section 5.09  Additional Guarantors; Termination of Guarantees .

 

(a)                                  The Parent at all times shall cause (i) all Material Restricted Subsidiaries to be Credit Facility Guarantors, other than any Material Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary, and (ii) all Material Restricted Subsidiaries that are CFC Subsidiaries to be CFC Guarantors.

 

(b)                                  If as of the end of any fiscal quarter, (i) the aggregate consolidated revenues generated by the Unrestricted Subsidiaries exceed ten percent (10%) of the aggregate total consolidated revenue of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four (4) fiscal quarters or (ii) the book value of the aggregate consolidated assets held by the Unrestricted Subsidiaries exceeds ten percent (10%) of the book value of the aggregate total consolidated assets of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four (4) fiscal quarters, the Parent shall promptly cause one or more of said Unrestricted Subsidiaries to be designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, such that, after giving effect to such designation, both the aggregate consolidated revenues and the book value of the aggregate consolidated assets of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries are less than ten percent (10%) of the total consolidated revenue and total book value of the consolidated assets of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries.  In addition, to the extent that such new Restricted Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary, the Parent shall (i) cause such new Restricted Subsidiary to become a Credit Facility Guarantor (in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a CFC Subsidiary) or a CFC Guarantor (in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary) by executing the applicable Addendum and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents relating to such new Restricted Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

(c)                                   If as of the end of any fiscal quarter, (i) the aggregate consolidated revenues generated by Immaterial Subsidiaries (other than the Finco Entities) that are not Guarantors exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate total consolidated revenue of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four (4) fiscal quarters or (ii) the book value of the aggregate consolidated assets held by the Immaterial Subsidiaries (other than the Finco Entities) that are not Guarantors exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the book value of the aggregate total consolidated assets of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four (4) fiscal quarters, the Parent shall promptly cause one or more of said Immaterial Subsidiaries (other than the Finco Entities) to become a Credit Facility Guarantor (in the case of any Immaterial Subsidiary that is not a CFC Subsidiary) or a CFC Guarantor (in the case of any Immaterial Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary) by executing the applicable Addendum, such that, after giving effect to such Addendum, both the aggregate consolidated revenues and the book value of the aggregate consolidated assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries (other than the Finco Entities) that are not Guarantors are less than fifteen percent (15%) of the total consolidated revenue and total book value of the consolidated assets of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries.  Any such Immaterial Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor shall also be designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent not already a Restricted Subsidiary.  The Parent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents relating to such Immaterial Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

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documents for such new Subsidiary, and to the extent that such Subsidiary is a Material Restricted Subsidiary or to the extent such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to be a Guarantor under clause (b) or (c) above, the Parent shall (i) cause such new Subsidiary to become a Credit Facility Guarantor (in the case of any new Subsidiary that is not a CFC Subsidiary) or a CFC Guarantor (in the case of any new Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary) by executing the applicable Addendum and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents relating to such new Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

(e)                                   Within 30 days after the occurrence of any event that results in a Subsidiary ceasing to be a CFC Subsidiary, to the extent such Subsidiary is a Material Restricted Subsidiary or to the extent such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to be a Guarantor under clause (b) or (c) above, the Parent shall (i) cause such Subsidiary to become a Credit Facility Guarantor by executing the applicable Addendum and (ii) deliver such documents relating to such Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

(f)                                    At any time, the Parent may, in its sole discretion, elect to cause one or more Restricted Subsidiaries that are not then Guarantors to become Guarantors by notifying the Administrative Agent of such election, designating that such Restricted Subsidiary will be a CFC Guarantor (if applicable) and causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute an Addendum and deliver such Addendum to the Administrative Agent together with such other documents relating to such new Guarantor as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

(g)                                   At any time, the Parent may elect to terminate any Guarantee by any Guarantor (a “ Guarantee Termination ”); provided that (i) no such Guarantee Termination shall be given or take effect with respect to any Subsidiary that is at the time a Borrower or Material Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) such Guarantee Termination shall only become effective on the date that is ten days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate of a Financial Officer certifying that (A) the Parent will be in pro forma compliance with Sections 5.09(b)  and (c)  and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, in each case, at the time of and after giving effect to such Guarantee Termination.  Upon the effectiveness of any Guarantee Termination, (i) such Guarantor shall be released from its obligations as a Guarantor hereunder, (ii) all Liens granted by such Guarantor to secure its Guarantee shall automatically be terminated and released and (iii) the Administrative Agent will, at the expense of the Parent, execute and deliver such documents as are reasonably necessary to evidence said releases and terminations.

 

Section 5.10  Additional Borrowers; Removal of Borrowers .

 

(a)                                  (i)  If after the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Parent desires another Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary to become a Borrower hereunder, the Parent shall (A) provide at least ten Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify, if applicable, whether such Subsidiary shall be a CFC Borrower hereunder; (B) deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrower Accession Agreement duly executed by all parties thereto; (C) satisfy all of the conditions with respect thereto set forth in this Section 5.10(a)  in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (D) deliver satisfactory documentation and other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, and their respective internal policies; and (E) in the

 

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case of a proposed Additional Borrower that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) or the United Kingdom, obtain the consent of each Lender that such Additional Borrower is acceptable as a Borrower hereunder.

 

(ii)                                   Each Subsidiary’s addition as a Borrower shall also be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions: (A) the Administrative Agent shall have received (1) a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of such Subsidiary, dated the date of such Borrower Accession Agreement certifying that (x) the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date (or in all respects if already qualified by Material Adverse Effect or materiality), before and after giving effect to such Subsidiary becoming an Additional Borrower and as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties related solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if already qualified by Material Adverse Effect or materiality)) and (y) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such date or would occur as a result of such Subsidiary becoming an Additional Borrower; and (2) such supporting resolutions, incumbency certificates, legal opinions and other documents or information pertaining to the Additional Borrower as the Administrative Agent (or any Lender acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably require, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (B) in the case of a proposed Additional Borrower that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia), (1) each Lender shall have met all necessary regulatory and licensing requirements and internal policy requirements and shall be legally permitted to make loans to such Additional Borrower and (2) no Lender shall be subject to any administrative or operational issues as a result of lending to such Additional Borrower.

 

(iii)                                No Subsidiary’s addition as an Additional Borrower shall become effective unless and until all applicable conditions set forth above in paragraphs (i) and (ii) have been satisfied in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent.  Upon the effective date of such Subsidiary’s addition as an Additional Borrower, such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a Borrower and, if applicable, a CFC Borrower, as specified in the Parent’s notice delivered pursuant to paragraph (i) above, hereunder.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender upon each Additional Borrower’s addition as a Borrower hereunder and shall, upon request by any Lender, provide such Lender with a copy of the executed Borrower Accession Agreement.  With respect to the accession of any Additional Borrower, each Lender shall be responsible for making a determination as to whether it is capable of making advances to such Additional Borrower without the incurrence of withholding Taxes, provided that such Additional Borrower and its tax advisors shall cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Administrative Agent and such Lender in connection with any analysis necessary for such Lender to make such determination and such Additional Borrower shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such determination.

 

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(b)                                  So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing or would result therefrom, the Parent may remove any Subsidiary as a Borrower under this Agreement by providing written notice of such removal to the Administrative Agent which shall promptly give the Lenders notice of such removal; provided that (i) in the event Loans are outstanding to such Subsidiary, (A) such Loans shall be repaid in full in accordance with the terms hereof or (B) the Parent shall designate in such notice the existing Borrower or Borrowers to which such Loans will be assigned and such Loans shall be assigned to said Borrower or Borrowers prior to or contemporaneously with the removal of such Subsidiary as a Borrower pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the event outstanding Letters of Credit are issued for the account of such Subsidiary (or any of its Subsidiaries), the related LC Exposure shall be cash collateralized in an account with the Administrative Agent.  After receipt of such written notice by the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the foregoing sentence, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrower hereunder, but shall continue to be a Guarantor hereunder to the extent provided in Section 5.09 .  Once removed pursuant to this Section 5.10(b) , such Subsidiary shall have no right to borrow under this Agreement unless the Parent provides notice as required pursuant to Section 5.10(a)  of the request again to add such Subsidiary as an Additional Borrower hereunder and such Subsidiary complies with the conditions set forth in Section 5.10(a)  to become an Additional Borrower hereunder.

 

Section 5.11  Compliance with ERISA .  In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 5.07 , each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to (a) comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all employee benefit plans (as defined in ERISA) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which could be (i) a liability to the PBGC (other than liability for PBGC premiums) or (ii) a past due liability to any Multiemployer Plan, except to the extent such liability could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (c) not participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in any civil penalty under ERISA or any tax under the Code, except to the extent such penalty or tax could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (d) operate each employee benefit plan in such a manner that could not reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any material tax liability under Section 4980B of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in Section 4980B of the Code except to the extent such tax liability or liability to any qualified beneficiary could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (e) furnish to the Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agent’s request such additional information about any employee benefit plan as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 5.12  Compliance With Agreements .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to comply in all respects with each material contract or agreement to which it is a party, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary may contest any such contract or agreement or any portion thereof in good faith through applicable proceedings so long as adequate reserves are maintained in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Section 5.13  Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports . Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to (a) comply with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and real property except to the extent that the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) obtain and renew all Governmental Approvals required under Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and real property except to the extent that the failure to obtain or renew such approvals could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) conduct any Response in accordance with Environmental Laws except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that neither such Obligor nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to undertake any Response to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 5.14  Maintain Business .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to continue to engage in all material respects primarily in the business or businesses being conducted on the Third Amendment Effective Date and other businesses reasonably related or ancillary thereto as determined by the board of directors of the Parent.

 

Section 5.15  Further Assurances .  Each Obligor shall and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to execute, acknowledge and deliver, at its own cost and expense, all such further acts, documents and assurances as may from time to time be reasonably necessary or as the Majority Lenders may from time to time reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and purposes of the Loan Documents, including all such actions to establish, preserve, protect and (to the extent required under the Security Documents or as otherwise provided in this Agreement) perfect the estate, right, title and interest of the Lenders, or the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, to the Collateral (including Collateral acquired after the date hereof).

 

ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants

 

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Parent, for itself and each Restricted Subsidiary, and each Guarantor, for itself, covenant and agree with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

 

Section 6.01  Indebtedness .  None of the Obligors or any Restricted Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)                                  Indebtedness created hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents;

 

(b)                                  Existing Indebtedness and any Indebtedness incurred in connection with the refinancing thereof, so long as (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not increase, (ii) such Indebtedness does not have a maturity date shorter than six (6) months following the Termination Date and (iii) such Indebtedness has covenants, taken as a whole, that are no more restrictive than the terms of the Loan Documents in any material respects;

 

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(c)                                   Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any of such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (c) shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any time;

 

(d)                                  Indebtedness (i) owed by an Obligor to any other Obligor, (ii) owed by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, (iii) owed by an Obligor to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor or (iv) owed by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor to any Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this clause (iv) shall not exceed $75,000,000, at any time, when combined with amounts outstanding under Section 6.05(e) , without duplication;

 

(e)                                   Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the date on which such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired directly or indirectly by the Parent (but not incurred or created in connection with such acquisition); provided (i) neither the Parent nor any other Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation with respect to such Indebtedness, (ii) none of the properties of the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary is bound with respect to such Indebtedness and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (e) shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time;

 

(f)                                    Indebtedness in respect of endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)                                   Indebtedness associated with accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not more than ninety (90) days past due or which are being actively contested by the Parent or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(h)                                  Indebtedness constituting Investments permitted by clauses (f) and (h) of Section 6.05 ;

 

(i)                                      Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Swap Agreements permitted by Section 6.06 ;

 

(j)                                     other Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 outstanding at any time;

 

(k)                                  guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by clauses (c), (i) and (j) of this Section; and

 

(l)                                      other unsecured Indebtedness so long as the Total Net Leverage Ratio at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, is less than 3.5 to 1.0; provided , the proceeds of any such newly incurred Indebtedness shall not be included in the calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining pro forma compliance with such ratio (it being understood that this proviso shall not exclude Unencumbered Balance Sheet Cash that is not attributable to such newly incurred Indebtedness).

 

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Section 6.02  Liens .  None of the Obligors or any Restricted Subsidiary will create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

 

(a)                                  Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(b)                                  Liens created by the Security Documents;

 

(c)                                   Liens on any property or assets of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.02 ; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any property or asset of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such property or asset to which such Lien applies on the Third Amendment Effective Date and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Third Amendment Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof in accordance with Section 6.01 ;

 

(d)                                  Liens on assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (c) of Section 6.01 , (ii) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such assets and (iv) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the proceeds of, and insurance proceeds related to, such assets;

 

(e)                                   Liens on assets of any Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the date such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired by the Parent (but not created in connection with such acquisition) securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(e) ; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any property of asset of the Parent or any other Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition; and

 

(f)                                    Liens on cash securing obligations of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to providers of vault services with respect to such cash.

 

Section 6.03  Fundamental Changes .  None of the Obligors or any Restricted Subsidiary will merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, if such transaction involves a Borrower, such Borrower shall survive such transaction or the surviving entity shall become a Borrower in accordance with Section 5.10(a) :

 

(a)                                  any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with a Borrower;

 

(b)                                  any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; provided that if such transaction involves an Obligor, the Obligor survives such transaction (or the

 

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surviving entity becomes an Obligor in accordance with Section 5.09 or Section 5.10(a) , as applicable);

 

(c)                                   any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other Person so long as either (i) such Restricted Subsidiary is the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation or (ii) if such Restricted Subsidiary is not the surviving entity, the surviving entity and/or the Parent, as applicable, complies with the provisions of Section 5.09(d)  within thirty (30) days of such merger or consolidation;

 

(d)                                  any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor may change its jurisdiction of organization so long as, in the case of an Obligor, it complies with Section 6.12 hereof;

 

(e)                                   any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor may liquidate or dissolve if the Parent determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Parent and could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(f)                                    any Unrestricted Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor so long as (i) such Obligor or such Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor is the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation and (ii) the Parent provides an officer’s certificate to the Administrative Agent, executed by a Financial Officer, certifying that, after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, the Parent is in pro forma compliance with Sections 6.16 , 6.17 and 6.18 .

 

Section 6.04  Asset Sales .  None of the Obligors or any Restricted Subsidiary will make any Asset Sale except, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, with respect to clause (a), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

(a)                                  the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may make any Asset Sale, including sale-leaseback transactions, if (i) the consideration therefor is not less than the fair market value of the related asset and (ii) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate book value of the assets disposed of in all Asset Sales (other than Asset Sales permitted under the other clauses of this Section 6.04 ) during the term of this Agreement would not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the book value of the total assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the time such Asset Sale is consummated, which amount shall be diminished by the aggregate book value of all prior Asset Sales made during the term of this Agreement pursuant to this clause (a);

 

(b)                                  (i) any Obligor may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to another Obligor, and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to any Obligor or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c)                                   sales, exchanges and transfers consisting of Investments permitted by Section 6.05 ;

 

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(e)                                   sales, exchanges and transfers of equipment and other property which is replaced by equipment or property of at least comparable value and use or which is discontinued, obsolete, worn out or no longer used or useful to such Person’s business, all in the ordinary course of business;

 

(f)                                    sales, exchanges and transfers of chattel paper to third parties pursuant to arm’s-length transaction for fair value in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)                                   leases entered into by any Obligor with any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor to lease assets to such Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor so long as (i) the fair market value of the assets leased under this clause (g) shall not exceed $80,000,000 at any time and (ii) such leases are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Obligor than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties; and

 

(h)                                  leases or financing contracts entered into with third parties to lease or finance such third parties’ purchase of ATM Equipment.

 

Section 6.05  Investments .  None of the Obligors or any Restricted Subsidiary will make an Investment in any other Person, except:

 

(a)                                  Permitted Investments;

 

(b)                                  Business Acquisitions permitted by Section 6.11 ;

 

(c)                                   Investments existing as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and listed on Schedule 6.05 ;

 

(d)                                  Investments by an Obligor in another Obligor;

 

(e)                                   Investments by any Obligor in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments (valued as of the date the applicable Investment was made) outstanding pursuant to this clause (e) shall not exceed $75,000,000 at any time when combined with amounts outstanding under Section 6.01(d)(iv) , without duplication;

 

(f)                                    Investments arising out of loans and advances for expenses, travel per diem and similar items in the ordinary course of business to directors, officers and employees in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time;

 

(g)                                   shares of stock, obligations or other securities received in the settlement of claims arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)                                  Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor in (i) any Obligor or (ii) any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor;

 

(i)                                      Investments not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.05 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000 at any time;

 

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(j)                                     Guarantees permitted by Section 6.01 ; and

 

(k)                                  Investments by any Obligor in any Finco Entity; provided that, substantially contemporaneously with such Investment, substantially all of the proceeds of such Investment are loaned, transferred, distributed to, or invested in, one or more Obligors.

 

Section 6.06  Swap Agreements .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with vault cash procurement, any debt securities, debt facilities or leases (existed or forecasted) of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction(s), (c) any Permitted Warrant Transaction(s), (d) Swap Agreements for foreign exchange or currency exchange management or (e) Swap Agreements to hedge or manage any exposure that the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may have to counterparties under other Swap Agreements such that, in each case, such Swap Agreements are entered into in the ordinary course of business and the combination of such Swap Agreements, taken as a whole, is for risk management purposes and not speculative.

 

Section 6.07  Restricted Payments .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will declare or make, or agree to pay or make, any Restricted Payment, except:

 

(a)                                  (i) Restricted Payments by the Parent in any amount so long as at the time of such Restricted Payment, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, (A) no Event of Default exists and (B) the Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than 3.0 to 1.0 and (ii) Restricted Payments by the Parent up to an aggregate amount of $30,000,000 in any fiscal year if at the time of such Restricted Payment, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, (A) no Event of Default exists and (B) the Total Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.0 to 1.0, but less than 4.0 to 1.0;

 

(b)                                  dividends or distributions on Equity Interests of Restricted Subsidiaries ratably with respect to such Equity Interests;

 

(c)                                   payments of dividends and distributions made with shares or units of capital stock of the Parent;

 

(d)                                  redemptions of capital stock of employees, directors or officers of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries so long as (i) the amount of such redemption, when combined with all other redemptions made under this clause (d) in the same calendar year, does not exceed $20,000,000 and (ii) the Parent demonstrates pro forma compliance with Sections 6.16 , 6.17 and 6.18 ;

 

(e)                                   the payment by or on behalf of the Company of the purchase price for any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction(s);

 

(f)                                    the receipt of cash and/shares of common stock of the Parent upon exercise and settlement or termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction(s);

 

(g)                                   the payment and/or delivery of cash or common stock of the Parent, as the case may be, by or on behalf of the Company upon exercise and settlement, termination or redemption of any Permitted Warrant Transaction(s);

 

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(h)                                  the payment and/or delivery of cash or common stock of the Parent, as the case may be, by or on behalf of the Company in satisfaction of the Company’s obligations in respect of the Convertible Senior Notes whether upon conversion of such securities, upon a fundamental change (or similar event, however so defined by the terms of such securities), upon repurchase of such securities, at maturity of such securities or otherwise; provided that neither the Parent nor the Company shall satisfy such obligations with the payment of cash unless, at the time of such payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, (i) no Event of Default shall exist and (ii) if the pro forma Total Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.0 to 1.0, the sum of Unencumbered Balance Sheet Cash and unused Commitments shall be at least $75,000,000; and

 

(i)                                      Restricted Payments (other than those contemplated by Section 6.07(b) ) made to any Obligor or made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor.

 

Section 6.08  Prepayments of Indebtedness .  The Obligors will not voluntarily prepay or redeem any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)                                  prepayments of Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(b)                                  refinancings of Permitted Indebtedness to the extent such refinancing is permitted by Section 6.01 of this Agreement;

 

(c)                                   the payment of secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness to the extent such sale or transfer is permitted by this Agreement;

 

(d)                                  voluntary prepayments and redemptions made with shares of capital stock of the Parent and proceeds of offerings of capital stock of the Parent;

 

(e)                                   voluntary prepayments and redemptions constituting calls, tenders or open market purchases of the Existing Senior Notes with an aggregate par value not to exceed $200,000,000;

 

(f)                                    voluntary prepayments of Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(d) ; and

 

(g)                                   voluntary prepayments and redemptions, other than those made under the other clauses of this Section, so long as at the time of such prepayment or redemption and after giving pro forma effect thereto, no Event of Default shall exist and the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 2.0 to 1.0.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, neither of the payment of cash nor the delivery of common stock by or on behalf of the Company or the Parent, as the case may be, upon conversion of the Convertible Senior Notes shall be prohibited by this Section 6.08 , so long as, in the case of the payment of cash, the applicable conditions set forth in Section 6.07(h)  are satisfied.

 

Section 6.09  Transactions with Affiliates .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with

 

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any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Obligor or such Restricted Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.07 , (c) any transaction between or among Obligors, (d) any transaction between or among Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors and (e) Investments permitted by Section 6.05 .

 

Section 6.10  Restrictive Agreements .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien securing the Obligations under the Loan Documents upon any of its property or assets, (b) the ability of any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock, (c) the ability of any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary to make or repay loans or advances to any Obligor or (d) the ability of any Obligor to guarantee the Obligations; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by Law or by this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.10 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement, including, without limitation, secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(e) , provided that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof or encumbrances on the property that is the subject thereof.

 

Section 6.11  Business Acquisitions .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will make any Business Acquisitions except that an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to make Business Acquisitions provided that (a) no Event of Default shall exist before or immediately after giving effect to such Business Acquisition, (b) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio at the time of such Business Acquisition, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, is equal to or greater than 3.50 to 1.0, the Excess Business Acquisition Consideration (as hereinafter defined) shall not exceed $100,000,000, (c) the Parent shall be in pro forma compliance with Sections 6.16 , 6.17 and 6.18 and (d) if the cash consideration for such Business Acquisition is equal to or greater than $50,000,000 (or the equivalent amount thereof in any foreign currency), the Parent shall have given the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice of such Business Acquisition together with an officer’s certificate executed by a Financial Officer, certifying as to compliance with the requirements of this Section and containing calculations demonstrating compliance with clauses (b), to the extent applicable, and (c) of this Section, together with such other information in respect of the proposed Business Acquisition as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; provided that the proceeds received by an Obligor from unrelated third parties pursuant to Asset Sales permitted under Section 6.04 which Asset Sales consist of substantially all of the assets of any division, business unit or line of business of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be netted against

 

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the Excess Business Acquisition Consideration for purposes of the calculations under clause (b) above.  The consummation of each Business Acquisition shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Parent that all conditions thereto have been satisfied and that same is permitted under the terms of this Agreement, which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty for all purposes hereunder.  For purposes of this Section 6.11 , the term “ Excess Business Acquisition Consideration ” shall mean, during the period commencing on the Third Amendment Effective Date through the termination of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of that portion of the consideration (excluding any Equity Interests) for each Business Acquisition that causes the Total Net Leverage Ratio at the time of such Business Acquisition, and after giving pro forma effect thereto, to be equal to or greater than 3.50 to 1.0.  For the avoidance of doubt, the portion of such consideration that can be incurred without causing the pro forma Total Net Leverage Ratio to be equal to or greater than 3.50 to 1.0 shall not be included in the calculation of Excess Business Acquisition Consideration.

 

Section 6.12  Constitutive Documents .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will amend its charter or by-laws or other constitutive documents in any manner which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the rights of the Lenders under this Agreement or their ability to enforce the same; provided , however , the Obligors or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted after the date hereof to amend its constitutive documents for the purpose of (a) changing its jurisdiction of organization within the same country so long as the Administrative Agent is given thirty (30) Business Days prior written notice of such change and (b) effecting any transaction permitted under the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.13  Capital Expenditures .  None of the Obligors nor any Restricted Subsidiary will make any Capital Expenditures; provided that an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to make Capital Expenditures so long as at the time of, and after giving pro forma effect to, such Capital Expenditure, the Parent is in compliance with Section 6.18 .

 

Section 6.14  Amendment of Existing Indebtedness .  The Obligors will not amend any term of any document evidencing Existing Indebtedness, if (a) the effect thereof would be to shorten the maturity or average life thereof or increase the amount of any payment of principal thereof or increase the rate or shorten any period for payment of interest thereon or (b) such action would add any covenant or event of default which is more onerous in any material respect than those contained therein on the Third Amendment Effective Date, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the execution of supplemental indentures associated with the incurrence of additional Existing Senior Notes to the extent permitted by Section 6.01 or (ii) the execution of supplemental indentures to add guarantors if required by the terms of the Senior Note Indenture provided the relevant Borrower and such Person comply with Section 5.09 .

 

Section 6.15  Changes in Fiscal Year .  The Parent shall not change the end of its fiscal year to a date other than December 31 of each year.

 

Section 6.16  Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio .  The Parent shall not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.25 to 1.0.

 

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Section 6.17  Total Net Leverage Ratio .  The Parent shall not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the Total Net Leverage Ratio to exceed 4.0 to 1.0.

 

Section 6.18  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio .  The Parent shall not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.50 to 1.0.

 

ARTICLE VII
Events of Default and Remedies

 

Section 7.01  Events of Default .  If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:

 

(a)                                  any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

 

(b)                                  any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Section 7.01 ) payable under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which amount has been invoiced, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;

 

(c)                                   any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement, any Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made in any material respect;

 

(d)                                  any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02 , 5.03 (with respect to any Borrower’s existence), 5.08 or in Article VI ;

 

(e)                                   any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clauses (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) or in any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days following the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure first became known to any Financial Officer or (ii) notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent;

 

(f)                                    any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;

 

(g)                                   any event or condition occurs (i) that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (ii) that requires the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause

 

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(g) shall not apply to (A) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (B) the occurrence of a fundamental change (or similar event, however so defined) as such term is defined in the Convertible Senior Notes or the exercise of any put right in connection with such fundamental change by holders of the Convertible Senior Notes, (C) the occurrence of any event or condition that permits the conversion, whether into cash, shares of Parent common stock, or a combination thereof, of the Convertible Senior Notes and (D) any conversion, whether into cash (subject to Section 6.07(h) ), shares of Parent common stock, or a combination thereof, of the Convertible Senior Notes by the holders thereof;

 

(h)                                  an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or their debts, or of a substantial part of their assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of any of their assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(i)                                      any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Section 7.01 , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of any of their assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(j)                                     any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability, or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(k)                                  one or more judgments for the payment of money that is not covered by insurance in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000 (or the equivalent amount thereof in any foreign currency) shall be rendered against any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any attachment or levy shall be entered upon any assets of such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

 

(l)                                      an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred and are continuing, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(m)                              a proceeding shall be commenced by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability of any Loan Document (exclusive of

 

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questions of interpretation thereof), or any Obligor shall repudiate or deny that it has any liability or obligation for the payment of principal or interest or other obligations purported to be created under any Loan Document;

 

(n)                                  any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall at any time fail to constitute a valid and (to the extent required by the Security Documents or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement) perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral purported to be subject thereto, securing the obligations purported to be secured thereby, with the priority required by the Loan Documents, or any Obligor shall so assert in writing, in each case other than as a result of action or inaction of the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

 

(o)                                  a Change in Control occurs;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section 7.01 ), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Majority Lenders shall, by notice to the Parent, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times:  (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section 7.01 , the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest notice of acceleration or the intent to accelerate or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower, (iii) increase the rate charged on all Loans to the Default Rate (after the acceleration thereof), and (iv) exercise any or all of the remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents, at Law or in equity (including, without limitation, conducting a foreclosure sale of any of the Collateral).

 

Section 7.02  Cash Collateral .  In addition to the remedies contained in Section 7.01 , upon the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default, each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent in such amounts and at such times as contemplated by Section 2.05(j) .

 

ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent

 

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

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The Lender serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Parent or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02 ), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.  The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.02 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Parent or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of the

 

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preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Parent.  Upon any such resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, with the approval of Parent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and shall not be required during the existence of an Event of Default, to appoint a successor.  If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in Houston, Texas, or an Affiliate of any such bank.  Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.  The fees payable by or on behalf of the Parent to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Parent and such successor.  After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

ARTICLE IX
Guarantee

 

Section 9.01  The Guarantee .

 

(a)                                  Each Credit Facility Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with each other Credit Facility Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the full and punctual payment when due (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on each Loan, and the full and punctual payment of all other Obligations.  Upon failure by any Borrower, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay punctually any Obligations, each Credit Facility Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or such other

 

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documents evidencing the Obligations.  This Guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection.  Neither the Lenders nor any other Person to whom such Obligations are owed shall be required to exhaust any right or remedy or take any action against the Borrowers, the Guarantors or any other Person or any Collateral.  Each Credit Facility Guarantor agrees that, as between the Credit Facility Guarantors and the Lenders and any other Person to whom such Obligations are owed, such Obligations may be declared to be due and payable for the purposes of this Guarantee notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition which may prevent, delay or vitiate any declaration as regards any Borrower and that in the event of a declaration or attempted declaration, such Obligations shall immediately become due and payable by each Credit Facility Guarantor for the purposes of this Guaranty.

 

(b)                                  Each CFC Guarantor hereby jointly and severally with each other CFC Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the full and punctual payment when due (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on each Loan made to a CFC Borrower, and the full and punctual payment of all other Obligations of any CFC Borrower, any other CFC Guarantor and any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary; provided that no CFC Subsidiary shall guarantee any Obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  Upon failure by any CFC Borrower, any CFC Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a CFC Subsidiary to pay punctually any such Obligations, each CFC Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or such other documents evidencing the Obligations; provided that no CFC Subsidiary shall be required to pay any Obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  This Guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection.  Neither the Lenders nor any other Person to whom such Obligations are owed shall be required to exhaust any right or remedy or take any action against the CFC Borrowers, the Guarantors or any other Person or any Collateral.  Each CFC Guarantor agrees that, as between the CFC Guarantors and the Lenders and any other Person to whom such Obligations are owed, such Obligations may be declared to be due and payable for the purposes of this Guarantee notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition which may prevent, delay or vitiate any declaration as regards any CFC Borrower and that in the event of a declaration or attempted declaration, such Obligations shall immediately become due and payable by each CFC Guarantor for the purposes of this Guarantee; provided that no CFC Subsidiary shall be required to pay any Obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 9.02  Guaranty Unconditional .  The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:

 

(a)                                  any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any Obligations, by operation of law or otherwise other than the full payment thereof;

 

(b)                                  any modification, amendment or waiver of or supplement to the Loan Documents, any Lender Swap Agreements or any other document evidencing the Obligations;

 

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(c)                                   any release, impairment, non-perfection or invalidity of any direct or indirect security for any Obligations;

 

(d)                                  any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Borrower, any other Guarantor, any Restricted Subsidiary or their respective assets or any resulting release or discharge of any Obligation;

 

(e)                                   the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor may have at any time against any Borrower, any other Guarantor, any Restricted Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

 

(f)                                    any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Borrower, any other Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary for any reason of the Loan Documents, any Lender Swap Agreement, any other document evidencing the Obligations or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount payable by any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the Obligations; or

 

(g)                                   any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by any Borrower, any other Guarantor, any Restricted Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.

 

Furthermore, notwithstanding that a Borrower may not be obligated to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders for interest and/or attorneys’ fees and expenses on, or in connection with, any Obligations from and after the Petition Date (as hereinafter defined) as a result of the provisions of the federal bankruptcy law or otherwise, Obligations for which the Guarantors shall be obligated shall include interest accruing on the Obligations at the Default Rate from and after the date on which any Borrower files for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws or from and after the date on which an involuntary proceeding is filed against any Borrower under the federal bankruptcy laws (herein collectively referred to as the “ Petition Date ”) and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each other Person to whom the Obligations are owed from and after the Petition Date in connection with the Obligations.

 

Section 9.03  Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reinstatement In Certain Circumstances .  Each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until (a) all Obligations shall have been paid in full (other than indemnity obligations which survive but are not yet due and payable), (b) all Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and (c) the LC Exposure has been reduced to zero or fully cash collateralized as provided in this Agreement, except, in each case, to the extent any Subsidiary has been released from its obligations as a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to Section 5.09(g)  or Section 9.08 .  If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount payable by

 

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the Obligors under the Loan Documents or otherwise in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Obligor or otherwise, each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated at such time as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.  The Credit Facility Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Lender and the CFC Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Lender with respect to payments of Obligations of the CFC Borrowers and CFC Guarantors, in each case, on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Lender in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, other than any costs or expenses resulting from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lender; provided that no CFC Guarantor shall be required to pay any Obligations of, or any costs or expenses related to, any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 9.04  Waiver by Each Guarantor .  Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, diligence, presentment, demand, protest notice of acceleration or the intent to accelerate and any other notice not provided for in this Article other than to the extent expressly provided for in favor of the Guarantors in any of the Loan Documents, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any other Person.

 

Section 9.05  Subrogation .  Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the holders of the Loans and other Obligations against the Borrowers in respect of any amounts paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX ; provided that such Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon such right of subrogation until (a) all Obligations shall have been paid in full (other than indemnity obligations which survive but are not yet due and payable), (b) all Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and (c) the LC Exposure has been reduced to zero or fully cash collateralized as provided in this Agreement, except, in each case, to the extent any Subsidiary has been released from its obligations as a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to Section 5.09(g)  or Section 9.08 .  If any amount is paid to any Guarantor on account of subrogation rights under this Guaranty at any time when the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the foregoing sentence have not been satisfied, the amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Persons to whom the Obligations are owed and shall be promptly paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured or absolute or contingent, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.06  Stay of Acceleration .

 

(a)                                  If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by any Obligor under the Loan Documents is stayed upon insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Agreement shall nonetheless be payable by each Credit Facility Guarantor hereunder forthwith on demand

 

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by the Administrative Agent made at the request of the requisite proportion of the Lenders specified in Article X of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by any CFC Borrower or any other CFC Guarantor under the Loan Documents is stayed upon insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any CFC Borrower, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Agreement shall nonetheless be payable by each CFC Guarantor hereunder forthwith on demand by the Administrative Agent made at the request of the requisite proportion of the Lenders specified in Article X of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.07  Limit of Liability .  The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law.

 

Section 9.08  Release upon Sale .  Upon any sale of any Guarantor permitted by this Agreement, (a) such Guarantor shall be released from its obligations as a Guarantor hereunder, (b) all Liens granted by such Guarantor to secure its Guarantee shall automatically be terminated and released and (c) the Administrative Agent will, at the expense of the Parent, execute and deliver such documents as are reasonably necessary to evidence said releases and terminations, following written request from the Parent and receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate from a Financial Officer certifying that no Default or Event of Default exists.

 

Section 9.09  Benefit to Guarantor .  Each Guarantor acknowledges that the Loans and other extensions of credit made to the Borrowers may be, in part, re-loaned to, or used for the benefit of, such Guarantor and its Affiliates, that each Guarantor, because of the utilization of the proceeds of the Loans and such other extensions of credit, will receive a direct benefit from the Loans and such other extensions of credit and that, without the Loans and such other extensions of credit, such Guarantor would not be able to continue its operations and carry on its business as presently conducted.

 

Section 9.10  Keepwell .  Each Qualified ECP Guarantor (as hereinafter defined) hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Obligor to honor all of its obligations under the Guarantees in respect of Swap Obligations ( provided , however , that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 9.10 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 9.10 , or otherwise under the Guarantees, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount).  The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until termination of the Guarantees as described in Section 9.03 hereof.  Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 9.10 constitute, and this Section 9.10 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Obligor for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.  As used herein, “ Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Obligor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other Person as

 

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constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no CFC Subsidiary shall be required to provide such funds or other support under this Section 9.10 with respect to obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous

 

Section 10.01  Notices .

 

(a)                                  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

(i)                                      if to the Parent or any other Obligor, to:

 

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention:  Todd Ruden

Telecopy No.: (832) 308-4750

Telephone No. (for confirmation): (832) 308-4150

 

and

 

Trident Place

First Floor, Building 4

Mosquito Way

Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9UL.

Attention: Jana Hile

Telecopy No.:

Telephone No. (for confirmation): +441707248803

 

with a copy to:

 

Baker & McKenzie LLP

700 Louisiana, Suite 3000

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention:  William D. Davis, II

Telecopy No.:  (713) 427-5078

Telephone No. (for confirmation):  (713) 427-5099

 

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3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention:  General Counsel

Telecopy No.: (832) 308-4001

Telephone No. (for confirmation): (832) 308-4484

 

(ii)                                   if to the Administrative Agent, to

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Loan and Agency Service Group

Yuvette Owens

10 South Dearborn, Floor 97

Chicago, IL  60603-2300

Telecopy No:  888-303-9732

Telephone No. (for confirmation):  312-385-7021

Email:  jpm.agency.servicing.1@jpmchase.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Andrews Kurth LLP

600 Travis, Suite 4200

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention:  Callie Parker

Telecopy No.:  (713) 238-7272

Telephone No. (for confirmation): (713) 220-3914

 

(iii)                                if to the Alternative Currency Agent, to

 

J.P. Morgan Europe Limited

25 Bank Street

Canary Wharf

London E14 5JP

Attn: Loans Agency

Telecopy No. 44 207 777 2360

Email:  loan_and_agency_london@jpmorgan.com

 

(iv)                               if to the Issuing Lender, to

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Loan and Agency Service Group

Sudeep Kalakkar

Sarjapur Outer Ring Road, Vathur Hobli, Floor 04

Bangalore, 560 087, India

Telephone No. (for confirmation):  91-80-66766154 ext 66154

Email: Chicago.lc.agency.closing.team@jpmchase.com

 

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(v)                                  if to the Swingline Lender, to

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Loan and Agency Service Group

Yuvette Owens

10 South Dearborn, Floor 97

Chicago, IL  60603-2300

Telecopy No:  888-303-9732

Telephone No. (for confirmation):  312-385-7021

Email:  jpm.agency.servicing.1@jpmchase.com

 

with a copy to the Alternative Currency Agent, in the case of a Swingline Loan in an Alternative Currency.

 

(vi)                               if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(b)                                  Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender.  The Administrative Agent or the Parent may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(c)                                   Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

 

Section 10.02  Waivers; Amendments .

 

(a)                                  No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.  The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Obligor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

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consent of the Majority Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase any Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.17(b)  or (c)  in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any provisions of Section 2.20 or the definition of “ Defaulting Lender ”, without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender (in addition to the Majority Lenders), (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section 10.02(b)  or the definition of “ Majority Lenders ” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (vii) release all or a material portion of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender, provided , that nothing herein shall prohibit the Administrative Agent from releasing any Collateral, or require the consent of the other Lenders for such release, in respect of items sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder, or (viii) release all or substantially all of the Guarantees (other than in connection with any transactions permitted by this Agreement) without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Alternative Currency Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Alternative Currency Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be.

 

Section 10.03  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

 

(a)                                  The Parent shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel and consultants for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, due diligence undertaken by the Administrative Agent with respect to the financing contemplated by this Agreement, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender for fees, charges and disbursements of one primary law firm as counsel, local counsel as needed and consultants for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender and all other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement during the existence of a Default or an Event of Default (whether or not any waiver or forbearance has been granted in respect thereof), including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such

 

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reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

(b)                                  THE PARENT SHALL INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING LENDER, AND EACH LENDER, AND EACH RELATED PARTY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PERSONS (EACH SUCH PERSON BEING CALLED AN “ INDEMNITEE ”) AGAINST, AND HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES AND RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE FEES, CHARGES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY COUNSEL FOR ANY INDEMNITEE, INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF (I) THE EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE PERFORMANCE BY THE PARTIES HERETO OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, (II) ANY LOAN OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM (INCLUDING ANY REFUSAL BY THE ISSUING LENDER TO HONOR A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT UNDER A LETTER OF CREDIT IF THE DOCUMENTS PRESENTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DEMAND DO NOT STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT), (III) ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED PRESENCE OR RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE PARENT OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE PARENT OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR (IV) ANY ACTUAL CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY INDEMNITEE IS A PARTY THERETO AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT BY THE PARENT OR ANY GUARANTOR, THEIR RESPECTIVE EQUITY HOLDERS, THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, THEIR RESPECTIVE CREDITORS OR ANY OTHER PERSON; AND WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY THE ORDINARY, SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY INDEMNITEE , PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL NOT, AS TO ANY INDEMNITEE, BE AVAILABLE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR RELATED EXPENSES RESULTED FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNITEE THIS SECTION 10.03(b)  SHALL NOT APPLY WITH RESPECT TO TAXES OTHER THAN ANY TAXES THAT REPRESENT LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, ETC. ARISING FROM ANY NON-TAX CLAIM.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Parent fails to pay, or fails to cause to be paid, any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by

 

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or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.  For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “ pro rata share ” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at the time.

 

(d)                                  To the extent permitted by applicable Law, no party hereto shall assert, and each party hereto hereby waives, any claim against any other party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

(e)                                   All amounts due under this Section shall be payable no later than ten (10) Business Days from written demand therefor.

 

Section 10.04  Successors and Assigns .

 

(a)                                  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) except as expressly set forth in Section 5.10(b) , no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null and void), and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.04 .  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  (i)  Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

 

(A)                                the Parent, provided that no consent of the Parent shall be required for an assignment to an Affiliate of a Lender or if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided further that the Parent shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and

 

(B)                                the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender;

 

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(A)                                except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 and after giving effect to such assignment, the assigning Lender Commitment or Loans shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Parent and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent or unless the assignment is of 100% of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and Loans, provided that no such consent of the Parent shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing;

 

(B)                                each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;

 

(C)                                the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;

 

(D)                                the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may include material non-public information about the Parent or Guarantors and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with such assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws;

 

(E)                                 prior to any assignment to an assignee that is not a Lender, the Lender making such an assignment shall first offer the assignment to the other Lenders who shall have five (5) Business Days to purchase the assignment on the same terms as are proposed to such non-Lender assignee; and

 

(F)                                  no such assignment shall be made to (i) a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned or operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person), (ii) the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (iii) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (iii).

 

(iii)                                Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent

 

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of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14 , 2.15 , 2.16 and 10.03 ).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

 

(iv)                               The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Parent, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Parent, the Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v)                                  Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(c)                                   (i)  Any Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such participations must be approved by the Parent so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, (B) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (C) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (D) such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing immediately upon any such participation, and (E) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or

 

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waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.02(b)  that affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Parent agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14 , 2.15 and 2.16 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Sections 2.16(g)  and (h)  (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.16(g)  shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.17(c)  as though it were a Lender.

 

(ii)                                   A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant.  A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless the Parent is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Parent, to comply with Section 2.16(g)  as though it were a Lender.

 

(iii)                                Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Parent, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(d)                                  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

Section 10.05  Survival .  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrowers and each Guarantor herein and in the certificates or other instruments  delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any

 

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investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.  The provisions of Sections 2.14 , 2.15 , 2.16 and 10.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

Section 10.06  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and may be delivered in original or facsimile form (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Except as provided in Section 4.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.07  Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 10.08  Right of Setoff .  Each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time that an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers or any Guarantor against the obligations of the Borrowers and each Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender or Affiliate thereof shall set off or apply any deposits of a CFC Subsidiary or any other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit of such CFC Subsidiary on account of any or all of the obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

 

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Section 10.09  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

 

(a)                                  This Agreement and the Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the Law of the State of New York without regard to any choice-of-law provisions that would require the application of the Law of another jurisdiction provided, to the extent any of the Security Documents recite that they are governed by the Law of another jurisdiction, or any action or event taken thereunder (such as foreclosure of any Collateral) requires application of or compliance with the Law of another jurisdiction, such provisions and concepts shall be controlling.

 

(b)                                  Each of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Courts of the State of New York sitting in New York City and of the United States District Court sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State Court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final, non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrowers or Guarantors or their properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)                                   Each of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)                                  Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.01 .  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

Section 10.10  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO

 

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THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION .

 

Section 10.11  Headings .  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

Section 10.12  Confidentiality .  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below) and use such Information solely in connection with the consideration, administration, documentation, implementation, syndication or negotiation of the Transactions, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties who need to know the Information in order to consider, administer, document, implement, syndicate or negotiate the terms of the Transactions (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Obligor and its obligations under the Loan Documents, (g) with the consent of the Parent or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section by any party hereto or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Alternative Currency Agent shall (i) use the Information in connection with the performance by the Administrative Agent of services for other companies or (ii) furnish any Information to other companies.  For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from the Borrowers relating to the Borrowers or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrowers, any of their respective Subsidiaries, any of its Affiliates or any Related Party of the foregoing.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.  If the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender is requested or required, by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process, to disclose any or all of the Information, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender will provide the Parent with prompt notice of such event (to the extent that such notice does not contravene any applicable law or similar regulation) so that the Parent may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender.  If the Parent determines to seek such protective order or other remedy, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender will cooperate with

 

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the Borrower in seeking such protective order or other remedy.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, nothing in this Agreement shall (a) restrict the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender from providing information to any bank regulatory authority or any other regulatory or governmental authority, including the Board and its supervisory staff; (b) require or permit the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender to disclose to the Parent that any information will be or was provided to the Board or any of its supervisory staff; or (c) require or permit the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender to inform the Parent of a current or upcoming Board examination or any nonpublic Board supervisory initiative or action .

 

Section 10.13  Interest Rate Limitation .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan or reimbursement obligation, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan or reimbursement obligation under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan or reimbursement obligation in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan or reimbursement obligation hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or reimbursement obligation but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans, reimbursement obligations or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

Section 10.14  USA Patriot Act .  Each Lender hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the name and address of the Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Obligor in accordance with the Act.

 

Section 10.15  Amendment and Restatement .  Upon the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety by this Agreement.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement, any notes and the other Loan Documents executed and delivered herewith do not constitute a novation or termination of the “Obligations” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Effective Date and (b) such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing only with the terms thereof being modified as provided in this Agreement.

 

Section 10.16  Limitation of Liability of CFC Subsidiaries .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the express intent of the parties under this Agreement that (a) no CFC Subsidiary shall be treated as a pledgor or guarantor with respect to the Loans or any other Obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any purpose (including for purposes of Code

 

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Section 956(d) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2(c)) and (b) (i) no assets of any CFC Subsidiary and (ii) no amounts paid or payable by or on behalf of any CFC Subsidiary (whether through payment, credit, setoff, or otherwise), in each case, shall be used (or deemed to be used) to satisfy any Loans or other Obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with that intent.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or under any Loan Documents, no CFC Subsidiary shall have any liability whatsoever in respect of any Obligations of any Person that is (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) owned by a U.S. Person and classified as a partnership or disregarded entity, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 10.17  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a)                                  the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(b)                                  the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)                                      a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)                                   a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)                                the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWERS:

 



 

GUARANTORS:

 



 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually
and as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and
Swingline Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 



 

 

J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED, as Alternative

Currency Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 



 

LENDERS:

 


Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

DATED THIS 1ST DAY OF JULY 2016

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 


 

DEED OF ASSUMPTION

relating to
Equity Incentive Plans and Awards of Cardtronics, Inc.

 


 



 

DEED OF ASSUMPTION

 

OF

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

This Deed of Assumption (this “ Deed ”) relating to the equity incentive plans and awards of Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Cardtronics Delaware ”), is made on 1 July 2016 by Cardtronics plc, a public limited company (incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 10057418) whose registered office is at Building 4, 1st Floor Trident Place, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, AL10 9UL (the “ Company ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated 27 April 2016 by and among Cardtronics Delaware, the Company, CATM Merger Sub LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Cardtronics Delaware (“ MergeCo ”), and CATM Holdings LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Cardtronics Delaware (the “ Merger Agreement ”), MergeCo shall merge with and into Cardtronics Delaware with Cardtronics Delaware as the surviving corporation and becoming an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Merger Agreement and upon the effective time of the Merger (the “ Effective Time ”), each issued and outstanding share of Cardtronics Delaware common stock (“ Common Stock ”), par value US$0.0001 per share, will be converted into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid Class A ordinary share of the Company, US$0.01 nominal value per share (each, an “ Ordinary Share ”);

 

WHEREAS , Cardtronics Delaware currently sponsors and maintains the following equity incentive plans pursuant to which current and former employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates may, as applicable, be granted rights to shares of Common Stock (or the right to receive benefits or cash amounts by reference to shares of Common Stock):

 

·                   the Cardtronics, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ 2007 Plan ”); and

 

·                   the Cardtronics, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ 2001 Plan ”);

 

(collectively with any relevant sub-plans and grant agreements under such plans, the “ Plans ”);

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Merger Agreement and effective as of the Effective Time, each option granted under the Plans that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Outstanding Options ”) is to be converted from an option over Common Stock into an option over Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “ Assumed Options ”);

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Merger Agreement and effective as of the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit and performance stock unit award granted under the Plans that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Outstanding Units ”) is to be converted into a restricted stock unit or performance stock unit, as applicable, over Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “ Assumed Units ”);

 

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WHEREAS , pursuant to the Merger Agreement and effective as of the Effective Time, each restricted stock award granted under the Plans that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Outstanding Stock Awards ”) is to be converted into a restricted stock award over Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “ Assumed Stock Awards ”);

 

WHEREAS , the Company wishes to adopt and assume the 2007 Plan, effective as of the Effective Time, for the purposes of granting new awards under the 2007 Plan over Ordinary Shares following the Merger, and to sponsor and administer the 2007 Plan following the Merger;

 

WHEREAS , the 2007 Plan to be adopted and assumed by the Company shall be as amended and restated and named the “Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan” and shall be in such form as to provide for the grants of awards to eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries in compliance with the exemption applicable to employee share schemes under section 1166 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 and for the grants of awards to eligible non-employees or grants of cash awards to eligible individuals under an annex to the 2007 Plan;

 

WHEREAS , the Company also wishes to adopt and assume the rights and obligations of Cardtronics Delaware with respect to the Outstanding Options, Outstanding Units and Outstanding Stock Awards (together, the “ Outstanding Awards ”) from the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement;

 

WHEREAS , in respect of any Ordinary Share to be issued pursuant to an Assumed Unit, Cardtronics Delaware (or, if so stipulated by Cardtronics Delaware, the subsidiary of the Company employing or engaging the individual by whom the Assumed Unit is held or any other subsidiary of the Company) shall be liable to pay the Company the US$0.01 nominal value of such Ordinary Share, unless such nominal value is paid up by the relevant individual;

 

WHEREAS , the board of directors of the Company agrees that it (or an appropriate committee thereof) shall sponsor and administer the Assumed Options, the Assumed Units and the Assumed Stock Awards (collectively, the “ Assumed Awards ”) from the Effective Time; and

 

WHEREAS , Cardtronics Delaware shall continue to sponsor the 2001 Plan following the completion of the Merger unless Cardtronics Delaware determines otherwise, but no new awards shall be granted under the 2001 Plan following the completion of the Merger.

 

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS:

 

1.             Subject to the completion of the Merger and the provisions of this Deed:

 

1.1          the Company hereby accepts the assignment of and adopts and assumes the 2007 Plan from Cardtronics Delaware in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Deed, and all rights and obligations relating to the sponsorship and administration of the 2007 Plan, so that the Company may grant awards under the 2007 Plan from the Effective Time;

 

1.2          the Company hereby accepts the assignment of and adopts and assumes the Assumed Awards from Cardtronics Delaware and all rights and obligations of Cardtronics Delaware with respect thereto, so that the Assumed Awards shall be taken to have been granted by the Company as at the Effective Time;

 

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1.3          the Company agrees to administer the 2001 Plan with respect to all Assumed Awards granted under the 2001 Plan; and

 

1.4          the Company shall have the obligation to allot and issue Ordinary Shares to satisfy the obligations with respect to the Assumed Awards upon payment of the US$0.01 nominal value of each such Ordinary Share by the individual by whom the Assumed Award is held or, in respect of Assumed Units, upon payment by Cardtronics Delaware (or, if so stipulated by Cardtronics Delaware, the subsidiary of the Company employing or engaging the relevant individual or any other subsidiary of the Company) of the US$0.01 nominal value of each such Ordinary Share unless such nominal value is paid up by the relevant individual.

 

2.             The Company declares, undertakes and agrees that, as of the Effective Time, it shall be bound by the terms of the Assumed Awards and the following shall apply with respect to the Assumed Awards:

 

2.1          to the extent any Plan provides for the grant, issuance, acquisition, delivery, holding or purchase of, or otherwise relates to or references, shares of Common Stock or rights to shares of Common Stock (or rights to receive benefits or amounts by reference to those shares), then, pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof, such Plan document shall instead provide for the grant, issuance, acquisition, delivery, holding or purchase of, or otherwise relate to or reference, Ordinary Shares or rights to Ordinary Shares, as applicable (or rights to receive benefits or amounts by reference to Ordinary Shares) pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, on the same terms and conditions except with respect to the changes set out in Exhibit B , Exhibit C and Exhibit D to this Deed and any such other changes as are necessary or advisable to reflect the Merger, implement the terms of the Merger Agreement with respect to such awards and/or comply or facilitate compliance with applicable English corporate, regulatory and tax law requirements, including, without limitation, and if necessary or appropriate, compliance with the exemption applicable to employee share schemes under section 1166 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 from certain provisions contained in that Act;

 

2.2          all references in the Plans to Cardtronics Delaware or its predecessors are hereby amended to be references to the Company, except where the context dictates otherwise; and

 

2.3          all references to the board of directors of Cardtronics Delaware (or relevant committee of the board of directors of Cardtronics Delaware) in the Plans shall henceforth be taken to be references to the board of directors of the Company (or relevant committee of the board of directors of the Company), except where the context dictates otherwise; and

 

3.             The Company further declares, undertakes and agrees that, as of the Effective Time, it will exercise all of the powers of the plan sponsor relating to Assumed Awards that were exercised by Cardtronics Delaware with respect to the Assumed Awards prior to the Effective Time.

 

4.             This Deed of Assumption shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

 

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(Signature page follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Deed has been executed by the Company on the date first above written.

 

EXECUTED AS A DEED AND DELIVERED BY

)

CARDTRONICS PLC

)

acting by:

)

 

/s/ E. Brad Conrad

 

E. Brad Conrad

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ M. Dilshad Kasmani

 

M. Dilshad Kasmani

 

Director/ Company Secretary

 

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

2007 Plan

 

(See as attached)

 



 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc, effective July 1, 2016)

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CARDTRONICS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

 

I.

PURPOSE AND HISTORY OF THE PLAN

1

 

 

 

II.

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

III.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

4

 

 

 

IV.

ADMINISTRATION

4

 

 

 

V.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

6

 

 

 

VI.

ELIGIBILITY

7

 

 

 

VII.

STOCK OPTIONS

7

 

 

 

VIII.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

8

 

 

 

IX.

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

10

 

 

 

X.

PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

13

 

 

 

XI.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

14

 

 

 

XII.

BONUS STOCK AWARDS

14

 

 

 

XIII.

RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

15

 

 

 

XIV.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

18

 

 

 

XV.

MISCELLANEOUS

18

 

 

 

ANNEX I

 

 

 

 

 

I.

PURPOSE OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN AND CASH AWARD PLAN

A-1

 

 

 

II.

DEFINITIONS

A-1

 

 

 

III.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

A-4

 

 

 

IV.

ADMINISTRATION

A-4

 

 

 

V.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

A-6

 

 

 

VI.

ELIGIBILITY

A-7

 

 

 

VII.

STOCK OPTIONS

A-7

 

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VIII.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

A-9

 

 

 

IX.

PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS

A-10

 

 

 

X.

PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

A-14

 

 

 

XI.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

A-15

 

 

 

XII.

BONUS STOCK AWARDS

A-16

 

 

 

XIII.

RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

A-16

 

 

 

XIV.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

A-19

 

 

 

XV.

MISCELLANEOUS

A-19

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

I.                                         PURPOSE AND HISTORY OF THE PLAN

 

The purpose of the CARDTRONICS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN as assumed and adopted by CARDTRONICS PLC (the “ Company ”) effective July 1, 2016 (the “ Plan ”) is to provide a means through which the Company and its Subsidiaries may attract able persons to enter the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide a means whereby those individuals upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company and its Subsidiaries rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the Company and its Subsidiaries are of importance, can acquire and maintain share ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such individuals with additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  Accordingly, the Plan provides for granting Incentive Stock Options, options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Phantom Stock Awards, Bonus Stock Awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to the circumstances of the particular employee as provided herein.

 

The Plan is intended to be an “employees’ share scheme” within the meaning of section 1166 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.  All Awards granted under the Plan must be made on terms that the Awards are to be settled in Ordinary Shares.

 

Awards may also be granted under an Annex to the Plan.  Non-Employee Directors and Consultants are not eligible to be granted Awards under the main rules of the Plan and shall only be eligible to receive Awards granted under an Annex to the Plan.  Any Award that may be settled in cash or in a combination of cash or Ordinary Shares shall be granted only under an Annex to the Plan.

 

II.                                    DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless specifically modified by any paragraph:

 

(a)                                  Affiliate ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association, trust, or other organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or comparable governing body of the controlled entity or organization or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

(b)                                  Award ” means, individually or collectively, any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Phantom Stock Award, or Bonus Stock Award.

 



 

(c)                                   Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(d)                                  Bonus Stock Award” means an Award granted under Paragraph XII of the Plan.

 

(e)                                   “Change in Control Company Event” means the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)                                      Any person (or group of persons acting in concert) obtains Control of the Company as a result of making an offer to acquire all of the issued shares of the Company (other than those which are at the time owned by such person or by persons acting in concert with that person), or if there is otherwise a change of Control of the Company including by way of merger, consolidation or share exchange with any other person.

 

(ii)                                   A person becoming bound or entitled to acquire shares of the Company under sections 979 to 982 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

(iii)                                The court sanctioning a compromise or arrangement between the Company and its shareholders under section 899 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006, resulting in a change of Control of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  References in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section.

 

(g)                                   Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, subject to the limitations and exceptions as provided in subparagraph IV(a).

 

(h)                                  Company ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Paragraph I.

 

(i)                                      Consultant ” means any person who is not an employee or a Director and who is providing advisory or consulting services to the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(j)                                     “Control” shall have the same meaning as in section 995 of the U.K. Income Tax Act 2007.

 

(k)                                  Corporate Change ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subparagraph XIII(c) of the Plan.

 

(l)                                      Covered Employee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term within section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto); provided, however, that as the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of the grant of Performance Awards, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year.

 

(m)                              Director ” means an individual who is a member of the Board.

 

(n)                                  An “ employee ” means any person in an employment relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary, including an executive Director.

 

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(o)                                  Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(p)                                  Executive Officer ” shall mean an executive officer of the Company that has been designated by the Company as subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(q)                                  Fair Market Value ” means, as of any specified date, the mean of the closing share price of the Ordinary Shares (i) reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC on that date or (ii) if the Ordinary Shares are no longer listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC but are  listed on any other stock exchange, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape of such exchange on that date (or such other reporting service approved by the Committee); or, in either case, if no prices are reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such prices of the Ordinary Shares are so reported.  If the Ordinary Shares are traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made hereunder, its fair market value shall be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low or closing bid and asked prices of Ordinary Shares on the most recent date on which Ordinary Shares were publicly traded. In the event Ordinary Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made by the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate and as is consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code.

 

(r)                                     Incentive Stock Option ” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code.

 

(s)                                    including ” means including without limitation.

 

(t)                                     Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan” means Annex I to the Plan, as amended from time to time .

 

(u)                                  Option ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VII of the Plan and includes both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares and Options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares.

 

(v)                                  Option Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Option.

 

(w)                                Ordinary Shares ” means the Class A ordinary shares, nominal value $0.01 per share, in the Company or any security into which such Ordinary Shares may be changed or converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Paragraph XIII.

 

(x)                                  Participant ” means an employee who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

 

(y)                                  Performance Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph IX of the Plan.

 

(z)                                   Performance Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Performance Award.

 

(aa)                           Phantom Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph X of the Plan that may only be settled through the delivery of Ordinary Shares.

 

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(bb)                           Phantom Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Phantom Stock Award.

 

(cc)                             Plan ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Paragraph I.

 

(dd)                           Qualified Member ” means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(ee)                             Restricted Stock Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

 

(ff)                               Restricted Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VIII of the Plan.

 

(gg)                             Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ” means a written agreement between the company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

(hh)                           Restricted Stock Unit Award ” means a right, granted under Paragraph XI hereof, to receive Ordinary Shares at the end of a specified deferral period.

 

(ii)                                   Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(jj)                                 Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right to acquire, upon exercise of the right, Ordinary Shares having an aggregate value equal to the then excess of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares with respect to which the right is exercised over the exercise price therefor.

 

(kk)                           “Subsidiary” means an Affiliate that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of section 1159 and Schedule 6 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

III.                               EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

 

The Plan was originally effective as of August 22, 2007 upon adoption by Cardtronics, Inc.  This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall become effective July 1, 2016.  No further Awards may be granted under the Plan after 10 years from July 1, 2016.  The Plan shall remain in effect until all Options granted under the Plan have been exercised or expired, all Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan have vested or been forfeited, and all Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Phantom Stock Awards, and Bonus Stock Awards have been satisfied, settled or expired.

 

IV.                                ADMINISTRATION

 

(a)                                  Composition of Committee .  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that the Board may determine to administer the Plan from time to time, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” At any time that a member of a Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the applicable Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then an Executive Officer, or relating to an Award intended by the Committee to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder, may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by

 

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the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members.  Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for purposes of the Plan.  Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, shareholders, Participants, beneficiaries, and permitted transferees under the Plan or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant.  The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee.  The Committee may delegate to officers or comparable managers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Executive Officers and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify.  The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.

 

(b)                                  Powers .  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and Rule 16b-3, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (ii) determine the eligible employees to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted; (iii) determine the number of Ordinary Shares that shall be the subject of each Award; (iv) determine the terms and provisions of each Award agreement (which need not be identical), including provisions defining or otherwise relating to (A) the term and the period or periods and extent of exercisability of the Options, (B) the extent to which the transferability of Ordinary Shares issued or transferred pursuant to any Award is restricted, (C) except as otherwise provided herein, the effect of termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, of a Participant on the Award, and (D) the effect of approved leaves of absence (consistent with any applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service); (v) accelerate the time of exercisability of any Award that has been granted; (vi) construe the respective Award agreements and the Plan; (vii) make determinations of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan; (viii) delegate its duties under the Plan to such agents as it may appoint from time to time, provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties with respect to making Awards to individuals subject to section 162(m) of the Code, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to Executive Officers; (ix) subject to the restrictions contained within the Plan, terminate, modify or amend the Plan, (x) adopt sub-plans to the Plan as it considers necessary or desirable to take account of, mitigate or comply with taxation, securities, exchange control or other regulatory laws, and (xi) make all other determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Plan, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate.  In making such determinations, the Committee shall take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective employees and Participants, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s success, and such other factors as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem relevant.

 

(c)                                   Additional Powers .  The Committee shall have such additional powers as are delegated to it by the other provisions of the Plan.  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, this shall include the power to construe the Plan and the respective agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of the agreement relating to each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.  Subject to Rule 16b-3 and section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in any Award, or in any Award agreement in the manner and to the extent it

 

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deems necessary or desirable to carry the Plan into effect, and the Committee shall be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability.  The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Paragraph IV shall be conclusive.

 

(d)                                  Delegation of Authority by the Committee .  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Paragraph IV or any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may from time to time, in its sole discretion, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company the administration (or interpretation of any provision) of the Plan, and the right to grant Awards under the Plan, insofar as such administration (and interpretation) and power to grant Awards relates to any person who is not an Executive Officer.  Any such delegation may be effective only so long as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company is a Director, and the Committee may revoke such delegation at any time.  The Committee may put any conditions and restrictions on the powers that may be exercised by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company upon such delegation as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.  In the event of any conflict in a determination or interpretation under the Plan as between the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the determination or interpretation, as applicable, of the Committee shall be conclusive.

 

V.                                     SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Shares Subject to the Plan and Award Limits .  Subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Paragraph XIII with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to Options then outstanding, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, and the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan through Incentive Stock Options, shall not exceed 9,679,393 Ordinary Shares.  Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan only to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award.  To the extent that an Award lapses or the rights of its holder terminate, any Ordinary Shares subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  In addition, Ordinary Shares issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and forfeited from Participants and Ordinary Shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations associated with an Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and/ or the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to the contrary, (i) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards denominated in Ordinary Shares granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares, and (ii) the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid under all Awards denominated in cash (including the Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares paid in satisfaction of Performance Awards) granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed $3,500,000.  All payments due with respect to a Performance Award shall be paid no later than 10 years after the date of grant of such Performance Award.

 

(b)                                  Grant of Awards .  The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more employees determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

 

(c)                                   Shares Offered .  Subject to the limitations set forth in subparagraph V(a), the Ordinary Shares to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be settled by the issue of new Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares held in treasury or Ordinary Shares acquired or to be acquired by an employee benefit trust.  Any of such Ordinary Shares which remain unissued and which are not subject to outstanding Awards at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be subject to the Plan but, until termination of the Plan,

 

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the Company shall at all times make available a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares to meet the requirements of the Plan.

 

VI.                                ELIGIBILITY

 

Awards may be granted only to persons who, at the time of grant, are employees of the Company or a Subsidiary, including an executive Director of the Company or Subsidiary.  An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same person, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include an Incentive Stock Option, an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Award, a Phantom Stock Award, a Bonus Stock Award, or any combination thereof.

 

VII.                           STOCK OPTIONS

 

(a)                                  Option Period .  The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Committee at the date of grant, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date of grant.

 

(b)                                  Limitations on Exercise of Option .  An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as determined by the Committee.

 

(c)                                   Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options .  An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to an individual who is employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) at the time the Option is granted.  To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Ordinary Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options.  The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations, and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation and shall notify the Participant of such determination as soon as practicable after such determination.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted, such individual owns shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such Option is granted, the option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares subject to the Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.  Except as otherwise provided in sections 421 or 422 of the Code, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 

(d)                                  Option Agreement .  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including provisions to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option under section 422 of the Code.  Each Option Agreement shall specify the effect of termination or cessation of employment on the exercisability of the Option.  An Option Agreement may provide for a “cashless exercise” of the Option by establishing procedures satisfactory to the Committee with respect thereto.  Further, an Option Agreement may provide, on such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may prescribe, for the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right in connection with the grant of an Option and, in such case, the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right shall result in the surrender of the

 

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right to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares under the Option equal to the number of Ordinary Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised (and vice versa).  In the case of any Stock Appreciation Right that is granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option, such right shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares exceeds the price specified therefor in the Option or the portion thereof to be surrendered.  The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Option Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Option Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan (including an amendment that accelerates the time at which the Option, or a portion thereof, may be exercisable).

 

(e)                                   Option Price and Payment .  The price at which an Ordinary Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Option is granted.  The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company, as specified by the Committee.  The purchase price of the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee.  Separate share certificates may be issued by the Company for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of any Option that does not constitute an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(f)                                    Shareholder Rights and Privileges .  The Participant shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a shareholder only with respect to such Ordinary Shares as have been purchased under the Option and for which Ordinary Shares have been registered in the Participant’s name.

 

(g)                                   Options and Rights in Substitution for Options Granted by Other Employers .  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for options and such rights held by individuals who become employees of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as a result of a merger or consolidation or other business transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(h)                                  Repricing Prohibition .  Except as provided in Paragraph XIII, the Committee may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, (i) lower the purchase price under any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to the Plan, (ii) take any other action with respect to any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is treated as a repricing under United States generally accepted accounting principles, or (iii) cancel any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right when its purchase price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Ordinary Shares in exchange for cash, another Award or other equity.

 

VIII.                      RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Forfeiture Restrictions To Be Established by the Committee .  Ordinary Shares that are the subject of a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions on disposition by the Participant and an obligation of the Participant to forfeit and/ or compulsorily surrender or transfer the Ordinary Shares to (as the Committee may direct) the Company, an employee benefit trust or any third person under certain circumstances (the “ Forfeiture Restrictions ”).  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon the attainment of one or more performance measures established by the Committee.  The Committee will also determine  the mechanism for forfeiting the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award and may require the Participant to enter into such arrangements, as the Committee determines to be appropriate, in order to enforce the obligations of the Participant under the

 

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Restricted Stock Agreement.  In the event that the Committee determines to subject the Restricted Stock Award to performance measures in order to create a “performance-based compensation” award as defined in section 162(m) of the Code, the performance conditions will be composed of and comply with the provisions of Paragraph IX of the Plan.  Where the Restricted Stock Award is not intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code, any performance measures may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Each Restricted Stock Award may have different Forfeiture Restrictions, in the discretion of the Committee.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Ordinary Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced  in such manner as the Committee shall determine.  If a share certificate is registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to applicable Forfeiture Restrictions and other restrictions, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates and/or  that the Participant deliver to the Company a share transfer form relating to the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award.  Unless provided otherwise in a Restricted Stock Agreement and so long as the Restricted Stock Award is not subject to the Participant or the Company attaining one or more performance measures, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award, to vote Ordinary Shares subject thereto, and to enjoy all other shareholder rights, except that (i) the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of any certificates representing Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iii) the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award, and (v) with respect to the payment of any dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award directly to the Participant, each such dividend shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares or, if later, the fifteenth day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares.  At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms, conditions, or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the termination or cessation of employment (by retirement, disability, death, or otherwise, such terms of which shall be defined in any Restricted Stock Agreement) of a Participant prior to expiration of the Forfeiture Restrictions.  Such additional terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in conjunction with the Award.

 

(c)                                   Payment for Restricted Stock .  The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Participant shall not be required to make any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

(d)                                  Committee’s Discretion to Accelerate Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards .  The Committee may, in its discretion and as of a date determined by the Committee, fully vest any or all Ordinary Shares awarded to a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and, upon such vesting, all restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Award shall terminate as of such date.  Any action by the Committee pursuant to this subparagraph may vary among individual Participants and may vary among the Restricted Stock Awards held by any individual Participant.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subparagraph, the Committee may not take any action described in this subparagraph with respect to a Restricted Stock Award that has been granted to a Covered Employee if such Award has been designed to meet the exception for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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(e)                                   Restricted Stock Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph VIII, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Restricted Stock Agreement, and the restriction set forth in the last sentence of subparagraph VIII(d) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

IX.                               PERFORMANCE AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Performance Conditions .  The right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee.  The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under subparagraph IX(b) hereof in the case of a Performance Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(b)                                  Performance Awards .  If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an eligible person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award will be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee may not exercise discretion to increase the amounts payable under any Performance Award subject to performance conditions for Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” to a Covered Employee.  For all Performance Awards granted to an eligible person who is not designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such a Performance Award may also be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b) or on any such other performance goals and terms determined appropriate by the Committee for the applicable performance period or eligible person.

 

(i)                                      Performance Goals Generally .  The performance goals for Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this subparagraph IX(b).  Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain” at the time the Committee actually establishes the performance goal or goals for grants to all eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees.  The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.  Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 

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(ii)                                   Business and Individual Criteria .

 

(A)                                Business Criteria .  One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company, shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) revenues; (3) cash flow; (4) cash flow from operations; (5) free cash flow; (6) return on net assets; (7) return on assets; (8) return on investment; (9) return on capital; (10) return on equity; (11) economic value added; (12) operating margin; (13) contribution margin; (14) net income; (15) net income per share; (16) pretax earnings; (17) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization; (18) pretax operating earnings before share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization expense, loss on disposal of assets, and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (19) total shareholder return; (20) debt reduction; (21) market share; (22) change in the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares; (23) operating income; (24) gross margin and gross margin percentage; (25) pretax operating earnings before interest expense, share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (26) adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share as reported in public filings; (27) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies; (28) any of the above metrics presented as a percentage of revenues; and (29) any of the above criteria applied to operating segments within the Company.  The business criteria shall be subject to adjustment for changes in accounting standards required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board after the goal is established, and, to the extent provided for in any Award agreement, shall be subject to adjustment for specified significant extraordinary items or events, or nonrecurring transactions or events.  In this regard, business criteria based on the price of Ordinary Shares shall be proportionately adjusted for any changes in the price due to a share split, recapitalization or similar corporate transaction.  The Committee may exclude the impact of any of the following events or occurrences in establishing performance goals, which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or regulations affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (f) any change in accounting principles as defined in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 250, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (g) any loss from a discontinued operation as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (h) goodwill impairment charges; (i) operating results for any business acquired during the calendar year; (j) third party expenses or changes to performance metrics associated with any acquisition or disposition by us or any subsidiary; and (k) to the extent set forth with reasonable particularity in connection with the establishment of performance goals, any other extraordinary events or occurrences identified by the Committee.

 

(B)                                Individual Criteria .  The grant, exercise and/or settlement of Performance Awards may also be contingent upon individual performance goals established by the Committee.  If required for compliance with section 162(m) of the Code, such criteria shall be approved by the Company’s shareholders.

 

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(iii)                                Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Awards .  Achievement of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to 10 years, as specified by the Committee.  Performance goals shall be established no later than the earliest of the following to occur: (A) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, (B) the last date that would constitute less than 25% of the performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or (C)  at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(iv)                               Performance Award Pool .  The Committee may, at its discretion, establish a Performance Award pool(s), which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Performance Awards associated with any given performance period.  The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, during the given performance period as specified by the Committee in accordance with subparagraph IX(b)(iii) hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool(s) as a percentage of any of such criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such criteria.

 

(v)                                  Payment of Performance Awards .  After the end of each designated performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the applicable Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant in the Performance Award pool, or (B)  the amount of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant.  Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in Ordinary Shares or other Awards, in the discretion of the Committee.  The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination or cessation of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

 

(c)                                   Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of the settlement or payment of Performance Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for a reduction in the value of a Participant’s Performance Award during the applicable performance period.

 

(d)                                  Termination of Award .  A Performance Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries at all times during the applicable performance period, except as may be determined by the Committee subject to the restrictions of section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(e)                                   Performance Award Agreement .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph IX, the Company and the Participant shall enter into an Award agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Performance Award Agreements need not be

 

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identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Performance Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

(f)                                    Written Determinations .  All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Performance Awards under subparagraph IX(b), shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.  Notwithstanding the allowance in Paragraph IV of the Plan regarding delegation of duties or administration, the applicable Committee may not delegate any responsibilities described in this subparagraph IX(f) relating to such Performance Awards.

 

X.                                    PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Phantom Stock Awards .  Phantom Stock Awards are rights to receive Ordinary Shares with a value equal to any appreciation or increase in the Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares over a specified period of time, which vest over a period of time as established by the Committee, without satisfaction of any performance criteria or objectives.  The Committee may, in its discretion, require payment or other conditions of the Participant respecting any Phantom Stock Award.  A Phantom Stock Award may include a share settled Stock Appreciation Right that is granted independently of an Option; provided, however, that the exercise price per Ordinary Share subject to the Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII, such exercise price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted.

 

(b)                                  Award Period .  The Committee shall establish, with respect to and at the time of each Phantom Stock Award, a period over which the Award shall vest with respect to the Participant.

 

(c)                                   Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of Phantom Stock Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.

 

(d)                                  Payment .  Following the end of the vesting period for a Phantom Stock Award (or at such other time as the applicable Phantom Stock Award Agreement may provide), the holder of a Phantom Stock Award shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Phantom Stock Award, based on the then vested value of the Award.  Payment of a Phantom Stock Award may only be made in Ordinary Shares.  Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments as prescribed by the Committee.  Cash dividend equivalents may be paid during or after the vesting period with respect to a Phantom Stock Award, as determined by the Committee.

 

(e)                                   Termination of Award .  A Phantom Stock Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries at all times during the applicable vesting period, except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

(f)                                    Phantom Stock Award Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph X, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Phantom Stock Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Phantom Stock Award Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair

 

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the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Phantom Stock Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

XI.                               RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Awards .  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units, which are rights to receive Ordinary Shares at the end of a specified deferral period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award), to a Participant, subject to the terms and conditions below as well as in any Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement governing the Award.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant).  In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on the achievement of performance goals, whether or not specified in Paragraph IX, and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine.  Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by the delivery of Ordinary Shares in the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units.

 

(c)                                   Dividend Equivalents .  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant and specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dividend equivalents on the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be either (i) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Units on the dividend payment date in cash or in unrestricted Ordinary Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (ii) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Units and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, no such dividend equivalent shall be paid or deferred as set forth above with respect to any such unit that remains contingent upon the Company or the Participant attaining  one or more performance measures.

 

(d)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Agreements .  At any time any Award is made under this Paragraph XI, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

XII.                          BONUS STOCK AWARDS

 

Each Bonus Stock Award granted to a Participant shall constitute a transfer of unrestricted Ordinary Shares on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.  Bonus Stock Awards shall be made over Ordinary Shares and need not be subject to performance criteria or objectives or to forfeiture.  The purchase price, if any, for Ordinary Shares issued in connection with a Bonus Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Bonus Stock Awards may be utilized to grant Ordinary Shares in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of Executive Officers, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of

 

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Ordinary Shares or other Awards are exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3.  In the case of any grant of Ordinary Shares to an officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in lieu of salary or other cash compensation, the number of Ordinary Shares granted in place of such compensation shall be reasonable, as determined by the Committee.

 

XIII.                     RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

 

(a)                                  No Effect on Right or Power .  The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any variation in the share capital of the Company or any Affiliate or any other adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization, or other change in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s capital structure or its business, any merger, acquisition or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Ordinary Shares or the rights thereof, the winding up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business, any demerger or any scheme of arrangement or any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

(b)                                  Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares; Share Dividends .  The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted are Ordinary Shares as presently constituted, but if, and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect:

 

(i)                                      any variation in the share capital of the Company (whenever effected) by way of a subdivision or consolidation or reduction or capitalization or rights issue or other variation of the Company’s share capital;

 

(ii)                                   the implementation of a demerger (in whatever form);

 

(iii)                                an exempt distribution within the meaning of section 1075 of the U.K. Corporation Tax Act 2009; and/or

 

(iv)                               the payment of a share dividend on Ordinary Shares without receipt of consideration by the Company or other dividend in specie or the payment of a special case which, in each case, materially affects the value of an Award;

 

the Committee shall adjust the Awards in such manner as it considers appropriate to ensure that  each holder of Awards does not experience a significant increase or decrease in the value of such Awards solely by reason of the transaction or event.  Without limitation, the number and class of shares with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately increased.  Any fractional share resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded up to the next whole share.

 

(c)                                   Recapitalizations and Corporate Changes .  Without prejudice to subparagraph XIII(b) above, if the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its share capital, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “ recapitalization ”), the number and class of shares covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares to which the Participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Participant had been the holder of record of the number of Ordinary Shares then covered by such Award.  If (i) there is a Change in Control Company Event, (ii) the Company sells, leases, or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (iii) there is the passing of a

 

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resolution for the voluntary winding up of the Company or a court makes an order for the winding up of the Company or an administration order, (iv) any person or entity, including a “group” as contemplated by section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, acquires or gains ownership or control (including power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting share capital (based upon voting power), or (v) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of Directors, the persons who were Directors of the Company before such election shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, in each such case provided (A) the holders of equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such event do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, immediately after such event equity securities of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction entitled to 70% or more of the votes then eligible to be cast in the election of directors generally (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction in substantially the same proportion that they owned the equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or (B) the persons who were members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction shall not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity (unless the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction), the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such event immediately after such event, (each such event is referred to herein as a “ Corporate Change ”), then no later than (x) 10 days after such Change in Control Company Event, reorganization, sale, lease, or exchange of assets or winding up or such election of Directors or (y) 30 days after a Corporate Change of the type described in clause (iv), the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, shall effect one or more of the following alternatives, which alternatives may vary among individual Participants and which may vary among Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by any individual Participant: (1) accelerate the time at which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such unexercised Awards and all rights of Participants thereunder shall terminate; (2) require the mandatory surrender by all or selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participants (irrespective of whether such Awards are then exercisable under the provisions of the Plan) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in subparagraph XIII(d) below (the “ Change of Control Value ”) of the Ordinary Shares subject to such Awards over the exercise price(s) under such Awards for such Ordinary Shares; or (3) make such adjustments to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change and to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights (provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to such Awards then outstanding), including adjusting such an Award to provide that the number and class of shares covered by such Award shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation or other property (including cash) as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Corporate Change, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, may require the mandatory surrender by selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash equal to the maximum value (which maximum value may be determined, if applicable and in the discretion of the Committee, based on the then Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares) of such Award which, in the event the applicable performance or vesting period set forth in such Award has not been completed, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the

 

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number of days during the period beginning on the first day of the applicable performance or vesting period and ending on the date of the surrender, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of days in the applicable performance or vesting period; provided, however, that the Committee will not take any such action with regard to Performance Awards that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code that would cause such Awards to fail to comply with section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  The Committee, in making any determinations with regard to discretionary actions allowed pursuant to this subparagraph XIII(c), shall, where it deems appropriate, endeavor to preserve the benefit of the affected Participant’s original arrangement with regard to the Award, as well as take into consideration the Participant’s role and position in the Company or the Participant’s past services to the Company.

 

(d)                                  Change of Control Value .  For the purposes of clause (2) in subparagraph XIII(c) above, the “Change of Control Value” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per share price offered to shareholders of the Company in any such Change in Control Company Event, sale of assets or winding up transaction, (ii) the price per share offered to shareholders of the Company in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or (iii) if such Corporate Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, the Fair Market Value per share of the Ordinary Shares into which such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights being surrendered are exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards.  In the event that the consideration offered to shareholders of the Company in any transaction described in this subparagraph XIII(d) or subparagraph XIII(c) above consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash.

 

(e)                                   Other Changes in the Ordinary Shares .  In the event of changes in the outstanding Ordinary Shares by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization or distributions to the holders of Ordinary Shares occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Paragraph XIII, such Award and any agreement evidencing such Award shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its sole discretion as to the number and price of Ordinary Shares or other consideration subject to such Award so as to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights.  In the event of any such change in the outstanding Ordinary Shares or distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares, or upon the occurrence of any other event described in this Paragraph XIII, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares available under the Plan, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, and the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any one individual shall be appropriately adjusted to the extent, if any, determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

 

(f)                                    Shareholder Action .  Any adjustment provided for in the above subparagraphs of this Paragraph XIII shall be subject to any required shareholder action, whether such requirement is imposed by an applicable exchange on which the Ordinary Shares is then traded or by law.

 

(g)                                   No Adjustments Unless Otherwise Provided .  Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable.

 

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XIV.                      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

 

The Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any Ordinary Shares for which Awards have not theretofore been granted. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Plan or any part thereof from time to time; provided that no change in the Plan may be made that would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant, and provided, further, that the Board may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, amend the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan, increase the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, or change the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan.

 

This amendment and restatement of the Plan is not intended to affect the material terms of any Award granted prior to the effective date of this amended and restated Plan without the prior written consent of the affected Participant.

 

XV.                           MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)                                  No Right To An Award . Neither the approval of the Plan nor any action of the Board or of the Committee shall be deemed to give any individual any right to be granted an Option, a right to a Restricted Stock Award, a right to a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a right to a Performance Award, a right to a Phantom Stock Award, a right to a Bonus Stock Award, or any other rights hereunder except as may be evidenced by an Award agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to assure the performance of its obligations under any Award.

 

(b)                                  No Employment/Membership Rights Conferred . Nothing contained in the Plan shall (i) confer upon any individual any right with respect to continuation of employment or of a consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate his or her employment or consulting or advisory relationship at any time. Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of membership on the Board.

 

(c)                                   Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan.

 

(i)                                      Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, the rights and obligations of any individual under the terms of his office or employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate shall not be affected by his or her participation in the Plan or any right which he or she may have to participate in the Plan or acquire Ordinary Shares pursuant thereto.

 

(ii)                                   The grant of Awards shall not confer on the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.

 

(iii)                                The grant of Awards to a Participant on one occasion does not entitle that individual to any further grants of Awards on any future occasion.

 

(iv)                               A Participant who is granted any Awards pursuant to the Plan shall have no rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the cessation of his or her office or employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate for any reason whatsoever, whether or not in breach of contract, insofar as those rights arise or may arise from his or her

 

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ceasing to have rights under any Awards under the Plan as a result of such cessation or from the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements.

 

(v)                                  An individual will have no right to compensation for any loss of rights or expectations under the Plan for any reason, for any exercise, or failure to exercise, any discretionary power by the Committee or its delegate under the Plan (including without limitation any alleged arbitrary or irrational exercise of a discretionary power), or for any decision to amend or terminate the Plan.  If an individual did acquire any such rights, he or she would be deemed to have waived them irrevocably by accepting the Award.

 

(d)                                  Payment Terms Applicable to All Awards . Except as specifically provided under the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Affiliates upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may only be made in the form of Ordinary Shares, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Corporate Change). Installments may be required by the Committee (subject to Paragraph XIV of the Plan) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in compliance with the rules of section 409A of the Code and all regulations promulgated thereunder. Payments may include provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment payments. This Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”).

 

(e)                                   Other Laws; Withholding . The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any Award granted under the Plan at any time when the Ordinary Shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such other state and federal laws, rules, and regulations as the Company or the Committee deems applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules, and regulations available for the issuance and sale of such Ordinary Shares. No fractional shares of Ordinary Shares shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid.  The Company shall have the right to deduct in connection with all Awards the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld, to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its withholding obligations or to withhold that quantity of Ordinary Shares necessary to satisfy such tax obligations. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Ordinary Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Taxes .   Without limitation to subparagraph XV(e) above:

 

(i)                                      The Company and any Affiliate shall be entitled to withhold, and the Participant shall be obliged to pay, the amount of any tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including any amount of U.K. employer’s National Insurance contributions or payment on account liability which a Participant has agreed or elected to bear), payroll, fringe benefit or other taxes attributable to or payable in connection with or pursuant to the grant or any vesting, exercise, release or assignment of any Award or otherwise in connection with the acquisition or vesting of Ordinary Shares pursuant to an Award.

 

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bonuses or any other amounts due to a Participant by the Company or any Affiliate at any time, (2) the sale of any number of Ordinary Shares acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award and the forwarding of the proceeds of any such sale to any appropriate revenue, tax or social insurance authority, (3) withholding in Ordinary Shares otherwise to be issued pursuant to the Awards, and (4) by direct collection from the Participant at any time.

 

(iii)                                Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph XV(f)(ii) above, each Participant authorises the Company and any Affiliate to sell or procure the sale of sufficient Ordinary Shares following the vesting or exercise of his or her Award on his or her behalf to obtain sufficient funds to enable the Company or any Affiliate to discharge any obligation it may have to pay tax, social insurance or security contributions (including employer’s social security contributions or payment on account, where appropriate) or other tax liability obligation arising in respect of the vesting or exercise of the Award to the relevant revenue, tax or social insurance authorities.

 

(iv)                               The Company may withhold or account for any  tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including employer’s social security contributions or payment on account, where appropriate) or other tax liability due in connection with Awards by applying applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent in Ordinary Shares.  If such liabilities are satisfied by withholding in Ordinary Shares, the Participant will be deemed, for tax purposes, to have been issued the full number of Ordinary Shares subject to the Awards being settled, notwithstanding that a number of the Ordinary Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the liabilities.

 

(g)                                   No Restriction on Corporate Action . Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made under the Plan. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.

 

(h)                                  Restrictions on Transfer . An Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option, which shall be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in subparagraph VII(c)) shall not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of a Participant (other than the Company or an Affiliate) and shall not be transferable or assignable by a Participant.  Any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may only be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative and, following the Participant’s death, only by his or her executor, administrator, personal representative or other legal representative of the Participant’s estate (as applicable).

 

(i)                                      Governing Law . In respect of Awards granted prior to July 1, 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. In respect of Awards granted on or after July 1, 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales without regard to any conflict of laws principles and the English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with the any such Awards.

 

(j)                                     Section 409A of the Code .  This Plan and the Awards are generally not intended to be subject to section 409A of the Code.  To the extent the Plan or the Awards are subject to section 409A

 

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of the Code, the Plan and Awards are intended to comply with section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted and operated accordingly. Notwithstanding this subparagraph XV(j) , if the Plan or any Award is subject to section 409A of the Code, the Committee reserves the authority to amend the Plan or any Award as necessary to comply with section 409A of the Code or to ensure that section 409A of the Code does not apply to the Plan or the Award.

 

(k)                                  Data Protection . In consideration of receiving Awards under the Plan, Participants consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subparagraph XV(k).  Each Participant understands and acknowledges that:

 

(i)                                      The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about him, including his name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, national insurance/social security number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all rights to Shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in his favour under the Plan or any other employees’ share scheme operated at any time by the Company or other Subsidiaries (“ Data ”).

 

(ii)                                   The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purposes of their Awards and may further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company and/or Affiliates in relation to the Plan, or to future purchasers of the Company or its Affiliates or the business in which the Participant works.

 

(iii)                                Recipients of Data may be located in the European Economic Area or elsewhere. Participants authorise recipients (including the Company) to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data (including any requisite transfer to a broker or other third party with whom they may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award) as may be required for the subsequent holding of Shares on their behalf, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan.

 

(l)                                      Employee Trust . The Company and any Subsidiary may establish and/or an employee benefit trust to administer the Plan and may  (to the extent permitted by section 682 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006) provide monies to any trustee of any employee benefit trust established by the Company and any Subsidiary to enable them to acquire Ordinary Shares for the purposes of the Plan, or enter into any guarantee or indemnity for such purposes.

 

(m)                              Costs of Plan . The Company will pay all costs incurred in introducing and operating the Plan. Any Subsidiary whose employees receive Awards will, if requested, reimburse the Company for costs incurred in connection with granting and administering such Awards.

 

(n)                                  Third Party Rights . Except as provided in subparagraph XV(h), a person who is not a party to the grant of an Award under the Plan will have no right under the U.K. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of its terms.

 

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ANNEX I

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc, Effective July 1, 2016)

 

FOR NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARDS

 

I.                                         PURPOSE OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN AND CASH AWARD PLAN

 

This Annex to the CARDTRONICS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc (the “ Company ”), effective July 1, 2016) (“ Annex I ” or the “ Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan ”) governs (i) the grant of Awards to Directors who are not employed by the Company or any Subsidiary and to Consultants, and (ii) the grants of cash-Awards and cash-settled Awards to any Participant.

 

II.                                    DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan unless specifically modified by any paragraph:

 

(a)                                  Affiliate ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or partnership, association, trust, or other organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or comparable governing body of the controlled entity or organization or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

(b)                                  Annual Incentive Award ” means a conditional right granted to a Participant under Paragraph IX of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan hereof to receive a cash payment, Ordinary Shares or other Awards, as determined by the Committee, after the end of a specified year; Annual Incentive Awards may be designed as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, at the Committee’s discretion.

 

(c)                                   Annual Incentive Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Annual Incentive Award.

 

(d)                                  Award ” means, individually or collectively, any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Annual Incentive Award, Phantom Stock Award, or Bonus Stock Award granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(e)                                   Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Bonus Stock Award” means an Award granted under Paragraph XII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 



 

(g)                                   “Change in Control Company Event” means the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)                                      Any person (or group of persons acting in concert) obtains Control of the Company as a result of making an offer to acquire all of the issued shares of the Company (other than those which are at the time owned by such person or by persons acting in concert with that person), or if there is otherwise a change of Control of the Company including by way of merger, consolidation or share exchange with any other person.

 

(ii)                                   A person becoming bound or entitled to acquire shares of the Company under sections 979 to 982 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

(iii)                                The court sanctioning a compromise or arrangement between the Company and its shareholders under section 899 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006, resulting in a change of Control of the Company.

 

(h)                                  Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  References in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section.

 

(i)                                      Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, subject to the limitations and exceptions as provided in subparagraph IV(a).

 

(j)                                     Company ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Paragraph I.

 

(k)                                  Consultant ” means any person who is not an employee or a Director and who is providing advisory or consulting services to the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(l)                                      “Control” shall have the same meaning as in section 995 of the U.K. Income Tax Act 2007.

 

(m)                              Corporate Change ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subparagraph XIII(c) of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(n)                                  Covered Employee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term within section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto); provided, however, that as the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of the grant of Performance Awards or an Annual Incentive Award, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year.

 

(o)                                  Director ” means an individual who is a member of the Board.

 

(p)                                  An “ employee ” means any person (including a Director) in an employment relationship with the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(q)                                  Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(r)                                     Executive Officer ” shall mean an executive officer of the Company that has been designated by the Company as subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(s)                                    Fair Market Value ” means, as of any specified date, the mean of the closing share price of the Ordinary Shares (i) reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC on that date or (ii) if the Ordinary Shares are no longer listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC but are listed on any other stock exchange, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape of such exchange on that date (or such other reporting service approved by the Committee); or, in either case, if no prices are reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such prices of the Ordinary Shares are so reported.  If the Ordinary Shares are traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made hereunder, its fair market value shall be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low or closing bid and asked prices of Ordinary Shares on the most recent date on which Ordinary Shares were publicly traded.  In the event Ordinary Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made by the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate and as is consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code.

 

(t)                                     Incentive Stock Option ” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code.

 

(u)                                  Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan means this Annex 1 as amended from time to time .

 

(v)                                  Option ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and includes both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares and Options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares.

 

(w)                                Option Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Option.

 

(x)                                  Ordinary Shares ” means the Class A ordinary shares, nominal value $0.01 per share, in the Company, or any security into which such Ordinary Shares may be changed or converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Paragraph XIII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(y)                                  Participant ” means an employee, Consultant, or Director who has been granted an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(z)                                   Performance Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph IX of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(aa)                           Performance Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Performance Award.

 

(bb)                           Phantom Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph X of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(cc)                             Phantom Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Phantom Stock Award.

 

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(dd)                           Plan ” means the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc.

 

(ee)                             Qualified Member ” means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(ff)                               Restricted Stock Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

 

(gg)                             Restricted Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VIII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(hh)                           Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ” means a written agreement between the company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

(ii)                                   Restricted Stock Unit Award ” means a right, granted under Paragraph XI hereof, to receive Ordinary Shares, cash or a combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral period.

 

(jj)                                 Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(kk)                           Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right to acquire, upon exercise of the right, Ordinary Shares and/or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, cash having an aggregate value equal to the then excess of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares with respect to which the right is exercised over the exercise price therefor.

 

(ll)                                   Subsidiary ” means an affiliate that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of section 1159 and Schedule 6 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

III.                               EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

 

The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall become effective July 1, 2016.  No further Awards may be granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan after 10 years from July 1, 2016.  The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall remain in effect until all Options granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan have been exercised or expired, all Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan have vested or been forfeited, and all Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Annual Incentive Awards, Phantom Stock Awards, and Bonus Stock Awards have been satisfied, settled or expired.

 

IV.                                ADMINISTRATION

 

(a)                                  Composition of Committee .  The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that the Board may determine to administer the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan from time to time, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” At any time that a member of a Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the applicable Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then an Executive Officer, or relating to an Award intended by the Committee to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the

 

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Code and regulations thereunder, may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members.  Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for purposes of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, shareholders, Participants, beneficiaries, and permitted transferees under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant.  The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee.  The Committee may delegate to officers or comparable managers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Executive Officers and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify.  The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(b)                                  Powers .  Subject to the express provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and Rule 16b-3, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan; (ii) determine the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted; (iii) determine the amount of cash and the number of Ordinary Shares, or any combination thereof, that shall be the subject of each Award; (iv) determine the terms and provisions of each Award agreement (which need not be identical), including provisions defining or otherwise relating to (A) the term and the period or periods and extent of exercisability of the Options, (B) the extent to which the transferability of Ordinary Shares issued or transferred pursuant to any Award is restricted, (C) except as otherwise provided herein, the effect of termination of employment, or the service relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, of a Participant on the Award, and (D) the effect of approved leaves of absence (consistent with any applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service); (v) accelerate the time of exercisability of any Award that has been granted; (vi) construe the respective Award agreements and the Non-Employee Share Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan; (vii) make determinations of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan; (viii) delegate its duties under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to such agents as it may appoint from time to time, provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties with respect to making Awards to individuals subject to section 162(m) of the Code, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to Executive Officers; (ix) subject to the restrictions contained within the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, terminate, modify or amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, (x) adopt sub-plans to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as it considers necessary or desirable to take account of, mitigate or comply with taxation, securities, exchange control or other regulatory laws, and (xi) make all other determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate.  In making such determinations, the Committee shall take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective employees, Consultants, or Directors, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s success, and such other factors as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem relevant.

 

(c)                                   Additional Powers .  The Committee shall have such additional powers as are delegated to it by the other provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Subject to the express provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, this shall include the power to

 

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construe the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the respective agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe rules and regulations relating to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of the agreement relating to each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Subject to Rule 16b-3 and section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, in any Award, or in any Award agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary or desirable to carry the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan into effect, and the Committee shall be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability.  The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Paragraph IV shall be conclusive.

 

(d)                                  Delegation of Authority by the Committee .  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Paragraph IV or any other provision of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to the contrary, the Committee may from time to time, in its sole discretion, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company the administration (or interpretation of any provision) of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, and the right to grant Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, insofar as such administration (and interpretation) and power to grant Awards relates to any person who is not an Executive Officer.  Any such delegation may be effective only so long as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company is a Director, and the Committee may revoke such delegation at any time.  The Committee may put any conditions and restrictions on the powers that may be exercised by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company upon such delegation as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.  In the event of any conflict in a determination or interpretation under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as between the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the determination or interpretation, as applicable, of the Committee shall be conclusive.

 

V.                                     SHARES SUBJECT TO THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Shares Subject to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and Award Limits .  Subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to Options then outstanding, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Plan, and the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, shall not exceed 9,679,393 Ordinary Shares.  Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan only to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award.  To the extent that an Award lapses or the rights of its holder terminate, any Ordinary Shares subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and/or the Plan.  In addition, Ordinary Shares issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and forfeited from Participants and Ordinary Shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations associated with an Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and/or the Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Plan to the contrary, (i) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards denominated in Ordinary Shares granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed 1,500,000 shares, and (ii) the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid under all Awards denominated in cash (including the Fair Market Value of any Ordinary Shares paid in satisfaction of Performance Awards) granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed $3,500,000.  All payments due with respect to a Performance Award shall be paid no later than 10 years after the date of grant of such Performance Award.

 

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(b)                                  Grant of Awards .  The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more employees, Consultants, or Directors determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan in accordance with the terms of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(c)                                   Shares Offered .  Subject to the limitations set forth in subparagraph V(a) hereof, the shares to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be settled by the issue of new Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares held in treasury.  Any of such Ordinary Shares which remain unissued and which are not subject to outstanding Awards at the termination of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall cease to be subject to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan but, until termination of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, the Company shall at all times make available a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares to meet the requirements of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

VI.                                ELIGIBILITY

 

Awards may be granted only to persons who, at the time of grant, are employees, Consultants, or Directors.  An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same person, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, such Award may include an Incentive Stock Option, an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Award, an Annual Incentive Award, a Phantom Stock Award, a Bonus Stock Award, or any combination thereof.

 

VII.                           STOCK OPTIONS

 

(a)                                  Option Period .  The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Committee at the date of grant, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date of grant.

 

(b)                                  Limitations on Exercise of Option .  An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as determined by the Committee.

 

(c)                                   Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options .  An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to an individual who is employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) at the time the Option is granted.  To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Ordinary Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options.  The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations, and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation and shall notify the Participant of such determination as soon as practicable after such determination.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted, such individual owns shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such Option is granted, the option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares subject to the Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.  Except as otherwise provided in sections 421 or 422 of the Code, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 

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(d)                                  Option Agreement .  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including provisions to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option under section 422 of the Code.  Each Option Agreement shall specify the effect of termination or cessation of (i) employment, (ii) the consulting or advisory relationship, or (iii) membership on the Board, as applicable, on the exercisability of the Option.  An Option Agreement may provide for a “cashless exercise” of the Option by establishing procedures satisfactory to the Committee with respect thereto.  Further, an Option Agreement may provide, on such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may prescribe, for the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right in connection with the grant of an Option and, in such case, the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right shall result in the surrender of the right to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares under the Option equal to the number of Ordinary Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised (and vice versa).  In the case of any Stock Appreciation Right that is granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option, such right shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares exceeds the price specified therefor in the Option or the portion thereof to be surrendered.  The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Option Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Option Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan (including an amendment that accelerates the time at which the Option, or a portion thereof, may be exercisable).

 

(e)                                   Option Price and Payment .  The price at which an Ordinary Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Option is granted.  The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company, as specified by the Committee.  The purchase price of the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee.  Separate share certificates may be issued by the Company for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of any Option that does not constitute an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(f)                                    Shareholder Rights and Privileges .  The Participant shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a shareholder only with respect to such Ordinary Shares as have been purchased under the Option and for which Ordinary Shares have been registered in the Participant’s name.

 

(g)                                   Options and Rights in Substitution for Options Granted by Other Employers .  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan from time to time in substitution for options and such rights held by individuals providing services to corporations or other entities who become employees, Consultants, or Directors as a result of a merger or consolidation or other business transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(h)                                  Repricing Prohibition .  Except as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof, the Committee may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, (i) lower the purchase price under any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, (ii) take any other action with respect to any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is treated as a repricing under United States generally accepted accounting principles, or (iii) cancel any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right when its purchase price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Ordinary Shares in exchange for cash, another Award or other equity.

 

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VIII.                      RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Forfeiture Restrictions To Be Established by the Committee .  Ordinary Shares that are the subject of a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions on disposition by the Participant and an obligation of the Participant to forfeit and/or compulsorily surrender or transfer the Ordinary Shares to (as the Committee may direct) the Company, an employee benefit trust or ay third person under certain circumstances (the “ Forfeiture Restrictions ”).  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon the attainment of one or more performance measures established by the Committee.  The Committee will also determine the mechanism for forfeiting the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award and may require the Participant to enter into such arrangements, as the Committee determines to be appropriate, in order to enforce the obligations of the Participant under the Restricted Stock Agreement.  In the event that the Committee determines to subject the Restricted Stock Award to performance measures in order to create a “performance-based compensation” award as defined in section 162(m) of the Code, the performance conditions will be composed of and comply with the provisions of Paragraph IX of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Where the Restricted Stock Award is not intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code, any performance measures may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Each Restricted Stock Award may have different Forfeiture Restrictions, in the discretion of the Committee.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Ordinary Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine.  If a share certificate is registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to applicable Forfeiture Restrictions and other restrictions, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates and/or that the Participant deliver to the Company a share transfer form relating to the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award.  Unless provided otherwise in a Restricted Stock Agreement and so long as the Restricted Stock Award is not subject to the Participant or the Company attaining one or more performance measures, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award, to vote Ordinary Shares subject thereto, and to enjoy all other shareholder rights, except that (i) the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of any certificates representing Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iii) the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award, and (v) with respect to the payment of any dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award directly to the Participant, each such dividend shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares or, if later, the fifteenth day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares.  At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms, conditions, or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the termination or cessation of employment or service as a Consultant or Director (by retirement, disability, death, or otherwise, such terms of which shall be defined in any Restricted Stock Agreement) of a Participant prior to expiration of the Forfeiture Restrictions.  Such additional terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in conjunction with the Award.

 

(c)                                   Payment for Restricted Stock .  The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Participant shall not be required to make any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

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(d)                                  Committee’s Discretion to Accelerate Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards .  The Committee may, in its discretion and as of a date determined by the Committee, fully vest any or all Ordinary Shares awarded to a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and, upon such vesting, all restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Award shall terminate as of such date.  Any action by the Committee pursuant to this subparagraph may vary among individual Participants and may vary among the Restricted Stock Awards held by any individual Participant.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subparagraph, the Committee may not take any action described in this subparagraph with respect to a Restricted Stock Award that has been granted to a Covered Employee if such Award has been designed to meet the exception for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(e)                                   Restricted Stock Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph VIII, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Restricted Stock Agreement, and the restriction set forth in the last sentence of subparagraph VIII(d) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

IX.                               PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Performance Conditions .  The right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee.  The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under subparagraphs IX(b) and IX(c) hereof in the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(b)                                  Performance Awards .  If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an eligible person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award will be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee may not exercise discretion to increase the amounts payable under any Performance Award subject to performance conditions for Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” to a Covered Employee.  For all Performance Awards granted to an eligible person who is not designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such a Performance Award may also be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b) or on any such other performance goals and terms determined appropriate by the Committee for the applicable performance period or eligible person.

 

(i)                                      Performance Goals Generally .  The performance goals for Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this subparagraph IX(b).  Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain” at the time the Committee

 

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actually establishes the performance goal or goals for grants to all eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees.  The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.  Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 

(ii)                                   Business and Individual Criteria .

 

(A)                                Business Criteria .  One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company, shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) revenues; (3) cash flow; (4) cash flow from operations; (5) free cash flow; (6) return on net assets; (7) return on assets; (8) return on investment; (9) return on capital; (10) return on equity; (11) economic value added; (12) operating margin; (13) contribution margin; (14) net income; (15) net income per share; (16) pretax earnings; (17) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization; (18) pretax operating earnings before share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization expense, loss on disposal of assets, and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (19) total shareholder return; (20) debt reduction; (21) market share; (22) change in the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares; (23) operating income; (24) gross margin and gross margin percentage; (25) pretax operating earnings before interest expense, share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (26) adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share as reported in public filings; (27) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies; (28) any of the above metrics presented as a percentage of revenues; and (29) any of the above criteria applied to operating segments within the Company.  The business criteria shall be subject to adjustment for changes in accounting standards required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board after the goal is established, and, to the extent provided for in any Award agreement, shall be subject to adjustment for specified significant extraordinary items or events, or nonrecurring transactions or events.  In this regard, business criteria based on the price of Ordinary Shares shall be proportionately adjusted for any changes in the price due to a share split, recapitalization or similar corporate transaction.  One or more of the foregoing business criteria shall also be exclusively used in establishing performance goals for Annual Incentive Awards granted to a Covered Employee under subparagraph IX(c) hereof. The Committee may exclude the impact of any of the following events or occurrences in establishing performance goals, which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or regulations affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (f) any change in accounting principles as defined in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 250, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (g) any loss from a discontinued operation as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (h) goodwill impairment charges; (i) operating results for any business acquired during the calendar year; (j) third party expenses or changes to performance metrics associated with any acquisition or

 

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disposition by us or any subsidiary; and (k) to the extent set forth with reasonable particularity in connection with the establishment of performance goals, any other extraordinary events or occurrences identified by the Committee.

 

(B)                                Individual Criteria .  The grant, exercise and/or settlement of Performance Awards may also be contingent upon individual performance goals established by the Committee.  If required for compliance with section 162(m) of the Code, such criteria shall be approved by the Company’s shareholders.

 

(iii)                                Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Awards .  Achievement of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to 10 years, as specified by the Committee.  Performance goals shall be established no later than the earliest of the following to occur: (A) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, (B) the last date that would constitute less than 25% of the performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or (C)  at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(iv)                               Performance Award Pool .  The Committee may, at its discretion, establish a Performance Award pool(s), which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Performance Awards associated with any given performance period.  The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, during the given performance period as specified by the Committee in accordance with subparagraph IX(b)(iii) hereof.  The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool(s) as a percentage of any of such criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such criteria.

 

(v)                                  Payment of Performance Awards .  After the end of each designated performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the applicable Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant in the Performance Award pool, or (B)  the amount of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant.  Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Ordinary Shares, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee.  The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination or cessation of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

 

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a Covered Employee.  For all Annual Incentive Awards granted to an eligible person who is not designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such an Annual Incentive Award may also be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(c) or on any such other performance goals and terms determined appropriate by the Committee for the applicable performance period or eligible person.

 

(i)                                      Potential Annual Incentive Awards .  Not later than the end of the 90th day of each applicable year, or at such other date as may be required or permitted in the case of Awards intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code such as the last date that would constitute less than 25% of the applicable performance period year, the Committee shall determine the eligible persons who will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards, and the amounts potentially payable thereunder, for that fiscal year, either out of an Annual Incentive Award pool established by such date under subparagraph IX (c)(i) hereof or as individual Annual Incentive Awards.  The amount potentially payable, with respect to Annual Incentive Awards, shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, in the given performance year, as specified by the Committee.

 

(ii)                                   Annual Incentive Award Pool .  The Committee may, at its discretion, establish an Annual Incentive Award pool(s), which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Annual Incentive Awards for any given performance year.  The amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with subparagraph IX(b)(iii) hereof.  The Committee may specify the amount of the Annual Incentive Award pool as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

 

(iii)                                Payment of Annual Incentive Awards .  After the end of each applicable year, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the applicable Annual Incentive Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award payable to each Participant in the Annual Incentive Award pool, or (B) the amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award otherwise payable to each Participant.  The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the amount payable to any Participant as a final Annual Incentive Award shall be reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual Incentive Award, including a determination to make no final Award whatsoever, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount in the case of an Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which an Annual Incentive Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of the applicable year or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award.

 

(d)                                  Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of the settlement or payment of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for a reduction in the value of a Participant’s Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award during the applicable performance period.

 

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(e)                                   Termination of Award .  A Performance Award or an Annual Incentive Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates or does not continue to perform services as a Consultant or a Director for the Company and its Affiliates at all times during the applicable performance period, except as may be determined by the Committee subject to the restrictions of section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(f)                                    Performance Award and Annual Incentive Award Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph IX, the Company and the Participant shall enter into an Award agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Performance Award Agreements, or the respective Annual Incentive Award Agreements, need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(g)                                   Written Determinations .  All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Performance Awards under subparagraph IX(b) hereof, the amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool or potential individual Annual Incentive Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Annual Incentive Awards under subparagraph IX(c) hereof shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.  Notwithstanding the allowance in Paragraph IV of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan regarding delegation of duties or administration, the applicable Committee may not delegate any responsibilities described in this subparagraph IX(g) relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards.

 

X.                                    PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Phantom Stock Awards .  Phantom Stock Awards are rights to receive Ordinary Shares (or the Fair Market Value thereof), or rights to receive an amount equal to any appreciation or increase in the Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares over a specified period of time, which vest over a period of time as established by the Committee, without satisfaction of any performance criteria or objectives.  The Committee may, in its discretion, require payment or other conditions of the Participant respecting any Phantom Stock Award.  A Phantom Stock Award may include a Stock Appreciation Right that is granted independently of an Option; provided, however, that the exercise price per Ordinary Share subject to the Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof, such exercise price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted.

 

(b)                                  Award Period .  The Committee shall establish, with respect to and at the time of each Phantom Stock Award, a period over which the Award shall vest with respect to the Participant.

 

(c)                                   Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of Phantom Stock Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.

 

(d)                                  Payment .  Following the end of the vesting period for a Phantom Stock Award (or at such other time as the applicable Phantom Stock Award Agreement may provide), the holder of a Phantom Stock Award shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Phantom Stock Award, based on the then vested value of the Award.  Payment of a Phantom Stock

 

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Award may be made in cash, Ordinary Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee.  Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments as prescribed by the Committee.  Any payment to be made in cash shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares on the payment date or such other date as may be specified by the Committee in the Phantom Stock Award Agreement.  Cash dividend equivalents may be paid during or after the vesting period with respect to a Phantom Stock Award, as determined by the Committee.

 

(e)                                   Termination of Award .  A Phantom Stock Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates or does not continue to perform services as a Consultant or a Director for the Company and its Affiliates at all times during the applicable vesting period, except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

(f)                                    Phantom Stock Award Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph X, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Phantom Stock Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Phantom Stock Award Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Phantom Stock Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

XI.                               RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Awards .  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units, which are rights to receive Ordinary Shares or cash (or a combination thereof) at the end of a specified deferral period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award), to a Participant, subject to the terms and conditions below as well as in any Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement governing the Award.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant).  In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on the achievement of performance goals, whether or not specified in Paragraph IX hereof, and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine.  Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by the delivery of cash or Ordinary Shares in the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

 

(c)                                   Dividend Equivalents .  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant and specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dividend equivalents on the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be either (i) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Units on the dividend payment date in cash or in unrestricted Ordinary Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (ii) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Units and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, no such dividend equivalent shall be paid or deferred as set forth above with respect to any such unit that remains contingent upon the Company or the Participant attaining  one or more  performance measures.

 

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(d)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Agreements .  At any time any Award is made under this Paragraph XI, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

XII.                          BONUS STOCK AWARDS

 

Each Bonus Stock Award granted to a Participant shall constitute a transfer of unrestricted Ordinary Shares on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.  Bonus Stock Awards shall be made over Ordinary Shares and need not be subject to performance criteria or objectives or to forfeiture.  The purchase price, if any, for Ordinary Shares issued in connection with a Bonus Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Bonus Stock Awards may be utilized to grant Ordinary Shares in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of Executive Officers, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of Ordinary Shares or other Awards are exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3.  In the case of any grant of Ordinary Shares to an officer of the Company or any of its Affiliates in lieu of salary or other cash compensation, the number of Ordinary Shares granted in place of such compensation shall be reasonable, as determined by the Committee

 

XIII.                     RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

 

(a)                                  No Effect on Right or Power .  The existence of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any variation in the share capital of the Company or any Affiliate or any other adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization, or other change in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s capital structure or its business, any merger, acquisition or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Ordinary Shares or the rights thereof, the winding up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business, any demerger or any scheme of arrangement or any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

(b)                                  Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares; Share Dividends .  The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted are Ordinary Shares as presently constituted, but if, and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect:

 

(i)                                      any variation in the share capital of the Company (whenever effected) by way of a subdivision or consolidation or reduction or capitalization or rights issue or other variation of the Company’s share capital;

 

(ii)                                   the implementation of a demerger (in whatever form);

 

(iii)                                an exempt distribution within the meaning of section 1075 of the U.K. Corporation Tax Act 2009; and/or

 

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(iv)                               the payment of a share dividend on Ordinary Shares without receipt of consideration by the Company or other dividend in specie or the payment of a special case which, in each case, materially affects the value of an Award;

 

the Committee shall adjust the Awards in such manner as it considers appropriate to ensure that  each holder of Awards does not experience a significant increase or decrease in the value of such Awards solely by reason of the transaction or event.  Without limitation,   the number and class of shares with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately increased.  Any fractional share resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded up to the next whole share.

 

(c)                                   Recapitalizations and Corporate Changes .   Without prejudice to subparagraph XIII(b) above, if the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its share capital, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “ recapitalization ”), the number and class of shares covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares and securities to which the Participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Participant had been the holder of record of the number of Ordinary Shares then covered by such Award.  If (i) there is a Change in Control Company Event, (ii) the Company sells, leases, or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (iii) there is the passing of a resolution for the voluntary winding up of the Company or a court makes an order for the winding up of the Company or an administration order, (iv) any person or entity, including a “group” as contemplated by section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, acquires or gains ownership or control (including power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting share capital (based upon voting power), or (v) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of Directors, the persons who were Directors of the Company before such election shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, in each such case provided (A) the holders of equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such event do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, immediately after such event equity securities of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction entitled to 70% or more of the votes then eligible to be cast in the election of directors generally (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction in substantially the same proportion that they owned the equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or (B) the persons who were members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction shall not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity (unless the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction), the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such event immediately after such event,  (each such event is referred to herein as a “ Corporate Change ”), then no later than (x) 10 days after such Change in Control Company Event, reorganization, sale, lease, or exchange of assets or winding up or such election of Directors or (y) 30 days after a Corporate Change of the type described in clause (iv), the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, shall effect one or more of the following alternatives, which alternatives may vary among individual Participants and which may vary among Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by any individual Participant: (1) accelerate the time at which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such unexercised Awards and all rights of Participants thereunder shall terminate; (2) require the mandatory surrender to the Company by all or selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Options or Stock

 

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Appreciation Rights held by such Participants (irrespective of whether such Awards are then exercisable under the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in subparagraph XIII(d) below (the “ Change of Control Value ”) of the Ordinary Shares subject to such Awards over the exercise price(s) under such Awards for such Ordinary Shares; or (3) make such adjustments to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change and to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights (provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to such Awards then outstanding), including adjusting such an Award to provide that the number and class of shares covered by such Award shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation or other property (including cash) as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Corporate Change, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, may require the mandatory surrender to the Company by selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash equal to the maximum value (which maximum value may be determined, if applicable and in the discretion of the Committee, based on the then Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares) of such Award which, in the event the applicable performance or vesting period set forth in such Award has not been completed, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the period beginning on the first day of the applicable performance or vesting period and ending on the date of the surrender, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of days in the applicable performance or vesting period; provided, however, that the Committee will not take any such action with regard to Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code that would cause such Awards to fail to comply with section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  The Committee, in making any determinations with regard to discretionary actions allowed pursuant to this subparagraph XIII(c), shall, where it deems appropriate, endeavor to preserve the benefit of the affected Participant’s original arrangement with regard to the Award, as well as take into consideration the Participant’s role and position in the Company or the Participant’s past services to the Company.

 

(d)                                  Change of Control Value .  For the purposes of clause (2) in subparagraph XIII(c) above, the “Change of Control Value” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per share price offered to shareholders of the Company in any such Change in Control Company Event, sale of assets or winding up transaction, (ii) the price per share offered to shareholders of the Company in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or (iii) if such Corporate Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, the Fair Market Value per Ordinary Share of the shares into which such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights being surrendered are exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards.  In the event that the consideration offered to shareholders of the Company in any transaction described in this subparagraph XIII(d) or subparagraph XIII(c) above consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash.

 

(e)                                   Other Changes in the Ordinary Shares .  In the event of changes in the outstanding Ordinary Shares by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization or distributions to the holders of Ordinary Shares occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Paragraph XIII, such Award and any agreement evidencing such Award shall

 

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be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its sole discretion as to the number and price of Ordinary Shares or other consideration subject to such Award so as to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights.  In the event of any such change in the outstanding Ordinary Shares or distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares, or upon the occurrence of any other event described in this Paragraph XIII, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares available under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan through Incentive Stock Options, and the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any one individual shall be appropriately adjusted to the extent, if any, determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

 

(f)                                    Stockholder Action .  Any adjustment provided for in the above subparagraphs of this Paragraph XIII shall be subject to any required shareholder action, whether such requirement is imposed by an applicable exchange on which the Ordinary Shares is then traded or by law.

 

(g)                                   No Adjustments Unless Otherwise Provided .  Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable.

 

XIV.                      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

 

The Board in its discretion may terminate the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan at any time with respect to any Ordinary Shares for which Awards have not theretofore been granted. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any part thereof from time to time; provided that no change in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan may be made that would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant, and provided, further, that the Board may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, increase the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan through Incentive Stock Options, or change the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

XV.                           MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)                                  No Right To An Award . Neither the approval of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan nor any action of the Board or of the Committee shall be deemed to give any individual any right to be granted an Option, a right to a Restricted Stock Award, a right to a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a right to a Performance Award, a right to an Annual Incentive Award, a right to a Phantom Stock Award, a right to a Bonus Stock Award, or any other rights hereunder except as may be evidenced by an Award agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein. The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to assure the performance of its obligations under any Award.

 

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continuation of employment or of a consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate his or her employment or consulting or advisory relationship at any time. Nothing contained in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of membership on the Board.

 

(c)                                   Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan .

 

(i)                                      Notwithstanding any provision of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, the rights and obligations of any individual under the terms of his office or employment with the Company or any Affiliate shall not be affected by his or her participation in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any right which he or she may have to participate in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or acquire Ordinary Shares pursuant thereto.

 

(ii)                                   The grant of Awards shall not confer on the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Affiliate, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.

 

(iii)                                The grant of Awards to a Participant on one occasion does not entitle that individual to any further grants of Awards on any future occasion.

 

(iv)                               A Participant who is granted any Awards pursuant to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall have no rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the cessation of his or her office or employment with the Company or any Affiliate for any reason whatsoever, whether or not in breach of contract, insofar as those rights arise or may arise from his or her ceasing to have rights under any Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as a result of such cessation or from the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements.

 

(v)                                  An individual will have no right to compensation for any loss of rights or expectations under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan for any reason, for any exercise, or failure to exercise, any discretionary power by the Committee or its delegate under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan (including any alleged arbitrary or irrational exercise of a discretionary power), or for any decision to amend or terminate the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  If an individual did acquire any such rights, he or she would be deemed to have waived them irrevocably by accepting the Award.

 

(d)                                  Payment Terms Applicable to All Awards . Except as specifically provided  under the terms of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Affiliates upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such form as the Committee shall determine, including (without limitation) cash, Ordinary Shares, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Ordinary Shares in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Corporate Change). Installments may be required by the Committee (subject to Paragraph XIV of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in compliance with the rules of section 409A of the Code and all regulations promulgated

 

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thereunder. Payments may include provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment payments. This Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”).

 

(e)                                   Other Laws; Withholding . The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any Award granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan at any time when the Ordinary Shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such other state and federal laws, rules, and regulations as the Company or the Committee deems applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules, and regulations available for the issuance and sale of such Ordinary Shares. No fractional shares of Ordinary Shares shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid.  The Company shall have the right to deduct in connection with all Awards the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld, to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its withholding obligations or to withhold that quantity of Ordinary Shares necessary to satisfy such tax obligations. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Ordinary Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Taxes .  Without limitation to subparagraph XV(e) above:

 

(i)                                      The Company and any Affiliate shall be entitled to withhold, and the Participant shall be obliged to pay, the amount of any tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including any amount of U.K. employer’s National Insurance contributions or payment on account liability which a Participant has agreed or elected to bear), payroll, fringe benefit or other taxes attributable to or payable in connection with or pursuant to the grant or any vesting, exercise, release or assignment of any Award or otherwise in connection with the acquisition or vesting of Ordinary Shares pursuant to an Award.

 

(ii)                                   The Committee may establish appropriate procedures to provide for any such payments, including but not limited to (1) the deduction of such payment from the salary or bonuses or any other amounts due to a Participant by the Company or any Affiliate at any time, (2) the sale of any number of Ordinary Shares acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award and the forwarding of the proceeds of any such sale to any appropriate revenue, tax or social insurance authority, and (3) by direct collection from the Participant at any time.

 

(iii)                                Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph XV(f)(ii) above, each Participant authorises the Company, any Affiliate to sell or procure the sale of sufficient Shares following the vesting or exercise of his or her Award on his or her behalf to obtain sufficient funds to enable the Company or any Affiliate to discharge any obligation it may have to pay tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including employer’s social security contributions or payment on account, where appropriate) or other tax liability obligation arising in respect of the vesting or exercise of the Award to the relevant revenue, tax or social insurance authorities.

 

(g)                                   No Restriction on Corporate Action . Nothing contained in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any

 

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Award made under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.

 

(h)                                  Restrictions on Transfer . An Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option, which shall be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in subparagraph VII(c) hereof) shall not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of a Participant (other than the Company or an Affiliate) and shall not be transferable or assignable by a Participant otherwise than pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of ERISA, or the rules thereunder, or with the consent of the Committee.  Any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may only be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative and, following the Participant’s death, only by his or her executor, administrator, personal representative or other legal representative of the Participant’s estate (as applicable).

 

(i)                                      Governing Law . In respect of Awards granted prior to 1 July 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. In respect of Awards granted on or after 1 July 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales without regard to any conflict of laws principles and the English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with or any such Awards.

 

(j)                                     Section 409A of the Code .  This Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Awards are generally not intended to be subject to section 409A of the Code.  To the extent the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or the Awards are subject to section 409A of the Code, the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and Awards are intended to comply with section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted and operated accordingly.  Notwithstanding any provision of this subparagraph XV(j), if the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any Award is subject to section 409A of the Code, the Committee reserves the authority to amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any Award as necessary to comply with section 409A of the Code or to ensure that section 409A of the Code does not apply to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or the Award.

 

(k)                                  Data Protection . In consideration of receiving Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, Participants consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subparagraph XV(k).  Each Participant understands and acknowledges that:

 

(i)                                      The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about him, including his name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, national insurance/social security number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all rights to Shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in his favour under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any other employees’ share scheme operated at any time by the Company or other Affiliates (“ Data ”).

 

(ii)                                   The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purposes of their Awards and may further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company and/or Affiliates in relation to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, or to future purchasers of the Company or its Affiliates or the business in which the Participant works.

 

(iii)                                Recipients of Data may be located in the European Economic Area or elsewhere. Participants authorise recipients (including the Company) to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data (including any requisite transfer to a broker or other third party with whom they may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award) as may be required for

 

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the subsequent holding of Shares on their behalf, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(l)                                      Costs of Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan . The Company will pay all costs incurred in introducing and operating the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan. Any Affiliate whose employees receive Awards will, if requested, reimburse the Company for costs incurred in connection with granting and administering such Awards.

 

(m)                              Third Party Rights . Except as provided in subparagraph XV(h) hereof, a person who is not a party to the grant of an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan will have no right under the U.K. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of its terms.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Assumed Awards

Relating to Awards granted to Employees under the 2007 Plan

 

This Exhibit memorializes the terms and conditions of the Assumed Awards which relate to Outstanding Awards granted to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries under the 2007 Plan, applicable from the Effective Time of the Merger.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit shall have the same meanings as in the Deed of Assumption to which this Exhibit is appended, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

The  terms and conditions of the Assumed Awards to which this Exhibit relates are summarized as follows:

 

1.               Governing Documents.   Each Assumed Award shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, which applies to each such Assumed Award the same terms and conditions that applied to the corresponding Outstanding Award immediately before the Effective Time except as set out herein, and the same terms and conditions as set out in the award agreement (and any sub-plan and notices) applicable to the original Outstanding Award (including any relevant appendices thereto) except as set out herein, and such terms and conditions shall take precedence over, replace and supersede any conflicting terms and conditions thereof.

 

2.               Settlement . Each Assumed Option and Assumed Unit shall be settled upon exercise or vesting (respectively) using Ordinary Shares only and shall not be settled using shares of Common Stock nor in cash.  Each Assumed Stock Award shall be over Ordinary Shares only. All references to Cardtronics, Inc. and its Common Stock shall be changed to Cardtronics plc and its Ordinary Shares.

 

3.               Number of Shares . The number of Ordinary Shares subject to each Assumed Award shall be equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the corresponding original Outstanding Award immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

4.               Exercise Price . The per-share exercise price of each Assumed Option shall be equal to the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Outstanding Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

5.               Grant Date . For purposes of the terms and conditions of the Assumed Awards, the date of grant of each Assumed Award shall be the date on which the corresponding original Outstanding Award was granted.

 

6.               Vesting Schedule . The vesting schedule applicable to each Assumed Award shall be the same as the vesting schedule applicable to the corresponding original Outstanding Award as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and commencing from the date on which the original Outstanding Award was granted.

 

7.               Transfer . Assumed Awards, and any interests, rights and obligations with respect thereto, may not be transferred by the holders of such awards to any other person.

 

8.               Nominal Value Payment . Notwithstanding any term to the contrary in any award agreement applicable to Assumed Awards, in no event shall the Company issue or transfer its Ordinary Shares

 



 

to satisfy an obligation under any Assumed Award unless the Company receives payment of the nominal value of US$0.01 per share in compliance with applicable laws.

 



 

EXHIBIT C

 

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Assumed Awards

Relating to Awards Granted to Non-Employees under the 2007 Plan

 

This Exhibit memorializes the terms and conditions of the Assumed Awards which relate to Outstanding Awards granted to individuals who were not (at the time of grant of such Outstanding Awards) employees of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries under the 2007 Plan, applicable from the Effective Time of the Merger.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit shall have the same meanings as in the Deed of Assumption to which this Exhibit is appended, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

The terms and conditions of the Assumed Awards to which this Exhibit relates are summarized as follows:

 

1.               Governing Documents. Each Assumed Award relating to an Outstanding Award granted to an individual who was not (at the time of grant of the Outstanding Award) an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the 2007 Plan shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Annex to the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (applicable to non-employee share and cash awards), which applies to each such Assumed Award the same terms and conditions that applied to the corresponding Outstanding Award immediately before the Effective Time except as set out herein, and the same terms and conditions as set out in the award agreement (and any sub-plan and notices) applicable to the original Outstanding Award (including any relevant appendices thereto) except as set out herein, and such terms and conditions shall take precedence over, replace and supersede any conflicting terms and conditions thereof.

 

2.               Settlement . Each Assumed Award shall be over Ordinary Shares and not shares of Common Stock.  All references to Cardtronics, Inc. and its Common Stock shall be changed to Cardtronics plc and its Ordinary Shares.

 

3.               Number of Shares . The number of Ordinary Shares subject to each Assumed Award shall be equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the corresponding original Outstanding Award immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

4.               Exercise Price . The per-share exercise price of each Assumed Option shall be equal to the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Outstanding Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

5.               Grant Date . For purposes of the terms and conditions of the Assumed Awards, the date of grant of each Assumed Award shall be the date on which the corresponding original Outstanding Award was granted.

 

6.               Vesting Schedule . The vesting schedule applicable to each Assumed Award shall be the same as the vesting schedule applicable to the corresponding original Outstanding Award as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and commencing from the date on which the original Outstanding Award was granted.

 

7.               Nominal Value Payment . Notwithstanding any term to the contrary in any award agreement applicable to Assumed Awards, in no event shall the Company issue or transfer its Ordinary Shares

 



 

to satisfy an obligation under any Assumed Award unless the Company receives payment of the nominal value of US$0.01 per share in compliance with applicable laws.

 



 

EXHIBIT D

 

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Assumed Options

Relating to Options Granted to Employees under the 2001 Plan

 

This Exhibit memorializes the terms and conditions of the Assumed Options which relate to Outstanding Options granted to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries under the 2001 Plan, applicable from the Effective Time of the Merger.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit shall have the same meanings as in the Deed of Assumption to which this Exhibit is appended, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

The  terms and conditions of the Assumed Options to which this Exhibit relates are summarized as follows:

 

1.               Governing Documents. Each Assumed Option shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the 2001 Plan, which applies to each such Assumed Option the same terms and conditions that applied to the corresponding Outstanding Option immediately before the Effective Time except as set out herein, and the same terms and conditions as set out in the award agreement (and any sub-plan and notices) applicable to the original Outstanding Option (including any relevant appendices thereto) except as set out herein, and such terms and conditions shall take precedence over, replace and supersede any conflicting terms and conditions thereof.

 

2.               Settlement . Each Assumed Option shall be settled upon exercise using Ordinary Shares only and shall not be settled using shares of Common Stock nor in cash.  All references to Cardtronics, Inc. and its Common Stock shall be changed to Cardtronics plc and its Ordinary Shares.

 

3.               Number of Shares . The number of Ordinary Shares subject to each Assumed Option shall be equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the corresponding original Outstanding Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

4.               Exercise Price . The per-share exercise price of each Assumed Option shall be equal to the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Outstanding Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

5.               Grant Date . For purposes of the terms and conditions of the Assumed Options, the date of grant of each Assumed Option shall be the date on which the corresponding original Outstanding Option was granted.

 

6.               Vesting Schedule . The vesting schedule applicable to each Assumed Option shall be the same as the vesting schedule applicable to the corresponding original Outstanding Option as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and commencing from the date on which the original Outstanding Option was granted.

 

7.               Transfer . Assumed Options, and any interests, rights and obligations with respect thereto, may not be transferred by the holders of such awards to any other person.

 

8.               Nominal Value Payment . Notwithstanding any term to the contrary in any award agreement applicable to Assumed Options, in no event shall the Company issue or transfer its Ordinary Shares to satisfy an obligation under any Assumed Option unless the Company receives payment of the nominal value of US$0.01 per share in compliance with applicable laws.

 


Exhibit 10.3

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc, effective July 1, 2016)

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CARDTRONICS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

 

I.

PURPOSE AND HISTORY OF THE PLAN

1

 

 

 

II.

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

III.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

4

 

 

 

IV.

ADMINISTRATION

4

 

 

 

V.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

6

 

 

 

VI.

ELIGIBILITY

7

 

 

 

VII.

STOCK OPTIONS

7

 

 

 

VIII.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

8

 

 

 

IX.

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

10

 

 

 

X.

PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

13

 

 

 

XI.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

14

 

 

 

XII.

BONUS STOCK AWARDS

14

 

 

 

XIII.

RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

15

 

 

 

XIV.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

18

 

 

 

XV.

MISCELLANEOUS

18

 

 

 

ANNEX I

 

 

 

 

 

I.

PURPOSE OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN AND CASH AWARD PLAN

A-1

 

 

 

II.

DEFINITIONS

A-1

 

 

 

III.

EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

A-4

 

 

 

IV.

ADMINISTRATION

A-4

 

 

 

V.

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

A-6

 

 

 

VI.

ELIGIBILITY

A-7

 

 

 

VII.

STOCK OPTIONS

A-7

 

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VIII.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

A-9

 

 

 

IX.

PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS

A-10

 

 

 

X.

PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

A-14

 

 

 

XI.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

A-15

 

 

 

XII.

BONUS STOCK AWARDS

A-16

 

 

 

XIII.

RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

A-16

 

 

 

XIV.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

A-19

 

 

 

XV.

MISCELLANEOUS

A-19

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

I.                                         PURPOSE AND HISTORY OF THE PLAN

 

The purpose of the CARDTRONICS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN as assumed and adopted by CARDTRONICS PLC (the “ Company ”) effective July 1, 2016 (the “ Plan ”) is to provide a means through which the Company and its Subsidiaries may attract able persons to enter the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to provide a means whereby those individuals upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company and its Subsidiaries rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the Company and its Subsidiaries are of importance, can acquire and maintain share ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such individuals with additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  Accordingly, the Plan provides for granting Incentive Stock Options, options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Phantom Stock Awards, Bonus Stock Awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to the circumstances of the particular employee as provided herein.

 

The Plan is intended to be an “employees’ share scheme” within the meaning of section 1166 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.  All Awards granted under the Plan must be made on terms that the Awards are to be settled in Ordinary Shares.

 

Awards may also be granted under an Annex to the Plan.  Non-Employee Directors and Consultants are not eligible to be granted Awards under the main rules of the Plan and shall only be eligible to receive Awards granted under an Annex to the Plan.  Any Award that may be settled in cash or in a combination of cash or Ordinary Shares shall be granted only under an Annex to the Plan.

 

II.                                    DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless specifically modified by any paragraph:

 

(a)                                  Affiliate ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association, trust, or other organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or comparable governing body of the controlled entity or organization or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

(b)                                  Award ” means, individually or collectively, any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Phantom Stock Award, or Bonus Stock Award.

 



 

(c)                                   Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(d)                                  Bonus Stock Award” means an Award granted under Paragraph XII of the Plan.

 

(e)                                   “Change in Control Company Event” means the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)                                      Any person (or group of persons acting in concert) obtains Control of the Company as a result of making an offer to acquire all of the issued shares of the Company (other than those which are at the time owned by such person or by persons acting in concert with that person), or if there is otherwise a change of Control of the Company including by way of merger, consolidation or share exchange with any other person.

 

(ii)                                   A person becoming bound or entitled to acquire shares of the Company under sections 979 to 982 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

(iii)                                The court sanctioning a compromise or arrangement between the Company and its shareholders under section 899 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006, resulting in a change of Control of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  References in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section.

 

(g)                                   Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, subject to the limitations and exceptions as provided in subparagraph IV(a).

 

(h)                                  Company ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Paragraph I.

 

(i)                                      Consultant ” means any person who is not an employee or a Director and who is providing advisory or consulting services to the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(j)                                     “Control” shall have the same meaning as in section 995 of the U.K. Income Tax Act 2007.

 

(k)                                  Corporate Change ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subparagraph XIII(c) of the Plan.

 

(l)                                      Covered Employee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term within section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto); provided, however, that as the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of the grant of Performance Awards, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year.

 

(m)                              Director ” means an individual who is a member of the Board.

 

(n)                                  An “ employee ” means any person in an employment relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary, including an executive Director.

 

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(o)                                  Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(p)                                  Executive Officer ” shall mean an executive officer of the Company that has been designated by the Company as subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(q)                                  Fair Market Value ” means, as of any specified date, the mean of the closing share price of the Ordinary Shares (i) reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC on that date or (ii) if the Ordinary Shares are no longer listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC but are  listed on any other stock exchange, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape of such exchange on that date (or such other reporting service approved by the Committee); or, in either case, if no prices are reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such prices of the Ordinary Shares are so reported.  If the Ordinary Shares are traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made hereunder, its fair market value shall be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low or closing bid and asked prices of Ordinary Shares on the most recent date on which Ordinary Shares were publicly traded. In the event Ordinary Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made by the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate and as is consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code.

 

(r)                                     Incentive Stock Option ” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code.

 

(s)                                    including ” means including without limitation.

 

(t)                                     Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan” means Annex I to the Plan, as amended from time to time .

 

(u)                                  Option ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VII of the Plan and includes both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares and Options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares.

 

(v)                                  Option Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Option.

 

(w)                                Ordinary Shares ” means the Class A ordinary shares, nominal value $0.01 per share, in the Company or any security into which such Ordinary Shares may be changed or converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Paragraph XIII.

 

(x)                                  Participant ” means an employee who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

 

(y)                                  Performance Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph IX of the Plan.

 

(z)                                   Performance Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Performance Award.

 

(aa)                           Phantom Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph X of the Plan that may only be settled through the delivery of Ordinary Shares.

 

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(bb)                           Phantom Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Phantom Stock Award.

 

(cc)                             Plan ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Paragraph I.

 

(dd)                           Qualified Member ” means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(ee)                             Restricted Stock Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

 

(ff)                               Restricted Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VIII of the Plan.

 

(gg)                             Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ” means a written agreement between the company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

(hh)                           Restricted Stock Unit Award ” means a right, granted under Paragraph XI hereof, to receive Ordinary Shares at the end of a specified deferral period.

 

(ii)                                   Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(jj)                                 Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right to acquire, upon exercise of the right, Ordinary Shares having an aggregate value equal to the then excess of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares with respect to which the right is exercised over the exercise price therefor.

 

(kk)                           “Subsidiary” means an Affiliate that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of section 1159 and Schedule 6 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

III.                               EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

 

The Plan was originally effective as of August 22, 2007 upon adoption by Cardtronics, Inc.  This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall become effective July 1, 2016.  No further Awards may be granted under the Plan after 10 years from July 1, 2016.  The Plan shall remain in effect until all Options granted under the Plan have been exercised or expired, all Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan have vested or been forfeited, and all Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Phantom Stock Awards, and Bonus Stock Awards have been satisfied, settled or expired.

 

IV.                                ADMINISTRATION

 

(a)                                  Composition of Committee .  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that the Board may determine to administer the Plan from time to time, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” At any time that a member of a Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the applicable Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then an Executive Officer, or relating to an Award intended by the Committee to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder, may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by

 

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the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members.  Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for purposes of the Plan.  Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, shareholders, Participants, beneficiaries, and permitted transferees under the Plan or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant.  The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee.  The Committee may delegate to officers or comparable managers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Executive Officers and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify.  The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.

 

(b)                                  Powers .  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and Rule 16b-3, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (ii) determine the eligible employees to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted; (iii) determine the number of Ordinary Shares that shall be the subject of each Award; (iv) determine the terms and provisions of each Award agreement (which need not be identical), including provisions defining or otherwise relating to (A) the term and the period or periods and extent of exercisability of the Options, (B) the extent to which the transferability of Ordinary Shares issued or transferred pursuant to any Award is restricted, (C) except as otherwise provided herein, the effect of termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, of a Participant on the Award, and (D) the effect of approved leaves of absence (consistent with any applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service); (v) accelerate the time of exercisability of any Award that has been granted; (vi) construe the respective Award agreements and the Plan; (vii) make determinations of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan; (viii) delegate its duties under the Plan to such agents as it may appoint from time to time, provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties with respect to making Awards to individuals subject to section 162(m) of the Code, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to Executive Officers; (ix) subject to the restrictions contained within the Plan, terminate, modify or amend the Plan, (x) adopt sub-plans to the Plan as it considers necessary or desirable to take account of, mitigate or comply with taxation, securities, exchange control or other regulatory laws, and (xi) make all other determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Plan, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate.  In making such determinations, the Committee shall take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective employees and Participants, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s success, and such other factors as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem relevant.

 

(c)                                   Additional Powers .  The Committee shall have such additional powers as are delegated to it by the other provisions of the Plan.  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, this shall include the power to construe the Plan and the respective agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of the agreement relating to each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.  Subject to Rule 16b-3 and section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in any Award, or in any Award agreement in the manner and to the extent it

 

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deems necessary or desirable to carry the Plan into effect, and the Committee shall be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability.  The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Paragraph IV shall be conclusive.

 

(d)                                  Delegation of Authority by the Committee .  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Paragraph IV or any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may from time to time, in its sole discretion, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company the administration (or interpretation of any provision) of the Plan, and the right to grant Awards under the Plan, insofar as such administration (and interpretation) and power to grant Awards relates to any person who is not an Executive Officer.  Any such delegation may be effective only so long as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company is a Director, and the Committee may revoke such delegation at any time.  The Committee may put any conditions and restrictions on the powers that may be exercised by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company upon such delegation as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.  In the event of any conflict in a determination or interpretation under the Plan as between the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the determination or interpretation, as applicable, of the Committee shall be conclusive.

 

V.                                     SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Shares Subject to the Plan and Award Limits .  Subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Paragraph XIII with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to Options then outstanding, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, and the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan through Incentive Stock Options, shall not exceed 9,679,393 Ordinary Shares.  Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan only to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award.  To the extent that an Award lapses or the rights of its holder terminate, any Ordinary Shares subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  In addition, Ordinary Shares issued under the Plan and the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and forfeited from Participants and Ordinary Shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations associated with an Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan and/ or the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to the contrary, (i) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards denominated in Ordinary Shares granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares, and (ii) the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid under all Awards denominated in cash (including the Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares paid in satisfaction of Performance Awards) granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed $3,500,000.  All payments due with respect to a Performance Award shall be paid no later than 10 years after the date of grant of such Performance Award.

 

(b)                                  Grant of Awards .  The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more employees determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

 

(c)                                   Shares Offered .  Subject to the limitations set forth in subparagraph V(a), the Ordinary Shares to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be settled by the issue of new Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares held in treasury or Ordinary Shares acquired or to be acquired by an employee benefit trust.  Any of such Ordinary Shares which remain unissued and which are not subject to outstanding Awards at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be subject to the Plan but, until termination of the Plan,

 

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the Company shall at all times make available a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares to meet the requirements of the Plan.

 

VI.                                ELIGIBILITY

 

Awards may be granted only to persons who, at the time of grant, are employees of the Company or a Subsidiary, including an executive Director of the Company or Subsidiary.  An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same person, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include an Incentive Stock Option, an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Award, a Phantom Stock Award, a Bonus Stock Award, or any combination thereof.

 

VII.                           STOCK OPTIONS

 

(a)                                  Option Period .  The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Committee at the date of grant, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date of grant.

 

(b)                                  Limitations on Exercise of Option .  An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as determined by the Committee.

 

(c)                                   Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options .  An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to an individual who is employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) at the time the Option is granted.  To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Ordinary Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options.  The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations, and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation and shall notify the Participant of such determination as soon as practicable after such determination.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted, such individual owns shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such Option is granted, the option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares subject to the Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.  Except as otherwise provided in sections 421 or 422 of the Code, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 

(d)                                  Option Agreement .  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including provisions to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option under section 422 of the Code.  Each Option Agreement shall specify the effect of termination or cessation of employment on the exercisability of the Option.  An Option Agreement may provide for a “cashless exercise” of the Option by establishing procedures satisfactory to the Committee with respect thereto.  Further, an Option Agreement may provide, on such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may prescribe, for the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right in connection with the grant of an Option and, in such case, the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right shall result in the surrender of the

 

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right to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares under the Option equal to the number of Ordinary Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised (and vice versa).  In the case of any Stock Appreciation Right that is granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option, such right shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares exceeds the price specified therefor in the Option or the portion thereof to be surrendered.  The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Option Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Option Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan (including an amendment that accelerates the time at which the Option, or a portion thereof, may be exercisable).

 

(e)                                   Option Price and Payment .  The price at which an Ordinary Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Option is granted.  The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company, as specified by the Committee.  The purchase price of the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee.  Separate share certificates may be issued by the Company for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of any Option that does not constitute an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(f)                                    Shareholder Rights and Privileges .  The Participant shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a shareholder only with respect to such Ordinary Shares as have been purchased under the Option and for which Ordinary Shares have been registered in the Participant’s name.

 

(g)                                   Options and Rights in Substitution for Options Granted by Other Employers .  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for options and such rights held by individuals who become employees of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as a result of a merger or consolidation or other business transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(h)                                  Repricing Prohibition .  Except as provided in Paragraph XIII, the Committee may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, (i) lower the purchase price under any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to the Plan, (ii) take any other action with respect to any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is treated as a repricing under United States generally accepted accounting principles, or (iii) cancel any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right when its purchase price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Ordinary Shares in exchange for cash, another Award or other equity.

 

VIII.                      RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Forfeiture Restrictions To Be Established by the Committee .  Ordinary Shares that are the subject of a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions on disposition by the Participant and an obligation of the Participant to forfeit and/ or compulsorily surrender or transfer the Ordinary Shares to (as the Committee may direct) the Company, an employee benefit trust or any third person under certain circumstances (the “ Forfeiture Restrictions ”).  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon the attainment of one or more performance measures established by the Committee.  The Committee will also determine  the mechanism for forfeiting the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award and may require the Participant to enter into such arrangements, as the Committee determines to be appropriate, in order to enforce the obligations of the Participant under the

 

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Restricted Stock Agreement.  In the event that the Committee determines to subject the Restricted Stock Award to performance measures in order to create a “performance-based compensation” award as defined in section 162(m) of the Code, the performance conditions will be composed of and comply with the provisions of Paragraph IX of the Plan.  Where the Restricted Stock Award is not intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code, any performance measures may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Each Restricted Stock Award may have different Forfeiture Restrictions, in the discretion of the Committee.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Ordinary Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced  in such manner as the Committee shall determine.  If a share certificate is registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to applicable Forfeiture Restrictions and other restrictions, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates and/or  that the Participant deliver to the Company a share transfer form relating to the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award.  Unless provided otherwise in a Restricted Stock Agreement and so long as the Restricted Stock Award is not subject to the Participant or the Company attaining one or more performance measures, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award, to vote Ordinary Shares subject thereto, and to enjoy all other shareholder rights, except that (i) the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of any certificates representing Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iii) the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award, and (v) with respect to the payment of any dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award directly to the Participant, each such dividend shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares or, if later, the fifteenth day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares.  At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms, conditions, or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the termination or cessation of employment (by retirement, disability, death, or otherwise, such terms of which shall be defined in any Restricted Stock Agreement) of a Participant prior to expiration of the Forfeiture Restrictions.  Such additional terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in conjunction with the Award.

 

(c)                                   Payment for Restricted Stock .  The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Participant shall not be required to make any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

(d)                                  Committee’s Discretion to Accelerate Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards .  The Committee may, in its discretion and as of a date determined by the Committee, fully vest any or all Ordinary Shares awarded to a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and, upon such vesting, all restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Award shall terminate as of such date.  Any action by the Committee pursuant to this subparagraph may vary among individual Participants and may vary among the Restricted Stock Awards held by any individual Participant.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subparagraph, the Committee may not take any action described in this subparagraph with respect to a Restricted Stock Award that has been granted to a Covered Employee if such Award has been designed to meet the exception for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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(e)                                   Restricted Stock Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph VIII, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Restricted Stock Agreement, and the restriction set forth in the last sentence of subparagraph VIII(d) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

IX.                               PERFORMANCE AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Performance Conditions .  The right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee.  The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under subparagraph IX(b) hereof in the case of a Performance Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(b)                                  Performance Awards .  If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an eligible person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award will be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee may not exercise discretion to increase the amounts payable under any Performance Award subject to performance conditions for Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” to a Covered Employee.  For all Performance Awards granted to an eligible person who is not designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such a Performance Award may also be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b) or on any such other performance goals and terms determined appropriate by the Committee for the applicable performance period or eligible person.

 

(i)                                      Performance Goals Generally .  The performance goals for Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this subparagraph IX(b).  Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain” at the time the Committee actually establishes the performance goal or goals for grants to all eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees.  The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.  Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 

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(ii)                                   Business and Individual Criteria .

 

(A)                                Business Criteria .  One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company, shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) revenues; (3) cash flow; (4) cash flow from operations; (5) free cash flow; (6) return on net assets; (7) return on assets; (8) return on investment; (9) return on capital; (10) return on equity; (11) economic value added; (12) operating margin; (13) contribution margin; (14) net income; (15) net income per share; (16) pretax earnings; (17) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization; (18) pretax operating earnings before share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization expense, loss on disposal of assets, and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (19) total shareholder return; (20) debt reduction; (21) market share; (22) change in the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares; (23) operating income; (24) gross margin and gross margin percentage; (25) pretax operating earnings before interest expense, share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (26) adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share as reported in public filings; (27) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies; (28) any of the above metrics presented as a percentage of revenues; and (29) any of the above criteria applied to operating segments within the Company.  The business criteria shall be subject to adjustment for changes in accounting standards required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board after the goal is established, and, to the extent provided for in any Award agreement, shall be subject to adjustment for specified significant extraordinary items or events, or nonrecurring transactions or events.  In this regard, business criteria based on the price of Ordinary Shares shall be proportionately adjusted for any changes in the price due to a share split, recapitalization or similar corporate transaction.  The Committee may exclude the impact of any of the following events or occurrences in establishing performance goals, which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or regulations affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (f) any change in accounting principles as defined in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 250, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (g) any loss from a discontinued operation as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (h) goodwill impairment charges; (i) operating results for any business acquired during the calendar year; (j) third party expenses or changes to performance metrics associated with any acquisition or disposition by us or any subsidiary; and (k) to the extent set forth with reasonable particularity in connection with the establishment of performance goals, any other extraordinary events or occurrences identified by the Committee.

 

(B)                                Individual Criteria .  The grant, exercise and/or settlement of Performance Awards may also be contingent upon individual performance goals established by the Committee.  If required for compliance with section 162(m) of the Code, such criteria shall be approved by the Company’s shareholders.

 

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(iii)                                Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Awards .  Achievement of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to 10 years, as specified by the Committee.  Performance goals shall be established no later than the earliest of the following to occur: (A) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, (B) the last date that would constitute less than 25% of the performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or (C)  at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(iv)                               Performance Award Pool .  The Committee may, at its discretion, establish a Performance Award pool(s), which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Performance Awards associated with any given performance period.  The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, during the given performance period as specified by the Committee in accordance with subparagraph IX(b)(iii) hereof. The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool(s) as a percentage of any of such criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such criteria.

 

(v)                                  Payment of Performance Awards .  After the end of each designated performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the applicable Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant in the Performance Award pool, or (B)  the amount of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant.  Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in Ordinary Shares or other Awards, in the discretion of the Committee.  The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination or cessation of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

 

(c)                                   Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of the settlement or payment of Performance Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for a reduction in the value of a Participant’s Performance Award during the applicable performance period.

 

(d)                                  Termination of Award .  A Performance Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries at all times during the applicable performance period, except as may be determined by the Committee subject to the restrictions of section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(e)                                   Performance Award Agreement .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph IX, the Company and the Participant shall enter into an Award agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Performance Award Agreements need not be

 

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identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Performance Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

(f)                                    Written Determinations .  All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Performance Awards under subparagraph IX(b), shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.  Notwithstanding the allowance in Paragraph IV of the Plan regarding delegation of duties or administration, the applicable Committee may not delegate any responsibilities described in this subparagraph IX(f) relating to such Performance Awards.

 

X.                                    PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Phantom Stock Awards .  Phantom Stock Awards are rights to receive Ordinary Shares with a value equal to any appreciation or increase in the Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares over a specified period of time, which vest over a period of time as established by the Committee, without satisfaction of any performance criteria or objectives.  The Committee may, in its discretion, require payment or other conditions of the Participant respecting any Phantom Stock Award.  A Phantom Stock Award may include a share settled Stock Appreciation Right that is granted independently of an Option; provided, however, that the exercise price per Ordinary Share subject to the Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII, such exercise price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted.

 

(b)                                  Award Period .  The Committee shall establish, with respect to and at the time of each Phantom Stock Award, a period over which the Award shall vest with respect to the Participant.

 

(c)                                   Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of Phantom Stock Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.

 

(d)                                  Payment .  Following the end of the vesting period for a Phantom Stock Award (or at such other time as the applicable Phantom Stock Award Agreement may provide), the holder of a Phantom Stock Award shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Phantom Stock Award, based on the then vested value of the Award.  Payment of a Phantom Stock Award may only be made in Ordinary Shares.  Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments as prescribed by the Committee.  Cash dividend equivalents may be paid during or after the vesting period with respect to a Phantom Stock Award, as determined by the Committee.

 

(e)                                   Termination of Award .  A Phantom Stock Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries at all times during the applicable vesting period, except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

(f)                                    Phantom Stock Award Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph X, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Phantom Stock Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Phantom Stock Award Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair

 

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the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Phantom Stock Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

XI.                               RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Awards .  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units, which are rights to receive Ordinary Shares at the end of a specified deferral period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award), to a Participant, subject to the terms and conditions below as well as in any Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement governing the Award.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant).  In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on the achievement of performance goals, whether or not specified in Paragraph IX, and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine.  Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by the delivery of Ordinary Shares in the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units.

 

(c)                                   Dividend Equivalents .  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant and specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dividend equivalents on the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be either (i) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Units on the dividend payment date in cash or in unrestricted Ordinary Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (ii) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Units and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, no such dividend equivalent shall be paid or deferred as set forth above with respect to any such unit that remains contingent upon the Company or the Participant attaining  one or more performance measures.

 

(d)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Agreements .  At any time any Award is made under this Paragraph XI, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

XII.                          BONUS STOCK AWARDS

 

Each Bonus Stock Award granted to a Participant shall constitute a transfer of unrestricted Ordinary Shares on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.  Bonus Stock Awards shall be made over Ordinary Shares and need not be subject to performance criteria or objectives or to forfeiture.  The purchase price, if any, for Ordinary Shares issued in connection with a Bonus Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Bonus Stock Awards may be utilized to grant Ordinary Shares in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of Executive Officers, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of

 

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Ordinary Shares or other Awards are exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3.  In the case of any grant of Ordinary Shares to an officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in lieu of salary or other cash compensation, the number of Ordinary Shares granted in place of such compensation shall be reasonable, as determined by the Committee.

 

XIII.                     RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

 

(a)                                  No Effect on Right or Power .  The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any variation in the share capital of the Company or any Affiliate or any other adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization, or other change in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s capital structure or its business, any merger, acquisition or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Ordinary Shares or the rights thereof, the winding up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business, any demerger or any scheme of arrangement or any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

(b)                                  Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares; Share Dividends .  The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted are Ordinary Shares as presently constituted, but if, and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect:

 

(i)                                      any variation in the share capital of the Company (whenever effected) by way of a subdivision or consolidation or reduction or capitalization or rights issue or other variation of the Company’s share capital;

 

(ii)                                   the implementation of a demerger (in whatever form);

 

(iii)                                an exempt distribution within the meaning of section 1075 of the U.K. Corporation Tax Act 2009; and/or

 

(iv)                               the payment of a share dividend on Ordinary Shares without receipt of consideration by the Company or other dividend in specie or the payment of a special case which, in each case, materially affects the value of an Award;

 

the Committee shall adjust the Awards in such manner as it considers appropriate to ensure that  each holder of Awards does not experience a significant increase or decrease in the value of such Awards solely by reason of the transaction or event.  Without limitation, the number and class of shares with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately increased.  Any fractional share resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded up to the next whole share.

 

(c)                                   Recapitalizations and Corporate Changes .  Without prejudice to subparagraph XIII(b) above, if the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its share capital, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “ recapitalization ”), the number and class of shares covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares to which the Participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Participant had been the holder of record of the number of Ordinary Shares then covered by such Award.  If (i) there is a Change in Control Company Event, (ii) the Company sells, leases, or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (iii) there is the passing of a

 

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resolution for the voluntary winding up of the Company or a court makes an order for the winding up of the Company or an administration order, (iv) any person or entity, including a “group” as contemplated by section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, acquires or gains ownership or control (including power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting share capital (based upon voting power), or (v) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of Directors, the persons who were Directors of the Company before such election shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, in each such case provided (A) the holders of equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such event do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, immediately after such event equity securities of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction entitled to 70% or more of the votes then eligible to be cast in the election of directors generally (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction in substantially the same proportion that they owned the equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or (B) the persons who were members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction shall not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity (unless the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction), the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such event immediately after such event, (each such event is referred to herein as a “ Corporate Change ”), then no later than (x) 10 days after such Change in Control Company Event, reorganization, sale, lease, or exchange of assets or winding up or such election of Directors or (y) 30 days after a Corporate Change of the type described in clause (iv), the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, shall effect one or more of the following alternatives, which alternatives may vary among individual Participants and which may vary among Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by any individual Participant: (1) accelerate the time at which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such unexercised Awards and all rights of Participants thereunder shall terminate; (2) require the mandatory surrender by all or selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participants (irrespective of whether such Awards are then exercisable under the provisions of the Plan) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in subparagraph XIII(d) below (the “ Change of Control Value ”) of the Ordinary Shares subject to such Awards over the exercise price(s) under such Awards for such Ordinary Shares; or (3) make such adjustments to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change and to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights (provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to such Awards then outstanding), including adjusting such an Award to provide that the number and class of shares covered by such Award shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation or other property (including cash) as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Corporate Change, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, may require the mandatory surrender by selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash equal to the maximum value (which maximum value may be determined, if applicable and in the discretion of the Committee, based on the then Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares) of such Award which, in the event the applicable performance or vesting period set forth in such Award has not been completed, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the

 

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number of days during the period beginning on the first day of the applicable performance or vesting period and ending on the date of the surrender, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of days in the applicable performance or vesting period; provided, however, that the Committee will not take any such action with regard to Performance Awards that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code that would cause such Awards to fail to comply with section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  The Committee, in making any determinations with regard to discretionary actions allowed pursuant to this subparagraph XIII(c), shall, where it deems appropriate, endeavor to preserve the benefit of the affected Participant’s original arrangement with regard to the Award, as well as take into consideration the Participant’s role and position in the Company or the Participant’s past services to the Company.

 

(d)                                  Change of Control Value .  For the purposes of clause (2) in subparagraph XIII(c) above, the “Change of Control Value” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per share price offered to shareholders of the Company in any such Change in Control Company Event, sale of assets or winding up transaction, (ii) the price per share offered to shareholders of the Company in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or (iii) if such Corporate Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, the Fair Market Value per share of the Ordinary Shares into which such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights being surrendered are exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards.  In the event that the consideration offered to shareholders of the Company in any transaction described in this subparagraph XIII(d) or subparagraph XIII(c) above consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash.

 

(e)                                   Other Changes in the Ordinary Shares .  In the event of changes in the outstanding Ordinary Shares by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization or distributions to the holders of Ordinary Shares occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Paragraph XIII, such Award and any agreement evidencing such Award shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its sole discretion as to the number and price of Ordinary Shares or other consideration subject to such Award so as to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights.  In the event of any such change in the outstanding Ordinary Shares or distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares, or upon the occurrence of any other event described in this Paragraph XIII, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares available under the Plan, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, and the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any one individual shall be appropriately adjusted to the extent, if any, determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

 

(f)                                    Shareholder Action .  Any adjustment provided for in the above subparagraphs of this Paragraph XIII shall be subject to any required shareholder action, whether such requirement is imposed by an applicable exchange on which the Ordinary Shares is then traded or by law.

 

(g)                                   No Adjustments Unless Otherwise Provided .  Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable.

 

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XIV.                      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

 

The Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any Ordinary Shares for which Awards have not theretofore been granted. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Plan or any part thereof from time to time; provided that no change in the Plan may be made that would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant, and provided, further, that the Board may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, amend the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan, increase the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, or change the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan.

 

This amendment and restatement of the Plan is not intended to affect the material terms of any Award granted prior to the effective date of this amended and restated Plan without the prior written consent of the affected Participant.

 

XV.                           MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)                                  No Right To An Award . Neither the approval of the Plan nor any action of the Board or of the Committee shall be deemed to give any individual any right to be granted an Option, a right to a Restricted Stock Award, a right to a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a right to a Performance Award, a right to a Phantom Stock Award, a right to a Bonus Stock Award, or any other rights hereunder except as may be evidenced by an Award agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to assure the performance of its obligations under any Award.

 

(b)                                  No Employment/Membership Rights Conferred . Nothing contained in the Plan shall (i) confer upon any individual any right with respect to continuation of employment or of a consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate his or her employment or consulting or advisory relationship at any time. Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of membership on the Board.

 

(c)                                   Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Plan.

 

(i)                                      Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, the rights and obligations of any individual under the terms of his office or employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate shall not be affected by his or her participation in the Plan or any right which he or she may have to participate in the Plan or acquire Ordinary Shares pursuant thereto.

 

(ii)                                   The grant of Awards shall not confer on the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.

 

(iii)                                The grant of Awards to a Participant on one occasion does not entitle that individual to any further grants of Awards on any future occasion.

 

(iv)                               A Participant who is granted any Awards pursuant to the Plan shall have no rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the cessation of his or her office or employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate for any reason whatsoever, whether or not in breach of contract, insofar as those rights arise or may arise from his or her

 

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ceasing to have rights under any Awards under the Plan as a result of such cessation or from the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements.

 

(v)                                  An individual will have no right to compensation for any loss of rights or expectations under the Plan for any reason, for any exercise, or failure to exercise, any discretionary power by the Committee or its delegate under the Plan (including without limitation any alleged arbitrary or irrational exercise of a discretionary power), or for any decision to amend or terminate the Plan.  If an individual did acquire any such rights, he or she would be deemed to have waived them irrevocably by accepting the Award.

 

(d)                                  Payment Terms Applicable to All Awards . Except as specifically provided under the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Affiliates upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may only be made in the form of Ordinary Shares, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Corporate Change). Installments may be required by the Committee (subject to Paragraph XIV of the Plan) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in compliance with the rules of section 409A of the Code and all regulations promulgated thereunder. Payments may include provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment payments. This Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”).

 

(e)                                   Other Laws; Withholding . The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any Award granted under the Plan at any time when the Ordinary Shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such other state and federal laws, rules, and regulations as the Company or the Committee deems applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules, and regulations available for the issuance and sale of such Ordinary Shares. No fractional shares of Ordinary Shares shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid.  The Company shall have the right to deduct in connection with all Awards the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld, to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its withholding obligations or to withhold that quantity of Ordinary Shares necessary to satisfy such tax obligations. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Ordinary Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Taxes .   Without limitation to subparagraph XV(e) above:

 

(i)                                      The Company and any Affiliate shall be entitled to withhold, and the Participant shall be obliged to pay, the amount of any tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including any amount of U.K. employer’s National Insurance contributions or payment on account liability which a Participant has agreed or elected to bear), payroll, fringe benefit or other taxes attributable to or payable in connection with or pursuant to the grant or any vesting, exercise, release or assignment of any Award or otherwise in connection with the acquisition or vesting of Ordinary Shares pursuant to an Award.

 

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bonuses or any other amounts due to a Participant by the Company or any Affiliate at any time, (2) the sale of any number of Ordinary Shares acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award and the forwarding of the proceeds of any such sale to any appropriate revenue, tax or social insurance authority, (3) withholding in Ordinary Shares otherwise to be issued pursuant to the Awards, and (4) by direct collection from the Participant at any time.

 

(iii)                                Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph XV(f)(ii) above, each Participant authorises the Company and any Affiliate to sell or procure the sale of sufficient Ordinary Shares following the vesting or exercise of his or her Award on his or her behalf to obtain sufficient funds to enable the Company or any Affiliate to discharge any obligation it may have to pay tax, social insurance or security contributions (including employer’s social security contributions or payment on account, where appropriate) or other tax liability obligation arising in respect of the vesting or exercise of the Award to the relevant revenue, tax or social insurance authorities.

 

(iv)                               The Company may withhold or account for any  tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including employer’s social security contributions or payment on account, where appropriate) or other tax liability due in connection with Awards by applying applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent in Ordinary Shares.  If such liabilities are satisfied by withholding in Ordinary Shares, the Participant will be deemed, for tax purposes, to have been issued the full number of Ordinary Shares subject to the Awards being settled, notwithstanding that a number of the Ordinary Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the liabilities.

 

(g)                                   No Restriction on Corporate Action . Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made under the Plan. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.

 

(h)                                  Restrictions on Transfer . An Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option, which shall be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in subparagraph VII(c)) shall not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of a Participant (other than the Company or an Affiliate) and shall not be transferable or assignable by a Participant.  Any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may only be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative and, following the Participant’s death, only by his or her executor, administrator, personal representative or other legal representative of the Participant’s estate (as applicable).

 

(i)                                      Governing Law . In respect of Awards granted prior to July 1, 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. In respect of Awards granted on or after July 1, 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales without regard to any conflict of laws principles and the English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with the any such Awards.

 

(j)                                     Section 409A of the Code .  This Plan and the Awards are generally not intended to be subject to section 409A of the Code.  To the extent the Plan or the Awards are subject to section 409A

 

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of the Code, the Plan and Awards are intended to comply with section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted and operated accordingly. Notwithstanding this subparagraph XV(j) , if the Plan or any Award is subject to section 409A of the Code, the Committee reserves the authority to amend the Plan or any Award as necessary to comply with section 409A of the Code or to ensure that section 409A of the Code does not apply to the Plan or the Award.

 

(k)                                  Data Protection . In consideration of receiving Awards under the Plan, Participants consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subparagraph XV(k).  Each Participant understands and acknowledges that:

 

(i)                                      The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about him, including his name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, national insurance/social security number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all rights to Shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in his favour under the Plan or any other employees’ share scheme operated at any time by the Company or other Subsidiaries (“ Data ”).

 

(ii)                                   The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purposes of their Awards and may further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company and/or Affiliates in relation to the Plan, or to future purchasers of the Company or its Affiliates or the business in which the Participant works.

 

(iii)                                Recipients of Data may be located in the European Economic Area or elsewhere. Participants authorise recipients (including the Company) to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data (including any requisite transfer to a broker or other third party with whom they may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award) as may be required for the subsequent holding of Shares on their behalf, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan.

 

(l)                                      Employee Trust . The Company and any Subsidiary may establish and/or an employee benefit trust to administer the Plan and may  (to the extent permitted by section 682 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006) provide monies to any trustee of any employee benefit trust established by the Company and any Subsidiary to enable them to acquire Ordinary Shares for the purposes of the Plan, or enter into any guarantee or indemnity for such purposes.

 

(m)                              Costs of Plan . The Company will pay all costs incurred in introducing and operating the Plan. Any Subsidiary whose employees receive Awards will, if requested, reimburse the Company for costs incurred in connection with granting and administering such Awards.

 

(n)                                  Third Party Rights . Except as provided in subparagraph XV(h), a person who is not a party to the grant of an Award under the Plan will have no right under the U.K. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of its terms.

 

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ANNEX I

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc, Effective July 1, 2016)

 

FOR NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARDS

 

I.                                         PURPOSE OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE PLAN AND CASH AWARD PLAN

 

This Annex to the CARDTRONICS, INC. THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc (the “ Company ”), effective July 1, 2016) (“ Annex I ” or the “ Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan ”) governs (i) the grant of Awards to Directors who are not employed by the Company or any Subsidiary and to Consultants, and (ii) the grants of cash-Awards and cash-settled Awards to any Participant.

 

II.                                    DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan unless specifically modified by any paragraph:

 

(a)                                  Affiliate ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or partnership, association, trust, or other organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or comparable governing body of the controlled entity or organization or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

 

(b)                                  Annual Incentive Award ” means a conditional right granted to a Participant under Paragraph IX of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan hereof to receive a cash payment, Ordinary Shares or other Awards, as determined by the Committee, after the end of a specified year; Annual Incentive Awards may be designed as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, at the Committee’s discretion.

 

(c)                                   Annual Incentive Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Annual Incentive Award.

 

(d)                                  Award ” means, individually or collectively, any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Annual Incentive Award, Phantom Stock Award, or Bonus Stock Award granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(e)                                   Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Bonus Stock Award” means an Award granted under Paragraph XII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 



 

(g)                                   “Change in Control Company Event” means the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)                                      Any person (or group of persons acting in concert) obtains Control of the Company as a result of making an offer to acquire all of the issued shares of the Company (other than those which are at the time owned by such person or by persons acting in concert with that person), or if there is otherwise a change of Control of the Company including by way of merger, consolidation or share exchange with any other person.

 

(ii)                                   A person becoming bound or entitled to acquire shares of the Company under sections 979 to 982 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

(iii)                                The court sanctioning a compromise or arrangement between the Company and its shareholders under section 899 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006, resulting in a change of Control of the Company.

 

(h)                                  Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  References in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section.

 

(i)                                      Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, subject to the limitations and exceptions as provided in subparagraph IV(a).

 

(j)                                     Company ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Paragraph I.

 

(k)                                  Consultant ” means any person who is not an employee or a Director and who is providing advisory or consulting services to the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(l)                                      “Control” shall have the same meaning as in section 995 of the U.K. Income Tax Act 2007.

 

(m)                              Corporate Change ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subparagraph XIII(c) of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(n)                                  Covered Employee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term within section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto); provided, however, that as the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of the grant of Performance Awards or an Annual Incentive Award, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year.

 

(o)                                  Director ” means an individual who is a member of the Board.

 

(p)                                  An “ employee ” means any person (including a Director) in an employment relationship with the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(q)                                  Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(r)                                     Executive Officer ” shall mean an executive officer of the Company that has been designated by the Company as subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(s)                                    Fair Market Value ” means, as of any specified date, the mean of the closing share price of the Ordinary Shares (i) reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC on that date or (ii) if the Ordinary Shares are no longer listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC but are listed on any other stock exchange, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape of such exchange on that date (or such other reporting service approved by the Committee); or, in either case, if no prices are reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such prices of the Ordinary Shares are so reported.  If the Ordinary Shares are traded over the counter at the time a determination of its fair market value is required to be made hereunder, its fair market value shall be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low or closing bid and asked prices of Ordinary Shares on the most recent date on which Ordinary Shares were publicly traded.  In the event Ordinary Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made by the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate and as is consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code.

 

(t)                                     Incentive Stock Option ” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code.

 

(u)                                  Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan means this Annex 1 as amended from time to time .

 

(v)                                  Option ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and includes both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares and Options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Ordinary Shares.

 

(w)                                Option Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Option.

 

(x)                                  Ordinary Shares ” means the Class A ordinary shares, nominal value $0.01 per share, in the Company, or any security into which such Ordinary Shares may be changed or converted by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Paragraph XIII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(y)                                  Participant ” means an employee, Consultant, or Director who has been granted an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(z)                                   Performance Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph IX of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(aa)                           Performance Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Performance Award.

 

(bb)                           Phantom Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph X of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(cc)                             Phantom Stock Award Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Phantom Stock Award.

 

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(dd)                           Plan ” means the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc.

 

(ee)                             Qualified Member ” means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.162-27 under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(ff)                               Restricted Stock Agreement ” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

 

(gg)                             Restricted Stock Award ” means an Award granted under Paragraph VIII of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(hh)                           Restricted Stock Unit Agreement ” means a written agreement between the company and a Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award.

 

(ii)                                   Restricted Stock Unit Award ” means a right, granted under Paragraph XI hereof, to receive Ordinary Shares, cash or a combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral period.

 

(jj)                                 Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation, or statute fulfilling the same or a similar function.

 

(kk)                           Stock Appreciation Right ” means a right to acquire, upon exercise of the right, Ordinary Shares and/or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, cash having an aggregate value equal to the then excess of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares with respect to which the right is exercised over the exercise price therefor.

 

(ll)                                   Subsidiary ” means an affiliate that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of section 1159 and Schedule 6 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.

 

III.                               EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

 

The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall become effective July 1, 2016.  No further Awards may be granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan after 10 years from July 1, 2016.  The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall remain in effect until all Options granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan have been exercised or expired, all Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan have vested or been forfeited, and all Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Annual Incentive Awards, Phantom Stock Awards, and Bonus Stock Awards have been satisfied, settled or expired.

 

IV.                                ADMINISTRATION

 

(a)                                  Composition of Committee .  The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that the Board may determine to administer the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan from time to time, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” At any time that a member of a Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the applicable Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then an Executive Officer, or relating to an Award intended by the Committee to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the

 

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Code and regulations thereunder, may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that, upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members.  Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for purposes of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, shareholders, Participants, beneficiaries, and permitted transferees under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant.  The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee.  The Committee may delegate to officers or comparable managers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Executive Officers and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify.  The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(b)                                  Powers .  Subject to the express provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and Rule 16b-3, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to (i) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative and interpretive rules and regulations relating to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan; (ii) determine the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted; (iii) determine the amount of cash and the number of Ordinary Shares, or any combination thereof, that shall be the subject of each Award; (iv) determine the terms and provisions of each Award agreement (which need not be identical), including provisions defining or otherwise relating to (A) the term and the period or periods and extent of exercisability of the Options, (B) the extent to which the transferability of Ordinary Shares issued or transferred pursuant to any Award is restricted, (C) except as otherwise provided herein, the effect of termination of employment, or the service relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, of a Participant on the Award, and (D) the effect of approved leaves of absence (consistent with any applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service); (v) accelerate the time of exercisability of any Award that has been granted; (vi) construe the respective Award agreements and the Non-Employee Share Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan; (vii) make determinations of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan; (viii) delegate its duties under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to such agents as it may appoint from time to time, provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties with respect to making Awards to individuals subject to section 162(m) of the Code, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to Executive Officers; (ix) subject to the restrictions contained within the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, terminate, modify or amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, (x) adopt sub-plans to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as it considers necessary or desirable to take account of, mitigate or comply with taxation, securities, exchange control or other regulatory laws, and (xi) make all other determinations, perform all other acts, and exercise all other powers and authority necessary or advisable for administering the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, including the delegation of those ministerial acts and responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate.  In making such determinations, the Committee shall take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective employees, Consultants, or Directors, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s success, and such other factors as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem relevant.

 

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construe the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the respective agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe rules and regulations relating to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of the agreement relating to each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Subject to Rule 16b-3 and section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, in any Award, or in any Award agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary or desirable to carry the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan into effect, and the Committee shall be the sole and final judge of that necessity or desirability.  The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Paragraph IV shall be conclusive.

 

(d)                                  Delegation of Authority by the Committee .  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Paragraph IV or any other provision of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to the contrary, the Committee may from time to time, in its sole discretion, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company the administration (or interpretation of any provision) of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, and the right to grant Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, insofar as such administration (and interpretation) and power to grant Awards relates to any person who is not an Executive Officer.  Any such delegation may be effective only so long as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company is a Director, and the Committee may revoke such delegation at any time.  The Committee may put any conditions and restrictions on the powers that may be exercised by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company upon such delegation as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.  In the event of any conflict in a determination or interpretation under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as between the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the determination or interpretation, as applicable, of the Committee shall be conclusive.

 

V.                                     SHARES SUBJECT TO THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN; AWARD LIMITS; GRANT OF AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Shares Subject to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and Award Limits .  Subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to Options then outstanding, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Plan, and the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, shall not exceed 9,679,393 Ordinary Shares.  Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan only to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award.  To the extent that an Award lapses or the rights of its holder terminate, any Ordinary Shares subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and/or the Plan.  In addition, Ordinary Shares issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and forfeited from Participants and Ordinary Shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or withholding obligations associated with an Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and/or the Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Plan to the contrary, (i) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards denominated in Ordinary Shares granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed 1,500,000 shares, and (ii) the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid under all Awards denominated in cash (including the Fair Market Value of any Ordinary Shares paid in satisfaction of Performance Awards) granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed $3,500,000.  All payments due with respect to a Performance Award shall be paid no later than 10 years after the date of grant of such Performance Award.

 

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(b)                                  Grant of Awards .  The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more employees, Consultants, or Directors determined by it to be eligible for participation in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan in accordance with the terms of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(c)                                   Shares Offered .  Subject to the limitations set forth in subparagraph V(a) hereof, the shares to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be settled by the issue of new Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Shares held in treasury.  Any of such Ordinary Shares which remain unissued and which are not subject to outstanding Awards at the termination of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall cease to be subject to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan but, until termination of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, the Company shall at all times make available a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares to meet the requirements of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

VI.                                ELIGIBILITY

 

Awards may be granted only to persons who, at the time of grant, are employees, Consultants, or Directors.  An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same person, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, such Award may include an Incentive Stock Option, an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Award, an Annual Incentive Award, a Phantom Stock Award, a Bonus Stock Award, or any combination thereof.

 

VII.                           STOCK OPTIONS

 

(a)                                  Option Period .  The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Committee at the date of grant, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the date of grant.

 

(b)                                  Limitations on Exercise of Option .  An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as determined by the Committee.

 

(c)                                   Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options .  An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to an individual who is employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) at the time the Option is granted.  To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Ordinary Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary corporations exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options.  The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations, and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation and shall notify the Participant of such determination as soon as practicable after such determination.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted, such individual owns shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such Option is granted, the option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares subject to the Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant.  Except as otherwise provided in sections 421 or 422 of the Code, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 

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(d)                                  Option Agreement .  Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including provisions to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option under section 422 of the Code.  Each Option Agreement shall specify the effect of termination or cessation of (i) employment, (ii) the consulting or advisory relationship, or (iii) membership on the Board, as applicable, on the exercisability of the Option.  An Option Agreement may provide for a “cashless exercise” of the Option by establishing procedures satisfactory to the Committee with respect thereto.  Further, an Option Agreement may provide, on such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may prescribe, for the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right in connection with the grant of an Option and, in such case, the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right shall result in the surrender of the right to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares under the Option equal to the number of Ordinary Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised (and vice versa).  In the case of any Stock Appreciation Right that is granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option, such right shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares exceeds the price specified therefor in the Option or the portion thereof to be surrendered.  The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Option Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Option Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan (including an amendment that accelerates the time at which the Option, or a portion thereof, may be exercisable).

 

(e)                                   Option Price and Payment .  The price at which an Ordinary Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Option is granted.  The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company, as specified by the Committee.  The purchase price of the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee.  Separate share certificates may be issued by the Company for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of any Option that does not constitute an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(f)                                    Shareholder Rights and Privileges .  The Participant shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a shareholder only with respect to such Ordinary Shares as have been purchased under the Option and for which Ordinary Shares have been registered in the Participant’s name.

 

(g)                                   Options and Rights in Substitution for Options Granted by Other Employers .  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan from time to time in substitution for options and such rights held by individuals providing services to corporations or other entities who become employees, Consultants, or Directors as a result of a merger or consolidation or other business transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(h)                                  Repricing Prohibition .  Except as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof, the Committee may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, (i) lower the purchase price under any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, (ii) take any other action with respect to any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is treated as a repricing under United States generally accepted accounting principles, or (iii) cancel any such outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right when its purchase price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Ordinary Shares in exchange for cash, another Award or other equity.

 

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VIII.                      RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Forfeiture Restrictions To Be Established by the Committee .  Ordinary Shares that are the subject of a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions on disposition by the Participant and an obligation of the Participant to forfeit and/or compulsorily surrender or transfer the Ordinary Shares to (as the Committee may direct) the Company, an employee benefit trust or ay third person under certain circumstances (the “ Forfeiture Restrictions ”).  The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon the attainment of one or more performance measures established by the Committee.  The Committee will also determine the mechanism for forfeiting the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award and may require the Participant to enter into such arrangements, as the Committee determines to be appropriate, in order to enforce the obligations of the Participant under the Restricted Stock Agreement.  In the event that the Committee determines to subject the Restricted Stock Award to performance measures in order to create a “performance-based compensation” award as defined in section 162(m) of the Code, the performance conditions will be composed of and comply with the provisions of Paragraph IX of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  Where the Restricted Stock Award is not intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code, any performance measures may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Each Restricted Stock Award may have different Forfeiture Restrictions, in the discretion of the Committee.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Ordinary Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine.  If a share certificate is registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to applicable Forfeiture Restrictions and other restrictions, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates and/or that the Participant deliver to the Company a share transfer form relating to the Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award.  Unless provided otherwise in a Restricted Stock Agreement and so long as the Restricted Stock Award is not subject to the Participant or the Company attaining one or more performance measures, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award, to vote Ordinary Shares subject thereto, and to enjoy all other shareholder rights, except that (i) the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of any certificates representing Ordinary Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iii) the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Ordinary Shares until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award, and (v) with respect to the payment of any dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award directly to the Participant, each such dividend shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares or, if later, the fifteenth day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to shareholders of such class of shares.  At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms, conditions, or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the termination or cessation of employment or service as a Consultant or Director (by retirement, disability, death, or otherwise, such terms of which shall be defined in any Restricted Stock Agreement) of a Participant prior to expiration of the Forfeiture Restrictions.  Such additional terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in conjunction with the Award.

 

(c)                                   Payment for Restricted Stock .  The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Participant shall not be required to make any payment for Ordinary Shares received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

 

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(d)                                  Committee’s Discretion to Accelerate Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards .  The Committee may, in its discretion and as of a date determined by the Committee, fully vest any or all Ordinary Shares awarded to a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and, upon such vesting, all restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Award shall terminate as of such date.  Any action by the Committee pursuant to this subparagraph may vary among individual Participants and may vary among the Restricted Stock Awards held by any individual Participant.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subparagraph, the Committee may not take any action described in this subparagraph with respect to a Restricted Stock Award that has been granted to a Covered Employee if such Award has been designed to meet the exception for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(e)                                   Restricted Stock Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph VIII, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Restricted Stock Agreement, and the restriction set forth in the last sentence of subparagraph VIII(d) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

IX.                               PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Performance Conditions .  The right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee.  The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under subparagraphs IX(b) and IX(c) hereof in the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(b)                                  Performance Awards .  If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an eligible person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award will be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee may not exercise discretion to increase the amounts payable under any Performance Award subject to performance conditions for Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” to a Covered Employee.  For all Performance Awards granted to an eligible person who is not designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such a Performance Award may also be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(b) or on any such other performance goals and terms determined appropriate by the Committee for the applicable performance period or eligible person.

 

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actually establishes the performance goal or goals for grants to all eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees.  The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.  Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 

(ii)                                   Business and Individual Criteria .

 

(A)                                Business Criteria .  One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries or business or geographical units of the Company, shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share; (2) revenues; (3) cash flow; (4) cash flow from operations; (5) free cash flow; (6) return on net assets; (7) return on assets; (8) return on investment; (9) return on capital; (10) return on equity; (11) economic value added; (12) operating margin; (13) contribution margin; (14) net income; (15) net income per share; (16) pretax earnings; (17) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization; (18) pretax operating earnings before share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization expense, loss on disposal of assets, and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (19) total shareholder return; (20) debt reduction; (21) market share; (22) change in the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares; (23) operating income; (24) gross margin and gross margin percentage; (25) pretax operating earnings before interest expense, share-based compensation, intangible asset amortization and extraordinary or non-recurring items; (26) adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share as reported in public filings; (27) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies; (28) any of the above metrics presented as a percentage of revenues; and (29) any of the above criteria applied to operating segments within the Company.  The business criteria shall be subject to adjustment for changes in accounting standards required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board after the goal is established, and, to the extent provided for in any Award agreement, shall be subject to adjustment for specified significant extraordinary items or events, or nonrecurring transactions or events.  In this regard, business criteria based on the price of Ordinary Shares shall be proportionately adjusted for any changes in the price due to a share split, recapitalization or similar corporate transaction.  One or more of the foregoing business criteria shall also be exclusively used in establishing performance goals for Annual Incentive Awards granted to a Covered Employee under subparagraph IX(c) hereof. The Committee may exclude the impact of any of the following events or occurrences in establishing performance goals, which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law or other such laws or regulations affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring items as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (f) any change in accounting principles as defined in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 250, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (g) any loss from a discontinued operation as described in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time; (h) goodwill impairment charges; (i) operating results for any business acquired during the calendar year; (j) third party expenses or changes to performance metrics associated with any acquisition or

 

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disposition by us or any subsidiary; and (k) to the extent set forth with reasonable particularity in connection with the establishment of performance goals, any other extraordinary events or occurrences identified by the Committee.

 

(B)                                Individual Criteria .  The grant, exercise and/or settlement of Performance Awards may also be contingent upon individual performance goals established by the Committee.  If required for compliance with section 162(m) of the Code, such criteria shall be approved by the Company’s shareholders.

 

(iii)                                Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Awards .  Achievement of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to 10 years, as specified by the Committee.  Performance goals shall be established no later than the earliest of the following to occur: (A) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, (B) the last date that would constitute less than 25% of the performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or (C)  at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(iv)                               Performance Award Pool .  The Committee may, at its discretion, establish a Performance Award pool(s), which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Performance Awards associated with any given performance period.  The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, during the given performance period as specified by the Committee in accordance with subparagraph IX(b)(iii) hereof.  The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool(s) as a percentage of any of such criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such criteria.

 

(v)                                  Payment of Performance Awards .  After the end of each designated performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the applicable Performance Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Performance Award payable to each Participant in the Performance Award pool, or (B)  the amount of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant.  Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Ordinary Shares, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee.  The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this subparagraph IX(b).  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination or cessation of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

 

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a Covered Employee.  For all Annual Incentive Awards granted to an eligible person who is not designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such an Annual Incentive Award may also be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this subparagraph IX(c) or on any such other performance goals and terms determined appropriate by the Committee for the applicable performance period or eligible person.

 

(i)                                      Potential Annual Incentive Awards .  Not later than the end of the 90th day of each applicable year, or at such other date as may be required or permitted in the case of Awards intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code such as the last date that would constitute less than 25% of the applicable performance period year, the Committee shall determine the eligible persons who will potentially receive Annual Incentive Awards, and the amounts potentially payable thereunder, for that fiscal year, either out of an Annual Incentive Award pool established by such date under subparagraph IX (c)(i) hereof or as individual Annual Incentive Awards.  The amount potentially payable, with respect to Annual Incentive Awards, shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, in the given performance year, as specified by the Committee.

 

(ii)                                   Annual Incentive Award Pool .  The Committee may, at its discretion, establish an Annual Incentive Award pool(s), which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company in connection with Annual Incentive Awards for any given performance year.  The amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in subparagraph IX(b)(ii) hereof for eligible persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee, or based upon performance goal(s) as determined by the Committee for all other eligible persons, during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with subparagraph IX(b)(iii) hereof.  The Committee may specify the amount of the Annual Incentive Award pool as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

 

(iii)                                Payment of Annual Incentive Awards .  After the end of each applicable year, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of (A) the applicable Annual Incentive Award pool, and the maximum amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award payable to each Participant in the Annual Incentive Award pool, or (B) the amount of the potential Annual Incentive Award otherwise payable to each Participant.  The Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the amount payable to any Participant as a final Annual Incentive Award shall be reduced from the amount of his or her potential Annual Incentive Award, including a determination to make no final Award whatsoever, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount in the case of an Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which an Annual Incentive Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of the applicable year or settlement of such Annual Incentive Award.

 

(d)                                  Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of the settlement or payment of Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for a reduction in the value of a Participant’s Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award during the applicable performance period.

 

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(e)                                   Termination of Award .  A Performance Award or an Annual Incentive Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates or does not continue to perform services as a Consultant or a Director for the Company and its Affiliates at all times during the applicable performance period, except as may be determined by the Committee subject to the restrictions of section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(f)                                    Performance Award and Annual Incentive Award Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph IX, the Company and the Participant shall enter into an Award agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Performance Award Agreements, or the respective Annual Incentive Award Agreements, need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(g)                                   Written Determinations .  All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Performance Awards under subparagraph IX(b) hereof, the amount of any Annual Incentive Award pool or potential individual Annual Incentive Awards, the achievement of performance goals relating to and final settlement of Annual Incentive Awards under subparagraph IX(c) hereof shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under section 162(m) of the Code.  Notwithstanding the allowance in Paragraph IV of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan regarding delegation of duties or administration, the applicable Committee may not delegate any responsibilities described in this subparagraph IX(g) relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards.

 

X.                                    PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Phantom Stock Awards .  Phantom Stock Awards are rights to receive Ordinary Shares (or the Fair Market Value thereof), or rights to receive an amount equal to any appreciation or increase in the Fair Market Value of Ordinary Shares over a specified period of time, which vest over a period of time as established by the Committee, without satisfaction of any performance criteria or objectives.  The Committee may, in its discretion, require payment or other conditions of the Participant respecting any Phantom Stock Award.  A Phantom Stock Award may include a Stock Appreciation Right that is granted independently of an Option; provided, however, that the exercise price per Ordinary Share subject to the Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph XIII hereof, such exercise price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of an Ordinary Share on the date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted.

 

(b)                                  Award Period .  The Committee shall establish, with respect to and at the time of each Phantom Stock Award, a period over which the Award shall vest with respect to the Participant.

 

(c)                                   Awards Criteria .  In determining the value of Phantom Stock Awards, the Committee shall take into account a Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.

 

(d)                                  Payment .  Following the end of the vesting period for a Phantom Stock Award (or at such other time as the applicable Phantom Stock Award Agreement may provide), the holder of a Phantom Stock Award shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Phantom Stock Award, based on the then vested value of the Award.  Payment of a Phantom Stock

 

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Award may be made in cash, Ordinary Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee.  Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments as prescribed by the Committee.  Any payment to be made in cash shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares on the payment date or such other date as may be specified by the Committee in the Phantom Stock Award Agreement.  Cash dividend equivalents may be paid during or after the vesting period with respect to a Phantom Stock Award, as determined by the Committee.

 

(e)                                   Termination of Award .  A Phantom Stock Award shall terminate if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates or does not continue to perform services as a Consultant or a Director for the Company and its Affiliates at all times during the applicable vesting period, except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

(f)                                    Phantom Stock Award Agreements .  At the time any Award is made under this Paragraph X, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Phantom Stock Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Phantom Stock Award Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Phantom Stock Award Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

XI.                               RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS

 

(a)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Awards .  The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units, which are rights to receive Ordinary Shares or cash (or a combination thereof) at the end of a specified deferral period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award), to a Participant, subject to the terms and conditions below as well as in any Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement governing the Award.

 

(b)                                  Other Terms and Conditions .  Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Unit by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant).  In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on the achievement of performance goals, whether or not specified in Paragraph IX hereof, and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine.  Restricted Stock Units shall be satisfied by the delivery of cash or Ordinary Shares in the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

 

(c)                                   Dividend Equivalents .  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant and specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dividend equivalents on the specified number of Ordinary Shares covered by an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be either (i) paid with respect to such Restricted Stock Units on the dividend payment date in cash or in unrestricted Ordinary Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (ii) deferred with respect to such Restricted Stock Units and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, no such dividend equivalent shall be paid or deferred as set forth above with respect to any such unit that remains contingent upon the Company or the Participant attaining  one or more  performance measures.

 

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(d)                                  Restricted Stock Unit Agreements .  At any time any Award is made under this Paragraph XI, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate.  The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Unit Agreements need not be identical.  Subject to the consent of the Participant where such an amendment would negatively impair the Participant’s rights under the Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

XII.                          BONUS STOCK AWARDS

 

Each Bonus Stock Award granted to a Participant shall constitute a transfer of unrestricted Ordinary Shares on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.  Bonus Stock Awards shall be made over Ordinary Shares and need not be subject to performance criteria or objectives or to forfeiture.  The purchase price, if any, for Ordinary Shares issued in connection with a Bonus Stock Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Bonus Stock Awards may be utilized to grant Ordinary Shares in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, provided that, in the case of Executive Officers, the amount of such grants remains within the discretion of the Committee to the extent necessary to ensure that acquisitions of Ordinary Shares or other Awards are exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3.  In the case of any grant of Ordinary Shares to an officer of the Company or any of its Affiliates in lieu of salary or other cash compensation, the number of Ordinary Shares granted in place of such compensation shall be reasonable, as determined by the Committee

 

XIII.                     RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

 

(a)                                  No Effect on Right or Power .  The existence of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any variation in the share capital of the Company or any Affiliate or any other adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization, or other change in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s capital structure or its business, any merger, acquisition or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Ordinary Shares or the rights thereof, the winding up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business, any demerger or any scheme of arrangement or any other corporate act or proceeding.

 

(b)                                  Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares; Share Dividends .  The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted are Ordinary Shares as presently constituted, but if, and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect:

 

(i)                                      any variation in the share capital of the Company (whenever effected) by way of a subdivision or consolidation or reduction or capitalization or rights issue or other variation of the Company’s share capital;

 

(ii)                                   the implementation of a demerger (in whatever form);

 

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(iv)                               the payment of a share dividend on Ordinary Shares without receipt of consideration by the Company or other dividend in specie or the payment of a special case which, in each case, materially affects the value of an Award;

 

the Committee shall adjust the Awards in such manner as it considers appropriate to ensure that  each holder of Awards does not experience a significant increase or decrease in the value of such Awards solely by reason of the transaction or event.  Without limitation,   the number and class of shares with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately increased.  Any fractional share resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded up to the next whole share.

 

(c)                                   Recapitalizations and Corporate Changes .   Without prejudice to subparagraph XIII(b) above, if the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its share capital, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “ recapitalization ”), the number and class of shares covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares and securities to which the Participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Participant had been the holder of record of the number of Ordinary Shares then covered by such Award.  If (i) there is a Change in Control Company Event, (ii) the Company sells, leases, or exchanges all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (iii) there is the passing of a resolution for the voluntary winding up of the Company or a court makes an order for the winding up of the Company or an administration order, (iv) any person or entity, including a “group” as contemplated by section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, acquires or gains ownership or control (including power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting share capital (based upon voting power), or (v) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of Directors, the persons who were Directors of the Company before such election shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, in each such case provided (A) the holders of equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such event do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, immediately after such event equity securities of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction entitled to 70% or more of the votes then eligible to be cast in the election of directors generally (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity, the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such transaction in substantially the same proportion that they owned the equity securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or (B) the persons who were members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction shall not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors (or comparable governing body) of the resulting or surviving parent entity (unless the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of the Board immediately prior to such transaction), the transferee entity or any new direct or indirect parent entity of the Company resulting from or surviving any such event immediately after such event,  (each such event is referred to herein as a “ Corporate Change ”), then no later than (x) 10 days after such Change in Control Company Event, reorganization, sale, lease, or exchange of assets or winding up or such election of Directors or (y) 30 days after a Corporate Change of the type described in clause (iv), the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, shall effect one or more of the following alternatives, which alternatives may vary among individual Participants and which may vary among Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by any individual Participant: (1) accelerate the time at which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such unexercised Awards and all rights of Participants thereunder shall terminate; (2) require the mandatory surrender to the Company by all or selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Options or Stock

 

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Appreciation Rights held by such Participants (irrespective of whether such Awards are then exercisable under the provisions of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in subparagraph XIII(d) below (the “ Change of Control Value ”) of the Ordinary Shares subject to such Awards over the exercise price(s) under such Awards for such Ordinary Shares; or (3) make such adjustments to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change and to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights (provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to such Awards then outstanding), including adjusting such an Award to provide that the number and class of shares covered by such Award shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation or other property (including cash) as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Corporate Change, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, may require the mandatory surrender to the Company by selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash equal to the maximum value (which maximum value may be determined, if applicable and in the discretion of the Committee, based on the then Fair Market Value of the Ordinary Shares) of such Award which, in the event the applicable performance or vesting period set forth in such Award has not been completed, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the period beginning on the first day of the applicable performance or vesting period and ending on the date of the surrender, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of days in the applicable performance or vesting period; provided, however, that the Committee will not take any such action with regard to Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards that are intended to be “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code that would cause such Awards to fail to comply with section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  The Committee, in making any determinations with regard to discretionary actions allowed pursuant to this subparagraph XIII(c), shall, where it deems appropriate, endeavor to preserve the benefit of the affected Participant’s original arrangement with regard to the Award, as well as take into consideration the Participant’s role and position in the Company or the Participant’s past services to the Company.

 

(d)                                  Change of Control Value .  For the purposes of clause (2) in subparagraph XIII(c) above, the “Change of Control Value” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per share price offered to shareholders of the Company in any such Change in Control Company Event, sale of assets or winding up transaction, (ii) the price per share offered to shareholders of the Company in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or (iii) if such Corporate Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, the Fair Market Value per Ordinary Share of the shares into which such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights being surrendered are exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards.  In the event that the consideration offered to shareholders of the Company in any transaction described in this subparagraph XIII(d) or subparagraph XIII(c) above consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash.

 

(e)                                   Other Changes in the Ordinary Shares .  In the event of changes in the outstanding Ordinary Shares by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization or distributions to the holders of Ordinary Shares occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Paragraph XIII, such Award and any agreement evidencing such Award shall

 

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be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its sole discretion as to the number and price of Ordinary Shares or other consideration subject to such Award so as to prevent the dilution or enlargement of rights.  In the event of any such change in the outstanding Ordinary Shares or distribution to the holders of Ordinary Shares, or upon the occurrence of any other event described in this Paragraph XIII, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares available under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, the aggregate maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan through Incentive Stock Options, and the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any one individual shall be appropriately adjusted to the extent, if any, determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

 

(f)                                    Stockholder Action .  Any adjustment provided for in the above subparagraphs of this Paragraph XIII shall be subject to any required shareholder action, whether such requirement is imposed by an applicable exchange on which the Ordinary Shares is then traded or by law.

 

(g)                                   No Adjustments Unless Otherwise Provided .  Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable.

 

XIV.                      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE NON-EMPLOYEE SHARE AND CASH AWARD PLAN

 

The Board in its discretion may terminate the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan at any time with respect to any Ordinary Shares for which Awards have not theretofore been granted. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any part thereof from time to time; provided that no change in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan may be made that would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant, and provided, further, that the Board may not, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, increase the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan through Incentive Stock Options, or change the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

XV.                           MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)                                  No Right To An Award . Neither the approval of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan nor any action of the Board or of the Committee shall be deemed to give any individual any right to be granted an Option, a right to a Restricted Stock Award, a right to a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a right to a Performance Award, a right to an Annual Incentive Award, a right to a Phantom Stock Award, a right to a Bonus Stock Award, or any other rights hereunder except as may be evidenced by an Award agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein. The Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to assure the performance of its obligations under any Award.

 

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continuation of employment or of a consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate his or her employment or consulting or advisory relationship at any time. Nothing contained in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of membership on the Board.

 

(c)                                   Limitation on Rights Conferred Under Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan .

 

(i)                                      Notwithstanding any provision of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, the rights and obligations of any individual under the terms of his office or employment with the Company or any Affiliate shall not be affected by his or her participation in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any right which he or she may have to participate in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or acquire Ordinary Shares pursuant thereto.

 

(ii)                                   The grant of Awards shall not confer on the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any Affiliate, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.

 

(iii)                                The grant of Awards to a Participant on one occasion does not entitle that individual to any further grants of Awards on any future occasion.

 

(iv)                               A Participant who is granted any Awards pursuant to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall have no rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the cessation of his or her office or employment with the Company or any Affiliate for any reason whatsoever, whether or not in breach of contract, insofar as those rights arise or may arise from his or her ceasing to have rights under any Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan as a result of such cessation or from the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements.

 

(v)                                  An individual will have no right to compensation for any loss of rights or expectations under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan for any reason, for any exercise, or failure to exercise, any discretionary power by the Committee or its delegate under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan (including any alleged arbitrary or irrational exercise of a discretionary power), or for any decision to amend or terminate the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.  If an individual did acquire any such rights, he or she would be deemed to have waived them irrevocably by accepting the Award.

 

(d)                                  Payment Terms Applicable to All Awards . Except as specifically provided  under the terms of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Affiliates upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such form as the Committee shall determine, including (without limitation) cash, Ordinary Shares, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Ordinary Shares in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Corporate Change). Installments may be required by the Committee (subject to Paragraph XIV of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and in compliance with the rules of section 409A of the Code and all regulations promulgated

 

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thereunder. Payments may include provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment payments. This Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”).

 

(e)                                   Other Laws; Withholding . The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any Award granted under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan at any time when the Ordinary Shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such other state and federal laws, rules, and regulations as the Company or the Committee deems applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules, and regulations available for the issuance and sale of such Ordinary Shares. No fractional shares of Ordinary Shares shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid.  The Company shall have the right to deduct in connection with all Awards the minimum statutory amount necessary to satisfy federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld, to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its withholding obligations or to withhold that quantity of Ordinary Shares necessary to satisfy such tax obligations. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Ordinary Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Company.

 

(f)                                    Taxes .  Without limitation to subparagraph XV(e) above:

 

(i)                                      The Company and any Affiliate shall be entitled to withhold, and the Participant shall be obliged to pay, the amount of any tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including any amount of U.K. employer’s National Insurance contributions or payment on account liability which a Participant has agreed or elected to bear), payroll, fringe benefit or other taxes attributable to or payable in connection with or pursuant to the grant or any vesting, exercise, release or assignment of any Award or otherwise in connection with the acquisition or vesting of Ordinary Shares pursuant to an Award.

 

(ii)                                   The Committee may establish appropriate procedures to provide for any such payments, including but not limited to (1) the deduction of such payment from the salary or bonuses or any other amounts due to a Participant by the Company or any Affiliate at any time, (2) the sale of any number of Ordinary Shares acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award and the forwarding of the proceeds of any such sale to any appropriate revenue, tax or social insurance authority, and (3) by direct collection from the Participant at any time.

 

(iii)                                Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraph XV(f)(ii) above, each Participant authorises the Company, any Affiliate to sell or procure the sale of sufficient Shares following the vesting or exercise of his or her Award on his or her behalf to obtain sufficient funds to enable the Company or any Affiliate to discharge any obligation it may have to pay tax, social insurance or social security contributions (including employer’s social security contributions or payment on account, where appropriate) or other tax liability obligation arising in respect of the vesting or exercise of the Award to the relevant revenue, tax or social insurance authorities.

 

(g)                                   No Restriction on Corporate Action . Nothing contained in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any

 

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Award made under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action.

 

(h)                                  Restrictions on Transfer . An Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option, which shall be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in subparagraph VII(c) hereof) shall not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of a Participant (other than the Company or an Affiliate) and shall not be transferable or assignable by a Participant otherwise than pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of ERISA, or the rules thereunder, or with the consent of the Committee.  Any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may only be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative and, following the Participant’s death, only by his or her executor, administrator, personal representative or other legal representative of the Participant’s estate (as applicable).

 

(i)                                      Governing Law . In respect of Awards granted prior to 1 July 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. In respect of Awards granted on or after 1 July 2016, the validity, construction and effect of the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales without regard to any conflict of laws principles and the English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with or any such Awards.

 

(j)                                     Section 409A of the Code .  This Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and the Awards are generally not intended to be subject to section 409A of the Code.  To the extent the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or the Awards are subject to section 409A of the Code, the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan and Awards are intended to comply with section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted and operated accordingly.  Notwithstanding any provision of this subparagraph XV(j), if the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any Award is subject to section 409A of the Code, the Committee reserves the authority to amend the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any Award as necessary to comply with section 409A of the Code or to ensure that section 409A of the Code does not apply to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or the Award.

 

(k)                                  Data Protection . In consideration of receiving Awards under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, Participants consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subparagraph XV(k).  Each Participant understands and acknowledges that:

 

(i)                                      The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about him, including his name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, national insurance/social security number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all rights to Shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in his favour under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan or any other employees’ share scheme operated at any time by the Company or other Affiliates (“ Data ”).

 

(ii)                                   The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purposes of their Awards and may further transfer Data to third parties assisting the Company and/or Affiliates in relation to the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan, or to future purchasers of the Company or its Affiliates or the business in which the Participant works.

 

(iii)                                Recipients of Data may be located in the European Economic Area or elsewhere. Participants authorise recipients (including the Company) to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data (including any requisite transfer to a broker or other third party with whom they may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to an Award) as may be required for

 

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the subsequent holding of Shares on their behalf, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan.

 

(l)                                      Costs of Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan . The Company will pay all costs incurred in introducing and operating the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan. Any Affiliate whose employees receive Awards will, if requested, reimburse the Company for costs incurred in connection with granting and administering such Awards.

 

(m)                              Third Party Rights . Except as provided in subparagraph XV(h) hereof, a person who is not a party to the grant of an Award under the Non-Employee Share and Cash Award Plan will have no right under the U.K. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of its terms.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc)

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES

 

(Time-Based)

 

The grant of restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) to                     (the “ Participant ”) on             (the “ Grant Date ”) by Cardtronics plc, an English public limited company (the “ Company ”), is subject to the terms and conditions of the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed and adopted  by the Company) (the “ Plan ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement ”).  By the Participant’s acceptance (electronic or otherwise) of this grant of RSUs, the Participant agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Agreement, and any country-specific terms and conditions set forth in the addendum to this Agreement.

 

1.               Grant of RSUs . This Agreement applies to the grant to the Participant of               RSUs.  Each RSU represents a contractual right to receive one Class A ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 each, of Cardtronics plc (an “ Ordinary Share ”) upon the vesting of such RSU in accordance with and subject to this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2.               Vesting Schedule . The Participant’s RSUs will vest in accordance with the following schedule provided the Participant is continuously employed by the Employer through the specified vesting date (each a “ Vesting Date ”) and subject to this Agreement and the Plan:

 

Vesting Date

 

Percentage of RSUs that Vest on Vesting Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.               Definitions . To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined herein, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

(a)          Cause ” (or any similar term) shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however , that if the Participant does not have such an employment agreement or the Participant’s employment agreement does not define the term “cause” (or any similar term), then “Cause” shall mean the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company based on a determination by the Committee (or its delegate) that the Participant: (i) has engaged in gross negligence, gross incompetence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties with respect to the Company or any Affiliate; (ii) has refused without proper legal reason to

 



 

perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Affiliate; (iii) has materially breached any material provision of a written agreement or corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or any Affiliate; (iv) has willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or any Affiliate; (v) has disclosed without specific authorization from the Company confidential information of the Company or any Affiliate that is materially injurious to any such entity; (vi) has committed an act of theft, fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation or willful breach of a fiduciary duty to the Company or any Affiliate; or (vii) has been convicted of (or pleaded no contest to) a crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or any felony (or a crime of similar import in a foreign jurisdiction).

 

(b)          Disability ” shall mean that a Participant (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (ii) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering the Company’s employees.

 

(c)           Employer ” shall mean the Company or Affiliate that employs the Participant.

 

(d)          Qualified Retirement ” shall mean the resignation of the Participant who (i) has a minimum of five years of employment with the Company or any Affiliate and (ii) is at least 60 years of age as of the date of retirement.

 

(e)           Replacement Awards ” shall mean an award that: (i) has a value at least equal to the value of the RSUs as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; (ii) relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Corporate Change or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Corporate Change; and (iii) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Participant than the terms and conditions of the RSUs.  The determination of whether the conditions of this definition are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Corporate Change, in its sole discretion.

 

(f)            Termination Date ” shall mean the effective date of termination or cessation of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates if the Participant is a resident of, or employed in, the United States.  If the Participant is a resident of, or employed outside of the United States, “Termination Date” shall mean the earliest of (i) the date on which notice of termination or cessation of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is provided to or by the Participant; (ii) the last day of the Participant’s active service with the Employer or (iii) the last day on which the Participant is an employee of the Employer, as determined in each case without included any required advance notice period and irrespective of the status of the termination under local labor or employment laws.

 

4.               Termination of Service . Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Section 4 , in the event the Participant’s employment terminates, the Participant shall cease vesting in the RSUs as of the Termination Date and any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited in their entirety.

 

(a)          Death or Disability . In the event the Participant’s employment terminates as a result of death or Disability (i) within 12 months of the Grant Date, a prorated portion of the unvested RSUs (based on the number of full and partial months the Participant was employed after the Grant Date) shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following

 

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such employment termination or (ii) 12 months after the Grant Date, any unvested RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such employment termination.

 

(b)          Qualified Retirement . In the event the Participant has a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), as a result of a Qualified Retirement (i) within 12 months of the Grant Date, a prorated portion of the unvested RSUs (based on the number of full and partial months the Participant was employed after the Grant Date) shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days of such “separation from service” or (ii) 12 months after the Grant Date, any unvested RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such “separation from service”.

 

(c)           Involuntary Termination . In the event the Participant is involuntarily terminated on or before the second anniversary following a Corporate Change other than for Cause and the Participant receives Replacement Awards, any unvested Replacement Awards shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such employment termination.

 

(d)          Section 409A . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 4 , if the Participant is eligible for the payout of Ordinary Shares under this Section 4 and  is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of the Participant’s “separation from  service” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), such Participant shall not receive Ordinary Shares in settlement of the RSUs until the earlier of (i) the date which is six months after the Participant’s “separation from service” for any reason other than death or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death.

 

5.               Settlement of the RSUs . Upon the Vesting Date, the Company shall, within a 30 day period, settle the RSUs by arranging for Ordinary Shares to be credited to the Participant’s account in the electronic stock plan account maintained with the brokerage firm engaged by the Company in connection with the operation of the Plan (the “ Administrator ”).  The Participant’s RSUs shall be settled in the form of Ordinary Shares, except to the extent settlement in Ordinary Shares (i) is prohibited under applicable law or would be in breach of the requirements of any applicable regulatory rules, regulations or codes; or (ii) would require the Participant, the Company or the Employer to obtain the approval of any governmental or regulatory body in the Participant’s country of residence (or country of employment, if different), in which case the RSUs may, at the discretion of the Committee and subject to the Plan and such policies and procedures as it may adopt from time to time, settle the RSUs in cash. The Company may require the Participant to immediately sell any Ordinary Shares acquired by the Participant upon Vesting if necessary to comply with applicable local law or to comply with tax obligations with respect to the Vesting (in which case, the Participant hereby expressly authorizes the Company to issue sales instructions in relation to such Ordinary Shares on the Participant’s behalf).

 

6.               Dividend Equivalent Rights . If the Company declares a dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares, the Participant will receive dividend equivalent rights (the “ DERs ”) equal to the amount of the dividends payable on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares represented by the RSUs outstanding as of the dividend record date.  The DERs will be subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to the RSUs (including vesting conditions), such that no payment shall be made to the Participant unless and until the corresponding RSUs have vested in accordance with Section 2 .  The DERs will be settled in cash on the date the underlying RSUs are settled, subject to the Company’s collection of the Tax-Related Items pursuant to Section 8 .  If an RSU is settled before a dividend payment date, but after the dividend record date, the Participant will be entitled to be paid

 

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for the DERs that relate to such RSUs on the dividend payment date, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

7.               Corporate Change . In the event of a Corporate Change, the RSUs will be treated as follows:

 

(a)          Qualified Retirement . In the event the Participant is or becomes eligible for a Qualified Retirement on or after the first anniversary of the Grant Date, but prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, then, upon a Corporate Change that is also a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company or “a change in a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days of the Corporate Change.

 

(b)          Replacement Awards . In the event of a Corporate Change: (i) if the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs are exchanged for Replacement Awards, the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall be deemed cancelled and shall have no further force and effect; or (ii) if the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs are not exchanged for Replacement Awards, the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days of the Corporate Change .

 

8.               Withholding of Tax . Regardless of any action the Company or its Affiliates take with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local taxes or non-U.S. taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Company and its Affiliates (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of any Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs and the receipt of any dividends or DERs and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

 

Prior to the delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the vesting of the RSUs, if the Participant’s country of residence (or country of employment, if different) requires withholding of Tax-Related Items, then (i) the Company shall withhold a sufficient number of whole Ordinary Shares otherwise issuable upon the vesting of the RSUs that have an aggregate fair market value sufficient to pay the minimum Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Ordinary Shares or (ii)  the Participant will pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s acquisition of Ordinary Shares. The cash equivalent of any Ordinary Shares withheld will be used to settle the obligation to withhold the Tax-Related Items.

 

In the event the withholding requirements are not satisfied through the withholding of Ordinary Shares by the Company or through the Participant’s payment of cash, no Ordinary Shares will be issued to the Participant (or the Participant’s estate) upon vesting of the RSUs unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Participant with respect to the payment of any Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer determines, in its sole discretion, must be withheld or collected with respect to such RSUs.  If the obligation for the Participant’s Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding Ordinary Shares as described herein, the Participant shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Ordinary Shares issuable upon vesting, notwithstanding that a number of the shares of Ordinary Shares is held back solely for

 

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the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of the vesting or any other aspect of the RSUs.

 

Alternatively, at the sole discretion of the Company, the Company or the Employer may withhold the minimum Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Ordinary Shares in cash from the Participant’s regular salary and/or wages or any other amounts payable to the Participant, or carry out withholding of the Tax-Related Items via any other method contemplated in the rules of the Plan including withholding from proceeds of the sale of Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent). The Company may refuse to deliver any Ordinary Shares due upon vesting of the RSUs if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described herein. If the Participant is subject to taxation in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.  The Participant hereby consents to any action reasonably taken by the Company and the Employer to meet their obligation for Tax-Related Items.  By accepting this grant of RSUs, the Participant expressly consents to the withholding of Ordinary Shares and/or withholding from the Participant’s regular salary and/or wages or other amounts payable to the Participant as provided for hereunder.  All other Tax-Related Items related to the RSUs and any Ordinary Shares delivered in payment thereof are the Participant’s sole responsibility.

 

9.               Nature of Grant .  In accepting the grant of the RSUs, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

(a)          the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Committee at any time, as provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

 

(b)          the grant of RSUs are voluntary and occasional and do not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past;

 

(c)           all decisions with respect to future grants of RSUs or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company, including, but not limited to, the form and timing of awards, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to awards, and the vesting provisions applicable to the awards;

 

(d)          the grant of RSUs and the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Company, the Employer or any Affiliate and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship;

 

(e)           the Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

 

(f)            the RSUs and the Ordinary Shares subject to the RSUs are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(g)           the RSUs, the Ordinary Shares subject to the RSUs and the value of the same are an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Participant’s employment (and employment contract, if any) and are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal,

 

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end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

 

(h)          the future value of the Ordinary Shares underlying the RSUs is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(i)              no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from the Participant ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to RSUs, whether or not as a result of the Participant’s termination of employment (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the RSUs to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees to (x) never to institute a claim against the Company, the Employer or any Affiliate and (y) waive his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, the Employer and all Affiliates from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction; by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim; and

 

(j)             if the Participant resides or is employed outside the United States, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company and any Affiliate shall not be liable for any exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Ordinary Shares acquired upon settlement.

 

10.        Insider Trading and Market Abuse Laws . The Participant acknowledges that he or she may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, including the Participant’s country of residence, which may affect the Participant’s ability to acquire or sell Ordinary Shares or rights to Ordinary Shares ( e.g. , the RSUs) under the Plan during such times as the Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in the applicable jurisdictions, including the Participant’s country of residence).  Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.  The Participant is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

 

11.        Company Policies .  The Participant acknowledges and expressly agrees to all of the terms of the Company’s policies in force and as may be amended or replaced from time to time which apply (as indicated by the terms of such policies) in respect of the grant of the RSUs, including (without limitation) the Company’s Stock Ownership Policy, which may apply mandatory holding periods to the Ordinary Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the RSUs, and the Company’s Recoupment of Incentive Compensation Policy a/k/a Clawback Policy.

 

12.        Private Placement .  The grant of the RSUs is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different).  The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filing with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law).

 

13.        Compliance with Law .  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and

 

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compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Ordinary Shares are listed.

 

14.        Country Specific Addendum .  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different) set forth in the addendum to this Agreement (the “ Addendum ”). If the Participant transfers residence or employment to another country reflected in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such special terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of the RSUs and the Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer). In all circumstances, any applicable Addendum shall constitute part of this Agreement.

 

15.        No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company and the Employer are not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company or the Employer making any recommendations regarding the RSUs, the Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Ordinary Shares.  The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

16.        Restriction on Transferability . Except to the extent expressly provided in the Plan or this Agreement, the RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated at any time. Any attempt to do so contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void.

 

17.        Rights as a Shareholder . The Participant shall not have voting or any other rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the vesting of RSUs until the date of issuance of such Ordinary Shares.  Upon settlement of the RSUs, the Participant will obtain, with respect to the Ordinary Shares received in such settlement, full voting and other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

 

18.        Notices . Any notice given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address or electronic address listed in the Participant’s electronic stock plan account held with the Administrator. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means or request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or the Administrator.

 

19.        Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon, enforceable against, and inure to the benefit of the Participant, including the Participant’s personal representatives, and the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

20.        Conflicts . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the Grant Date and the provisions of this Agreement, except terms otherwise defined herein, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.  All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

 

21.        Severability . If all or any part of the Plan or this Agreement is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of the Plan or this Agreement not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any provision of this Agreement (or part of such provision) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a

 

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manner which will give effect to the terms of such provision (or part of such provision) to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

 

22.        Waiver . The waiver by the Company with respect to the Participant (or any other Participant’s) compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant of any provision of this Agreement.

 

23.        Language . If the Participant is resident or employed outside of the United States, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is his or her express intent that the Plan, this Agreement and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to the RSUs, be drawn up in English.  If the Participant has received the Plan, this Agreement or any other documents related to the RSUs translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

24.        Electronic Signatures . Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures.  Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.

 

25.        Data Privacy . The Company and its Affiliates hereby notify the Participant of the following in relation to the Participant’s personal data and the collection, processing and transfer of such data in relation to the grant of the RSUs and the participation in the Plan pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws. The collection, processing and transfer of the Participant’s personal data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Participant’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal data may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.  As such, the Participant expressly and voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees (where required under applicable law) to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described herein.

 

The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about the Participant, including (but not limited to) the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (the “ Data ”).  The Data may be provided by the Participant or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and its Affiliates will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence.  Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such information is unnecessary for the processing purposes sought.  The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Plan and for the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

 

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The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Affiliates may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, the United States or elsewhere throughout the world. The Participant hereby expressly authorizes (where required under applicable law) the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on the Participant’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares acquired pursuant to the Plan.

 

The Participant may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to (i) obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data, (ii) verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data, (iii) request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data and (iv) oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data that is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The Participant may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local Human Resources manager.

 

26.        Controlling Law . The RSUs and this Agreement are governed by, and subject to, the laws of England and Wales.  The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with the RSUs.

 

(Signature page follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Name:

 

 


Exhibit 10.5

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc)

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES

(Performance-Based)

 

The grant of restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) to                     (the “ Participant ”) on             (the “ Grant Date ”) by Cardtronics plc, an English public limited company (the “ Company ”), is subject to the terms and conditions of the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed and adopted by the Company) (the “ Plan ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement ”).  By the Participant’s acceptance (electronic or otherwise) of this grant of RSUs, the Participant agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Agreement, and any country-specific terms and conditions set forth in the addendum to this Agreement.

 

1.               Grant of RSUs . This Agreement applies to the grant to the Participant of               RSUs.  Each RSU represents a contractual right to receive one Class A ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 each, of Cardtronics plc (an “ Ordinary Share ”) upon the vesting of such RSU in accordance with and subject to this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2.               Vesting Schedule . The Participant’s RSUs can vest to the extent the Performance Goals (as set forth in Schedule A) applicable to the Performance Period (as specified in Schedule A) are attained, as determined in accordance with this Section 2 . The Committee will meet no later than March 31st of the year following the Performance Period to determine whether the Company met its Performance Goals. The Company will issue a written notice to the Participant of its finding as to whether the Company met its Performance Goals and, if so, the specific level achieved (the “ Award Notice ”). If the Company achieved at least one of its Performance Goals, the Award Notice will inform the Participant of the exact number of RSUs that are eligible to vest if the continuous employment requirements are satisfied. The RSUs will vest provided the Participant is continuously employed by the Employer through the specified vesting date (each a “ Vesting Date ”) and subject to this Agreement and Plan:

 

Vesting Date

 

Percentage of RSUs that Vest on Vesting Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.               Definitions . To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined herein, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 



 

(a)          Cause ” (or any similar term) shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however , that if the Participant does not have such an employment agreement or the Participant’s employment agreement does not define the term “cause” (or any similar term), then “Cause” shall mean the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company based on a determination by the Committee (or its delegate) that the Participant: (i) has engaged in gross negligence, gross incompetence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties with respect to the Company or any Affiliate; (ii) has refused without proper legal reason to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities to the Company or any Affiliate; (iii) has materially breached any material provision of a written agreement or corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or any Affiliate; (iv) has willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or any Affiliate; (v) has disclosed without specific authorization from the Company confidential information of the Company or any Affiliate that is materially injurious to any such entity; (vi) has committed an act of theft, fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation or willful breach of a fiduciary duty to the Company or any Affiliate; or (vii) has been convicted of (or pleaded no contest to) a crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or any felony (or a crime of similar import in a foreign jurisdiction).

 

(b)          Disability ” shall mean that a Participant (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (ii) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering the Company’s employees.

 

(c)           Employer ” shall mean the Company or Affiliate that employs the Participant.

 

(d)          Qualified Retirement ” shall mean the resignation of the Participant who (i) has a minimum of five years of employment with the Company or any Affiliate and (ii) is at least 60 years of age as of the date of retirement.

 

(e)           Replacement Awards ” shall mean an award that: (i) has a value at least equal to the value of the RSUs as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; (ii) relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Corporate Change or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Corporate Change; and (iii) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Participant than the terms and conditions of the RSUs.  The determination of whether the conditions of this definition are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Corporate Change, in its sole discretion.

 

(f)            Termination Date ” shall mean the effective date of termination or cessation of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates if the Participant is a resident of, or employed in, the United States.  If the Participant is a resident of, or employed outside of the United States, “Termination Date” shall mean the earliest of (i) the date on which notice of termination or cessation of the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is provided to or by the Participant; (ii) the last day of the Participant’s active service with the Employer or (iii) the last day on which the Participant is an employee of the Employer, as determined in each case without included any required advance notice period and irrespective of the status of the termination under local labor or employment laws.

 

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4.               Termination of Service . Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Section 4 , in the event the Participant’s employment terminates, the Participant shall cease vesting in the RSUs as of the Termination Date and any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited in their entirety.

 

(a)          Death or Disability . In the event the Participant’s employment terminates as a result of death or Disability (i) within 12 months of the Grant Date, the RSUs shall be deemed earned at the Target level and a prorated portion of the unvested RSUs (based on the number of full and partial months the Participant was employed after the Grant Date) shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such employment termination or (ii) 12 months after the Grant Date, any unvested RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such employment termination.

 

(b)          Qualified Retirement . In the event the Participant’s has a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), as a result of a Qualified Retirement (i) within 12 months of the Grant Date, the RSUs, if any, shall be earned based on the actual performance level obtained over the Performance Period and a prorated portion of the unvested RSUs (based on the number of full and partial months the Participant was employed after the Grant Date) shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following the determination of the performance level achievement (ii) 12 months after the Grant Date, any unvested RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such separation from service.

 

(c)           Involuntary Termination . In the event the Participant is involuntarily terminated on or before the second anniversary following a Corporate Change other than for Cause and the Participant receives Replacement Awards, any unvested Replacement Awards shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days following such employment termination.

 

(d)          Section 409A . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 4 , if the Participant is eligible for the payout of Ordinary Shares under this Section 4 and is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of the Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), such Participant shall not receive Ordinary Shares in settlement of the RSUs until the earlier of (i) the date which is six months after the Participant’s “separation from service” for any reason other than death or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death.

 

5.               Settlement of the RSUs . Upon the Vesting Date, the Company shall, within a 30 day period, settle the RSUs by arranging for Ordinary Shares to be credited to the Participant’s account in the electronic stock plan account maintained with the brokerage firm engaged by the Company in connection with the operation of the Plan (the “ Administrator ”).  The Participant’s RSUs shall be settled in the form of Ordinary Shares, except to the extent settlement in Ordinary Shares (i) is prohibited under applicable law or would be in breach of the requirements of any applicable regulatory rules, regulations or codes; or (ii) would require the Participant, the Company or the Employer to obtain the approval of any governmental or regulatory body in the Participant’s country of residence (or country of employment, if different), in which case the RSUs may, at the discretion of the Committee and subject to the Plan and such policies and procedures as it may adopt from time to time, settle the RSUs in cash. The Company may require the Participant to immediately sell any Ordinary Shares acquired by the Participant upon Vesting if necessary to comply with applicable local law or to comply with tax obligations with respect to the Vesting (in which case, the Participant hereby expressly authorizes the Company to issue sales instructions in relation to such Ordinary Shares on the Participant’s behalf).

 

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6.               Dividend Equivalent Rights . If the Company declares a dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares, the Participant will receive dividend equivalent rights (the “ DERs ”) equal to the amount of the dividends payable on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares represented by the RSUs outstanding as of the dividend record date.  The DERs will be subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to the RSUs (including vesting conditions), such that no payment shall be made to the Participant unless and until the corresponding RSUs have vested in accordance with Section 2 .  The DERs will be settled in cash on the date the underlying RSUs are settled, subject to the Company’s collection of the Tax-Related Items pursuant to Section 8 .  If an RSU is settled before a dividend payment date, but after the dividend record date, the Participant will be entitled to be paid for the DERs that relate to such RSUs on the dividend payment date, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

7.               Corporate Change . In the event of a Corporate Change, the RSUs will be treated as follows:

 

(a)          Qualified Retirement : In the event the Participant is or becomes eligible for a Qualified Retirement on or after the first anniversary of the Grant Date, but prior to the third anniversary of the Grant Date, then, upon a Corporate Change that is also a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company or “a change in a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days of the Corporate Change.

 

(b)          Replacement Awards . In the event of a Corporate Change: (i) if the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs are exchanged for Replacement Awards, the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall be deemed cancelled and shall have no further force and effect; or (ii) if the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs are not exchanged for Replacement Awards, the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares within 30 days of such Corporate Change. In the event that the performance level has not yet been determined, the RSUs shall be treated as earned at the Target level.

 

8.               Withholding of Tax . Regardless of any action the Company or its Affiliates take with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local taxes or non-U.S. taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Company and its Affiliates (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of any Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs and the receipt of any dividends or DERs and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

 

Prior to the delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the vesting of the RSUs, if the Participant’s country of residence (or country of employment, if different) requires withholding of Tax-Related Items, then (i) the Company shall withhold a sufficient number of whole Ordinary Shares otherwise issuable upon the vesting of the RSUs that have an aggregate fair market value sufficient to pay the minimum Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Ordinary Shares or (ii)  the Participant will pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s acquisition of Ordinary Shares. The cash equivalent of any Ordinary Shares withheld will be used to settle the obligation to withhold the Tax-Related Items.

 

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In the event the withholding requirements are not satisfied through the withholding of Ordinary Shares by the Company or through the Participant’s payment of cash, no Ordinary Shares will be issued to the Participant (or the Participant’s estate) upon vesting of the RSUs unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Participant with respect to the payment of any Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer determines, in its sole discretion, must be withheld or collected with respect to such RSUs.  If the obligation for the Participant’s Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding Ordinary Shares as described herein, the Participant shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Ordinary Shares issuable upon vesting, notwithstanding that a number of the shares of Ordinary Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of the vesting or any other aspect of the RSUs.

 

Alternatively, at the sole discretion of the Company, the Company or the Employer may withhold the minimum Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Ordinary Shares in cash from the Participant’s regular salary and/or wages or any other amounts payable to the Participant, or carry out withholding of the Tax-Related Items via any other method contemplated in the rules of the Plan including withholding from proceeds of the sale of Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent). The Company may refuse to deliver any Ordinary Shares due upon vesting of the RSUs if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described herein. If the Participant is subject to taxation in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.  The Participant hereby consents to any action reasonably taken by the Company and the Employer to meet their obligation for Tax-Related Items.  By accepting this grant of RSUs, the Participant expressly consents to the withholding of Ordinary Shares and/or withholding from the Participant’s regular salary and/or wages or other amounts payable to the Participant as provided for hereunder.  All other Tax-Related Items related to the RSUs and any Ordinary Shares delivered in payment thereof are the Participant’s sole responsibility.

 

9.               Nature of Grant .  In accepting the grant of the RSUs, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

(a)          the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Committee at any time, as provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

 

(b)          the grant of RSUs are voluntary and occasional and do not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past;

 

(c)           all decisions with respect to future grants of RSUs or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company, including, but not limited to, the form and timing of awards, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to awards, and the vesting provisions applicable to the awards;

 

(d)          the grant of RSUs and the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the Company, the Employer or any Affiliate and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship;

 

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(e)           the Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

 

(f)            the RSUs and the Ordinary Shares subject to the RSUs are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(g)           the RSUs, the Ordinary Shares subject to the RSUs and the value of the same are an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Participant’s employment (and employment contract, if any) and are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

 

(h)          the future value of the Ordinary Shares underlying the RSUs is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(i)              no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from the Participant ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to RSUs, whether or not as a result of the Participant’s termination of employment (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the RSUs to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees to (x) never to institute a claim against the Company, the Employer or any Affiliate and (y) waive his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, the Employer and all Affiliates from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction; by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim; and

 

(j)             if the Participant resides or is employed outside the United States, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company and any Affiliate shall not be liable for any exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Ordinary Shares acquired upon settlement.

 

10.        Insider Trading and Market Abuse Laws . The Participant acknowledges that he or she may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, including the Participant’s country of residence, which may affect the Participant’s ability to acquire or sell Ordinary Shares or rights to Ordinary Shares ( e.g. , the RSUs) under the Plan during such times as the Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in the applicable jurisdictions, including the Participant’s country of residence).  Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.  The Participant is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

 

11.        Company Policies .  The Participant acknowledges and expressly agrees to all of the terms of the Company’s policies in force and as may be amended or replaced from time to time which apply (as indicated by the terms of such policies) in respect of the grant of the RSUs, including (without limitation) the Company’s Stock Ownership Policy, which may apply mandatory holding periods to the Ordinary Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the RSUs, and the Company’s Recoupment of Incentive Compensation Policy a/k/a Clawback Policy.

 

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12.        Private Placement .  The grant of the RSUs is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different).  The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filing with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law).

 

13.        Compliance with Law .  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Ordinary Shares are listed.

 

14.        Country Specific Addendum .  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and country of employment, if different) set forth in the addendum to this Agreement (the “ Addendum ”). If the Participant transfers residence or employment to another country reflected in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such special terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of the RSUs and the Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer). In all circumstances, any applicable Addendum shall constitute part of this Agreement.

 

15.        No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company and the Employer are not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company or the Employer making any recommendations regarding the RSUs, the Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Ordinary Shares.  The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

16.        Restriction on Transferability . Except to the extent expressly provided in the Plan or this Agreement, the RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated at any time. Any attempt to do so contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void.

 

17.        Rights as a Shareholder . The Participant shall not have voting or any other rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the vesting of RSUs until the date of issuance of such Ordinary Shares.  Upon settlement of the RSUs, the Participant will obtain, with respect to the Ordinary Shares received in such settlement, full voting and other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

 

18.        Notices . Any notice given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address or electronic address listed in the Participant’s electronic stock plan account held with the Administrator. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means or request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or the Administrator.

 

19.        Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon, enforceable against, and inure to the benefit of the Participant, including the Participant’s personal representatives, and the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

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20.        Conflicts . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the Grant Date and the provisions of this Agreement, except terms otherwise defined herein, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.  All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

 

21.        Severability . If all or any part of the Plan or this Agreement is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of the Plan or this Agreement not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any provision of this Agreement (or part of such provision) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such provision (or part of such provision) to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

 

22.        Waiver . The waiver by the Company with respect to the Participant (or any other Participant’s) compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant of any provision of this Agreement.

 

23.        Language . If the Participant is resident or employed outside of the United States, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is his or her express intent that the Plan, this Agreement and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to the RSUs, be drawn up in English.  If the Participant has received the Plan, this Agreement or any other documents related to the RSUs translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

24.        Electronic Signatures . Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures.  Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.

 

25.        Data Privacy . The Company and its Affiliates hereby notify the Participant of the following in relation to the Participant’s personal data and the collection, processing and transfer of such data in relation to the grant of the RSUs and the participation in the Plan pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws. The collection, processing and transfer of the Participant’s personal data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Participant’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal data may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.  As such, the Participant expressly and voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees (where required under applicable law) to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described herein.

 

The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about the Participant, including (but not limited to) the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (the “ Data ”).  The Data may be provided by the Participant or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and its Affiliates will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s

 

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participation in the Plan.  The data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence.  Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such information is unnecessary for the processing purposes sought.  The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Plan and for the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

 

The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Affiliates may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, the United States or elsewhere throughout the world. The Participant hereby expressly authorizes (where required under applicable law) the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on the Participant’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares acquired pursuant to the Plan.

 

The Participant may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to (i) obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data, (ii) verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data, (iii) request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data and (iv) oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data that is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The Participant may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local Human Resources manager.

 

26.        Controlling Law . The RSUs and this Agreement are governed by, and subject to, the laws of England and Wales.  The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with the RSUs.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Name:

 

 



 

SCHEDULE A

 

1.               Performance Goals . For the avoidance of doubt, the terms defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Schedule A. The Committee has adopted the following performance goals (the “ Performance Goals ”) for the calendar year           (the “ Performance Period ”):

 

 

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Maximum

Total Revenue (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue Payout Multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS Payout Multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.               Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

(a)          Total Revenue ” shall mean the Global Total Revenues per US GAAP as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the          fiscal year, as adjusted by Section 6 of this Schedule A.

 

(b)          Adjusted EPS ” shall mean the Global Adjusted Net Income Per Share as reported in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the          fiscal year, as adjusted by Section 6 of this Schedule A.

 

3.               Performance Qualifiers . For the RSUs to vest under this Agreement, both of the following performance qualifies must be met:

 

(a)          The Company must be compliant with all material public company regulations and reporting requirements for its fiscal year.

 

(b)          The Participant must achieve the minimum performance standards established by his or her superior (or the Board) and must have completed the required corporate and compliance training assigned.

 

4.               Pool . The Committee has set a pool of          .  The dollar value of the pool has been converted to a fixed number of Ordinary Shares available for RSUs by dividing the dollar amount of the pool by the average closing price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares during the 15 trading days immediately following the prior fiscal year’s earnings release, or $          .

 

5.               Weighting . Both the Total Revenue and Adjustment EPS will be equally weighted to determine the payout multiple. Each metric will be evaluated independently and, as such, an RSU may be earned for one metric even if the threshold is not achieved for the other metric.

 

6.               Adjustments . The Performance Goals described in Section 1 of this Schedule A represent the Company’s business as of          . The Committee has approved the following categories of adjustments to actual performance for the purpose of calculating the level of performance achieved in this Schedule A. The Committee, however, will review and approve all adjustments to actual performance prior to completion of the calculation of the RSUs earned under this

 



 

Agreement. Certain adjustments already may be incorporated in Adjusted EPS and are not intended to be adjusted twice.

 

(a)          Currency Exchange Rate and Income Tax Rate Adjustments . Currency exchange rate and income tax rate adjustments will be applied to actual results having the effect of neutralizing changes ( i.e. , no positive or negative impact) in exchange or income tax rates when results are determined as compared to exchange rates and income tax rates in effect when the Performance Goals were established.  Adjustments will be applied as required to both Total Revenue and Adjusted EPS metrics.

 

(b)          Acquisition and Strategic Investment, Corporate Transaction and Reorganization Performance Adjustments . Actual results relative to any acquisitions involving annual revenues in excess of 1% of prior year consolidated revenues, or strategic investments involving capital expenditures in excess of 10% of the current year capital budget, or other strategic acquisitions, corporate transactions and reorganizations or other investments as approved by the Board, will be adjusted by subtracting the Board approved business case for each acquisition/investment under procedures approved by the Committee, thus rewarding management for better than business case performance and holding management accountable for less than business case performance in calculating incentives earned.  Adjustments will be applied as required to both Total Revenue and Adjusted EPS metrics. Transaction costs and other non-recurring costs associated with such acquisition, strategic investments, corporation transactions and reorganizations and other investments will be considered as an add-back to profitability.

 

(c)           Divestiture Adjustments . Actual Company results relative to any divestiture approved by the Board will be adjusted by adding back the Board approved business case for each divestiture under procedures approved by the Committee, thus not penalizing management for completing divestitures that are in the best interest of the Company.  Adjustments will be applied as required to Total Revenue and Adjusted EPS.  If the divestiture was already considered in establishing the Performance Goals, no adjustment will be made ( i.e. , no adjustment will be made twice).  Transaction costs and other non-recurring costs associated with such divestitures will be considered an add-back to profitability.  The Committee reserves the right to review and approve any gain/loss made on the sale and its impact to the Company’s results.

 

(d)          Miscellaneous Costs Adjustments . Unbudgeted acquisition, transaction or reorganization-related costs and other non-recurring costs, inclusive of costs incurred to review and/or complete an acquisition such as legal, advisory, accounting, tax, other professional costs, and other expenses associated with recently completed/considered acquisitions will be considered add-backs to profitability consistent with the Company’s public reporting of such costs in its periodic earnings reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(e)           Employee Termination Adjustments . Employee termination related costs only will be considered an add-back to profitability in the case of the termination of a current Named Executive Officer (as defined in Item 402 of Regulation S-K) or employee designated as such in the past three years or due to a broader reduction-in-force plan involving the termination of multiple employees with prior Committee approval.  The add-back will only include amounts in excess of the annual budget for the current year for the specific position/employee.

 

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(f)            Accounting Adjustments . To the extent there is a change in accounting presentation during the year, the effect of which changes the measurement of achievement of results under this Schedule A, either positively or negatively, the Committee shall neutralize the impact of such changes.

 

(g)           Other Adjustments . Other adjustments that the Committee deems appropriate.  Any specific adjustment to the Company’s performance for the purpose of determining earned awards under this Schedule A must be approved by the Committee.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(as assumed and adopted by Cardtronics plc)

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT FOR NON-EMPLOYEE

SHARE AND CASH AWARDS

 

(Non-Employee Director)

 

The grant of restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) to                     (the “ Participant ”) on             (the “ Grant Date ”) by Cardtronics plc, an English public limited company (the “ Company ”), is subject to the terms and conditions of the Cardtronics, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed and adopted  by the Company) (the “ Plan ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement ”).  By the Participant’s acceptance (electronic or otherwise) of this grant of RSUs, the Participant agrees to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Agreement, and any country-specific terms and conditions set forth in the addendum to this Agreement.

 

1.               Grant of RSUs . This Agreement applies to the grant to the Participant of               RSUs.  Each RSU represents a contractual right to receive one Class A ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 each, of Cardtronics plc (an “ Ordinary Share ”) upon the vesting of such RSU in accordance with and subject to this Agreement and the Plan.

 

2.               Vesting Schedule . The Participant’s RSUs will vest 100% on             anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Vesting Date ”) provided the Participant continuously serves as a Director of the Company through the Vesting Date and subject to this Agreement and the Plan.

 

3.               Definitions . To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined herein, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

(a)          Disability ” shall mean a disability entitling the Participant to benefits under the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that if the Participant is not eligible to participate in such plan, then the Participant shall be considered to have incurred a “Disability” if an and when the Committee determines in its discretion that the Participant is permanently and totally unable to perform his or her duties for the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment as supported by a written medical opinion to the foregoing effect by a physician selected by the Committee.

 

(b)          Termination Date ” shall mean the effective date of termination or cessation of the Participant’s service as a Director of the Company.

 

4.               Termination of Service . Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Section 4 , in the event the Participant’s service as a Director of the Company is terminated, the Participant shall cease vesting in the RSUs as of the Termination Date and any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited in their entirety.

 



 

(a)          Death or Disability . In the event the Participant’s service as a Director of the Company terminates as a result of death or Disability any unvested RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares as soon as practicable following termination as a Director of the Company.

 

(b)          Involuntary Termination . In the event the Participant is involuntarily terminated following a Corporate Change, any unvested RSUs shall become fully vested and paid out in Ordinary Shares as soon as practicable following such termination as a Director of the Company.

 

5.               Settlement of the RSUs . Upon the Vesting Date, the Company shall, as soon as practicable, settle the RSUs by arranging for Ordinary Shares to be credited to the Participant’s account in the electronic stock plan account maintained with the brokerage firm engaged by the Company in connection with the operation of the Plan (the “ Administrator ”).  The Participant’s RSUs shall be settled in the form of Ordinary Shares, except to the extent settlement in Ordinary Shares (i) is prohibited under applicable law or would be in breach of the requirements of any applicable regulatory rules, regulations or codes; or (ii) would require the Participant, the Company or an Affiliate to obtain the approval of any governmental or regulatory body in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of service, if different), in which case the RSUs may, at the discretion of the Committee and subject to the Plan and such policies and procedures as it may adopt from time to time, settle the RSUs in cash. The Company may require the Participant to immediately sell any Ordinary Shares acquired by the Participant upon vesting if necessary to comply with applicable local law or to comply with tax obligations with respect to the vesting (in which case, the Participant hereby expressly authorizes the Company to issue sales instructions in relation to such Ordinary Shares on the Participant’s behalf).

 

6.               Dividend Equivalent Rights . If the Company declares a dividend with respect to Ordinary Shares, the Participant will receive dividend equivalent rights (the “ DERs ”) equal to the amount of the dividends payable on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares represented by the RSUs outstanding as of the dividend record date.  The DERs will be subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to the RSUs (including vesting conditions), such that no payment shall be made to the Participant unless and until the corresponding RSUs have vested in accordance with Section 2 .  The DERs will be settled in cash on the date the underlying RSUs are settled, subject to the Company’s collection of the Tax-Related Items pursuant to Section 8 .  If an RSU is settled before a dividend payment date, but after the dividend record date, the Participant will be entitled to be paid for the DERs that relate to such RSUs on the dividend payment date, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

7.               Corporate Change . In the event the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs are exchanged for other awards or property following a Corporate Change, the Participant’s then-outstanding RSUs shall be deemed cancelled and shall have no further force and effect. The award or property received shall become subject to the same vesting conditions outlined in Section 2 .

 

8.               Withholding of Tax . Regardless of any action the Company or its Affiliates take with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local taxes or non-U.S. taxes), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (the “ Tax-Related Items ”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by the Participant is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and that the Company and its Affiliates (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including the grant of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of any Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs and the receipt of any

 

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dividends or DERs and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items.

 

Prior to the delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the vesting of the RSUs, if the Participant’s country of residence (and country of service, if different) requires withholding of Tax-Related Items, the Company or its Affiliate may withhold the minimum Tax-Related Items required to be withheld with respect to the Ordinary Shares from director fees or any other amounts payable to the Participant. In the event the withholding requirements are not satisfied through withholding from the Participant’s Director fees or any other amounts payable to the Participant, no Ordinary Shares will be issued to the Participant (or the Participant’s estate) upon vesting of the RSUs unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Committee) have been made by the Participant with respect to the payment of any Tax-Related Items that the Company or its Affiliate determines, in its sole discretion, must be withheld or collected with respect to such RSUs. By accepting this grant of RSUs, the Participant expressly consents to the withholding of the Participant’s Director fees or other amounts payable to the Participant as provided for hereunder.

 

Alternatively, at the sole discretion of the Company, the Participant may pay to the Company or its Affiliate any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or its Affiliate may be required to withhold as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s acquisition of Ordinary Shares.  The Company may refuse to deliver any Ordinary Shares due upon vesting of the RSUs if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described herein. If the Participant is subject to taxation in more than one jurisdiction, the Participant acknowledges that the Company or its Affiliate may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.  The Participant hereby consents to any action reasonably taken by the Company and its Affiliate to meet their obligation for Tax-Related Items. All other Tax-Related Items related to the RSUs and any Ordinary Shares delivered in payment thereof are the Participant’s sole responsibility.

 

9.               Nature of Grant .  In accepting the grant of the RSUs, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

(a)          the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Committee at any time, as provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

 

(b)          the grant of RSUs are voluntary and occasional and do not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past;

 

(c)           all decisions with respect to future grants of RSUs or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company, including, but not limited to, the form and timing of awards, the number of Ordinary Shares subject to awards, and the vesting provisions applicable to the awards;

 

(d)          the Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

 

(e)           the RSUs and the Ordinary Shares subject to the RSUs are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(f)            the RSUs, the Ordinary Shares subject to the RSUs and the value of the same are an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Participant’s service as a Director of the Company (and Director contract, if any) and are not part of normal or

 

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expected Director compensation for any purpose, including calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

 

(g)           the future value of the Ordinary Shares underlying the RSUs is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty; and

 

(h)          the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company and any Affiliate shall not be liable for any exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Ordinary Shares acquired upon settlement.

 

10.        Insider Trading and Market Abuse Laws . The Participant acknowledges that he or she may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws in applicable jurisdictions, including the Participant’s country of residence, which may affect the Participant’s ability to acquire or sell Ordinary Shares or rights to Ordinary Shares ( e.g. , the RSUs) under the Plan during such times as the Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in the applicable jurisdictions, including the Participant’s country of residence).  Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.  The Participant is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

 

11.        Company Policies .  The Participant acknowledges and expressly agrees to all of the terms of the Company’s policies in force and as may be amended or replaced from time to time which apply (as indicated by the terms of such policies) in respect of the grant of the RSUs, including (without limitation) the Company’s Stock Ownership Policy, which may apply mandatory holding periods to the Ordinary Shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to the RSUs, and the Company’s Recoupment of Incentive Compensation Policy a/k/a Clawback Policy.

 

12.        Private Placement .  The grant of the RSUs is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Participant’s country of residence (and country of service, if different).  The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filing with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law).

 

13.        Compliance with Law .  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Ordinary Shares are listed.

 

14.        Country Specific Addendum .  Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions for the Participant’s country of residence (and country of service, if different) set forth in the addendum to this Agreement (the “ Addendum ”). If the Participant transfers residence or service as a Director to another country reflected in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such special terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law, rules and regulations or to facilitate the operation and administration of the RSUs and the Plan (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Participant’s transfer). In all circumstances, any applicable Addendum shall constitute part of this Agreement.

 

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15.        No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company and its Affiliates are not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company or its Affiliates making any recommendations regarding the RSUs, the Participant’s participation in the Plan or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Ordinary Shares.  The Participant is hereby advised to consult with the Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

16.        Restriction on Transferability . Except to the extent expressly provided in the Plan or this Agreement, the RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated at any time. Any attempt to do so contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void.

 

17.        Rights as a Shareholder . The Participant shall not have voting or any other rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon the vesting of RSUs until the date of issuance of such Ordinary Shares.  Upon settlement of the RSUs, the Participant will obtain, with respect to the Ordinary Shares received in such settlement, full voting and other rights as a shareholder of the Company.

 

18.        Notices . Any notice given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address or electronic address listed in the Participant’s electronic stock plan account held with the Administrator. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means or request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or the Administrator.

 

19.        Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon, enforceable against, and inure to the benefit of the Participant, including the Participant’s personal representatives, and the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

20.        Conflicts . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the Grant Date and the provisions of this Agreement, except terms otherwise defined herein, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.  All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

 

21.        Severability . If all or any part of the Plan or this Agreement is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of the Plan or this Agreement not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any provision of this Agreement (or part of such provision) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such provision (or part of such provision) to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

 

22.        Waiver . The waiver by the Company with respect to the Participant (or any other Participant’s) compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Participant of any provision of this Agreement.

 

23.        Language . The Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is his or her express intent that the Plan, this Agreement and all other documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to the RSUs, be drawn up in English.  If the Participant has received the Plan, this Agreement or any other documents related to the RSUs translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

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24.        Electronic Signatures . Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures.  Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.

 

25.        Data Privacy . The Company and its Affiliates hereby notify the Participant of the following in relation to the Participant’s personal data and the collection, processing and transfer of such data in relation to the grant of the RSUs and the participation in the Plan pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws. The collection, processing and transfer of the Participant’s personal data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Participant’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal data may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.  As such, the Participant expressly and voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees (where required under applicable law) to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described herein.

 

The Company and its Affiliates hold certain personal information about the Participant, including (but not limited to) the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (the “ Data ”).  The Data may be provided by the Participant or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and its Affiliates will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Participant’s country of residence.  Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such information is unnecessary for the processing purposes sought.  The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Plan and for the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

 

The Company and its Affiliates will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Affiliates may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, the United States or elsewhere throughout the world. The Participant hereby expressly authorizes (where required under applicable law) the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on the Participant’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any shares acquired pursuant to the Plan.

 

The Participant may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to (i) obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data,

 

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(ii) verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data, (iii) request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data and (iv) oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data that is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Plan and the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The Participant may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local Human Resources manager.

 

26.        Controlling Law . The RSUs and this Agreement are governed by, and subject to, the laws of England and Wales.  The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of all disputes arising under or in connection with the RSUs.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Agreement, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

CARDTRONICS PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Name:

 

 


Exhibit 10.7

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the 27 th  day of June, 2016, by and between Cardtronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Cardtronics Delaware ,” which term shall include, where appropriate, any successor to Cardtronics Delaware), and                 (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

A.             Cardtronics Delaware entered into and adopted an agreement and plan of merger among Cardtronics Delaware, Cardtronics plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales (the “ Company ”), CATM Merger Sub LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company (“ Cardtronics MergeCo ”), and CATM Holdings LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company, whereby Cardtronics MergeCo merged with and into Cardtronics Delaware with Cardtronics Delaware surviving the merger (the “ Merger ”).

 

B.            At the effective time of the Merger, Cardtronics Delaware became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and, as a result, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Cardtronics Delaware was converted into the right to receive one Class A ordinary share of the Company.

 

C.             The Company and Cardtronics Delaware desire to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Cardtronics group of companies and provide for the indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

D.            Cardtronics Delaware’s bylaws (as amended from time to time, the “ Bylaws ”) provide for the mandatory indemnification of its directors and officers, and the Bylaws and Cardtronics Delaware’s certificate of incorporation (as amended from time to time, the “ Charter ”) permit Cardtronics Delaware to enter into other indemnification arrangements and agreements with such directors and officers.

 

E.            In addition and as a supplement to any rights granted Indemnitee under the Charter and Bylaws, any rights granted Indemnitee under the articles of association of the Company (the “ Articles ”) or any agreement or arrangement entered into between Indemnitee and the Company, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for the indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

F.             Cardtronics Delaware desires to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance of Indemnitee’s rights to full indemnification against litigation risks and expenses (regardless, among other things, of any change in the ownership of Cardtronics Delaware or the composition of its board of directors) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

G.            Indemnitee is relying upon the rights afforded under this Agreement in accepting Indemnitee’s position as a director and/or officer of the Company or in continuing to serve as a director and/or officer of Cardtronics Delaware.

 

AGREEMENT

 

In consideration of the promises and the covenants contained herein, Cardtronics Delaware and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

1.             Definitions .

 

(a)          “ Corporate Status ” shall mean the status of a person who is serving, has served or is being asked to serve (i) as a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company, (ii) in any capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company, or (iii) as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of any other Entity at the request of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company.  For purposes of subsection (iii) of this Section 1(a ), a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware who is serving or has served as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of a Subsidiary shall be deemed to be serving at the request of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company.  The phrase “ by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status ” and similar expressions used herein shall include any action or failure to act on the part of Indemnitee while serving in that capacity.

 

(b)          “ Entity ” shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, foundation, association, organization or other legal entity or enterprise (including an employee benefit plan or unincorporated entity).

 

(c)          “ Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and retainers (including, without limitation, any such fees, disbursements and retainers incurred by Indemnitee pursuant to Sections 9 and 11(c )), fees and disbursements of expert witnesses, private investigators and professional advisors (including, without limitation, accountants and investment bankers), court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, telephone and facsimile transmission charges, postage, delivery services, secretarial services and other disbursements and expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent and (ii) Expenses incurred in connection with recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company (or any other affiliated Entity), regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.  The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to Cardtronics Delaware in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable shall be presumed conclusively to be reasonable.  However, Expenses, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of Liabilities against Indemnitee.

 

(d)           Independent Counsel ” means a law firm, or a partner (or, if applicable, member) of such a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither at the time of engagement is, nor in the three years prior to such engagement has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company, Cardtronics Delaware or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company, Cardtronics Delaware or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

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(e)          “ Liabilities ” shall mean judgments, damages, liabilities, losses, penalties, excise taxes, fines and amounts paid in settlement.

 

(f)           “ Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed claim, counter claim, cross claim, action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, mediation, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, appeal or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, legislative or investigative, whether formal or informal, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of another Entity, or by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement.  If Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph.

 

(g)          “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any Entity of which Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company owns (either directly or through or together with another Subsidiary of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company) either (i) a general partner, managing member or other similar interest or (ii) (A) 50% or more of the voting power of the voting capital equity interests of such Entity, or (B) 50% or more of the outstanding voting capital stock or other voting equity interests of such Entity.

 

(h)           “ to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law ” shall mean, without limitation:

 

(i)           to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”) that authorize, permit or contemplate additional indemnification by agreement, court action or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL or such provisions thereof;

 

(ii)          to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of the Articles, the Charter or the Bylaws that authorize, permit or contemplate indemnification by agreement, court action or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the Articles, the Charter or the Bylaws or such provisions thereof;

 

(iii)         to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of applicable English law; and

 

(iv)         to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL or applicable English law (or such successor law), the Articles, the Charter, the Bylaws or any agreement or court action adopted, entered into or that are adjudicated after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a company may indemnify its directors or officers.

 

2.             Services of Indemnitee .  Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware or at the request of Cardtronics Delaware as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of another Entity. However, this Agreement shall not impose any obligation on Indemnitee or Cardtronics Delaware to continue Indemnitee’s service to Cardtronics Delaware or such other Entity beyond any period otherwise required by law or by other agreements or commitments of the parties hereto, if any.

 

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This Agreement is not an employment contract between Cardtronics Delaware (or any Subsidiaries or any other Entity) and Indemnitee, nor does this Agreement provide any right to employment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve in such capacity of Cardtronics Delaware and/or such other Entity.

 

3.             Indemnification .   Cardtronics Delaware agrees to indemnify Indemnitee as follows:

 

(a)           Subject to the exceptions contained in Section 4(a) , if Indemnitee was or is a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of Cardtronics Delaware to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be indemnified by Cardtronics Delaware against all Expenses and Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred or paid by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding (referred to herein as “ Indemnifiable Expenses ” and “ Indemnifiable Liabilities ,” respectively, and collectively as “ Indemnifiable Amounts ”).

 

(b)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the exceptions contained in Section 4(b) , if Indemnitee was or is a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Proceeding by or in the right of Cardtronics Delaware to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee shall be indemnified by Cardtronics Delaware against all Indemnifiable Expenses.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3(a ), 3(b ) or 7 , Cardtronics Delaware shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or participant in, any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of Cardtronics Delaware to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Indemnifiable Amounts.

 

4.             Exceptions to Indemnification . Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification provided in Section 3 in all circumstances permitted by applicable law other than the following:

 

(a)          If indemnification is requested under Section 3(a)  and it has been adjudicated finally by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in connection with the subject of the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, Indemnitee failed to act in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Cardtronics Delaware, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder.

 

(b)           If indemnification is requested under Section 3(b)  and:

 

(i) it has been adjudicated finally by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in connection with the subject of the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, Indemnitee failed to act in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Cardtronics Delaware, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder; or

 

(ii) it has been adjudicated finally by a court of competent jurisdiction that Indemnitee is liable to Cardtronics Delaware and/or any affiliate with respect to any claim, issue or matter involved in the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, including, without limitation, a claim that Indemnitee received an improper personal benefit, no Indemnifiable Amounts shall be paid with respect to such claim, issue or matter unless the court in which such Proceeding was

 

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brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Indemnifiable Amounts which such court shall deem proper.

 

(c)          For (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or any successor provision or similar provisions of state statutory or common law or (ii) any reimbursement of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the board of directors or the compensation committee of the board of directors, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act, and, in either case, indemnification therefor is prohibited by such laws or policy.

 

(d)          For any reimbursement of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company, as a result of the misconduct of Indemnitee, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), or the payment to Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and indemnification therefor is prohibited by such laws.

 

(e)          Where payment is expressly prohibited by law.

 

(f)           For which payment has been actually made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision.

 

(g)          Except as provided in Section 11 , in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against Cardtronics Delaware, the Company and/or any Subsidiaries or their directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) Cardtronics Delaware provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in Cardtronics Delaware under applicable law.

 

5.             Procedure for Payment of Indemnifiable Amounts .

 

(a)          In requesting indemnity under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to Cardtronics Delaware a written request specifying the Indemnifiable Amounts for which Indemnitee seeks payment under Section 3 and the basis for the claim and including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  The omission by Indemnitee to notify Cardtronics Delaware hereunder will not relieve Cardtronics Delaware from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying Cardtronics Delaware shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of Cardtronics Delaware shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the board of directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.  Cardtronics Delaware will be entitled to

 

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participate in the Proceeding at its own expense. Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5(a ), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by: (i) a majority vote of the directors of Cardtronics Delaware who are or were not parties to the Proceeding giving rise to the claim, even though less than a quorum of the board of directors; (ii) a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum of the board of directors; or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the board of directors; and, if it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within 30 days after such determination.

 

(b)          Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or Entity making such determination, as applicable, and shall furnish such documentation and information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure as are reasonably requested and available to Indemnitee and necessary to establish that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder.   Any costs or Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in so cooperating shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be borne by Cardtronics Delaware (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and Cardtronics Delaware hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  Cardtronics Delaware will promptly advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied.

 

(c)          In the event that the determination under Section 5(a ) is to be made by Independent Counsel, such counsel shall be selected by a majority vote of the directors of Cardtronics Delaware who are or were not parties to the Proceeding giving rise to the claim, even though less than a quorum, and Cardtronics Delaware shall provide written notice to Indemnitee advising Indemnitee of the identity of such counsel.  Indemnitee may, within 10 days after such written notice of the identity of such counsel shall have been given, deliver to Cardtronics Delaware a written objection to such selection; provided, however , that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1(d ), and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion.  Absent a proper, reasonable and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware has determined that such objection is without merit and/or otherwise rejected.  If, within 20 days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 5(a ) and the final disposition of the Proceeding, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either Cardtronics Delaware or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by Indemnitee to Cardtronics Delaware’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by such court or by such other person as such court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under this Section 5 .  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11(a ), Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

(d)          If Cardtronics Delaware disputes a portion of the amounts for which indemnification is requested, the undisputed portion shall be paid and only the disputed portion withheld pending resolution of any such dispute.

 

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6.             Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Expenses in connection therewith.

 

7.             Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and without limiting any such provision, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to (or participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Expenses in connection therewith.  If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, Cardtronics Delaware shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Indemnifiable Expenses in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.  For purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

8.             Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

(a)          In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or Entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Sections 5(a ) and 12(a) , and Cardtronics Delaware shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of Cardtronics Delaware (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by Cardtronics Delaware (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.  In addition, the termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Cardtronics Delaware, the Company or any Subsidiaries or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s action was unlawful.

 

(b)          For purposes of any determination of good faith on the part of Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action or failure to act is based on the records or books of account of the relevant Entity, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Entity in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Entity or the board of directors of the Entity or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors of the Entity or on information or records given or reports made to the Entity by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Entity.  The provisions of this Section 8(b ) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(c)                                The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of any Entity (not being Indemnitee) shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

(d)                               Subject to Section 11(f ), if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 5(a ) to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by Cardtronics Delaware of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person, persons or Entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further , that the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(d ) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(a ).

 

9.                                      Agreement to Advance Expenses; Conditions .  Cardtronics Delaware shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law pay to Indemnitee all Indemnifiable Expenses in connection with any Proceeding (or part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee or any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee with the prior approval of the board of directors as provided in Section 4(g ).  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  In accordance with Section 11 , advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to Cardtronics Delaware of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by Cardtronics Delaware.  No other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution of this Agreement.  This Section 9 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 4 .

 

10.                               Procedure for Advance Payment of Expenses .  Indemnitee shall submit to Cardtronics Delaware a written request specifying the Indemnifiable Expenses for which Indemnitee seeks an advancement under Section 9 and documentation evidencing that Indemnitee has incurred such Indemnifiable Expenses.  Payment of permitted Indemnifiable Expenses under Section 9 shall be made no later than 30 days after Cardtronics Delaware’s receipt of such request.

 

11.                               Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                 Right to Petition Court . Subject to Section 11(f ), in the event that (i) Indemnitee makes a request for payment of Indemnifiable Amounts under Sections 3 and 5 or a request for an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under Sections 9 and 10 and Cardtronics Delaware fails to make such payment or advancement in a timely manner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) a determination is made pursuant to Section 5 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 5 within 90 days after receipt by Cardtronics Delaware of the request for indemnification or (iv)

 

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in the event that Cardtronics Delaware or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee may petition any court which has jurisdiction to enforce Cardtronics Delaware’s obligations under this Agreement. Cardtronics Delaware shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any adjudication in accordance with this Agreement. The foregoing provision shall not limit any other rights Indemnitee may have under law or equity.

 

(b)                               Burden of Proof . In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 5(a)  that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 11 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding brought under Section 11(a) , Cardtronics Delaware shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, hereunder.  If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 5(a ) that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Cardtronics Delaware shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 11 , absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.  It is the intent of Cardtronics Delaware that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Indemnitee not be required to incur any Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to Indemnitee hereunder.

 

(c)                                Expenses . Cardtronics Delaware agrees to reimburse Indemnitee in full for any Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing for, litigating, defending or settling any action brought by Indemnitee under Section 11(a ), except to the extent such action is dismissed or resolved in favor of Cardtronics Delaware or any claim or counterclaim brought by Cardtronics Delaware in connection therewith is resolved in favor of Cardtronics Delaware.

 

(d)                                 Validity of Agreement . Cardtronics Delaware shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law be precluded from asserting in any Proceeding, including, without limitation, an action under Section 11(a ), that the provisions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable or that there is insufficient consideration for this Agreement and shall stipulate in court that Cardtronics Delaware is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Failure to Act Not a Defense . The failure of Cardtronics Delaware (including its board of directors or any committee thereof, Independent Counsel or stockholders) to make a determination as to the entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall not be a defense in any action brought under Section 11(a ) and shall not create a presumption that such payment or advancement is not permissible.

 

(f)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.

 

12.                               Defense of the Underlying Proceeding .

 

(a)                               Notice by Indemnitee . Indemnitee agrees to notify Cardtronics Delaware in writing promptly upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information, claim form or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts or the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder; provided, however ,

 

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that the failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from any right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to receive payments of Indemnifiable Amounts or advancements of Indemnifiable Expenses except to the extent the Company’s ability to defend in such Proceeding is prejudiced thereby.  The written notice to Cardtronics Delaware shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underling the Proceeding, but only to the extent known at the time.  In addition, Indemnitee shall not enter into any settlement in connection with a Proceeding without 10 days prior written notice to Cardtronics Delaware.

 

(b)                               Defense by Cardtronics Delaware . Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 12(b)  and the provisions of Section 12(c) , Cardtronics Delaware and the Company shall have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder; provided, however , that Cardtronics Delaware shall notify Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 10 days of receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 12(a) . Cardtronics Delaware shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, or (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall not, without the prior written consent of Cardtronics Delaware, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise with respect to which Cardtronics Delaware has indemnification obligations to Indemnitee. This Section 12(b)  shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 11(a) .

 

(c)                                Indemnitee’s Right to Counsel . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12(b) , (i) if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party (or otherwise a participant) by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, (A) Indemnitee reasonably concludes that he or she may have separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which are inconsistent with the position of other defendants in such Proceeding, or (B) a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and Cardtronics Delaware, or (ii) if Cardtronics Delaware fails to assume the defense of such proceeding in accordance with Section 12(b ), Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel, which shall represent other persons’ similarly situated, of Indemnitee’s and such other persons’ choice and reasonably acceptable to Cardtronics Delaware at, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the expense of Cardtronics Delaware. In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if Cardtronics Delaware fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that Cardtronics Delaware or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any action, suit or proceeding to deny or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, except with respect to such actions suits or proceedings brought by Cardtronics Delaware that are resolved in favor of Cardtronics Delaware, Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, at the expense of Cardtronics Delaware, to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter.

 

13.                               Representations and Warranties of Cardtronics Delaware .  Cardtronics Delaware hereby represents and warrants to Indemnitee as follows:

 

(a)                               Authority . Cardtronics Delaware has all necessary power and authority to enter into and be bound by the terms of, this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of the undertakings contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by Cardtronics Delaware.

 

(b)                               Enforceability . This Agreement, when executed and delivered by Cardtronics Delaware and Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of Cardtronics Delaware, enforceable against Cardtronics Delaware in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,

 

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reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or equitable principles.

 

14.                               Fees and Expenses .  During the term of Indemnitee’s service as a director or officer, Cardtronics Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, promptly reimburse Indemnitee for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him or her in connection with his service as a director or member of any board committee or as an officer of Cardtronics Delaware.

 

15.                               Contract Rights Not Exclusive . The rights to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts and Indemnifiable Expenses and advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to, but not exclusive of, any other rights which Indemnitee may have at any time under applicable law, the Articles, the Charter or the Bylaws, as each may be amended and/or amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “ Organization Documents ”), or any other agreement, vote of stockholders or directors (or a committee of directors), or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity as a result of Indemnitee’s serving as a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company.  More specifically, the parties hereto intend that Indemnitee shall be entitled to (a) indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and (b) such other benefits as are or may be otherwise available to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement, any other agreement or otherwise.   The rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall be a contract right and, as such, shall run to the benefit of Indemnitee.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently, including without limitation under the Articles, the Charter, the Bylaws and/or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change and this Agreement shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law be automatically amended to provide Indemnitee with such greater benefits.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

16.                               Successors .  This Agreement shall be (a) binding upon all successors and assigns of Cardtronics Delaware (including any transferee of all or a substantial portion of the business, stock and/or assets of Cardtronics Delaware and any direct or indirect successor by merger or consolidation or otherwise by operation of law), and (b) binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. This Agreement shall continue for the benefit of Indemnitee and such heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators after Indemnitee has ceased to have Corporate Status.

 

17.                               Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                               To the extent that Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company (including any affiliates) maintain an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, secretaries, officers, executives, managers, managing members, employees, agents or fiduciaries of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company (including any affiliates), Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies (notwithstanding any limitations regarding indemnification or advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder and, subject to applicable law,

 

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whether or not Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such covered liability under this Agreement).  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, Cardtronics Delaware or the Company or any of their affiliates has such liability insurance in effect, Cardtronics Delaware shall provide prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  Cardtronics Delaware shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies, including by bringing claims against the insurers.

 

(b)                               In the event of any payment of Indemnifiable Amounts under this Agreement, Cardtronics Delaware shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of contribution or recovery of Indemnitee against other persons, and Indemnitee shall take, at the request of Cardtronics Delaware, all reasonable action necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as are necessary to enable Cardtronics Delaware to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

(c)                                Cardtronics Delaware shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder or for which advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses is provided hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received (by way of payment to or to the order of Indemnitee) such payment under any insurance policy, indemnity provision, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

(d)                               Cardtronics Delaware’s obligation to indemnify or advance Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving as a director or officer of the Company or who is or was serving at the request of Cardtronics Delaware or the Company as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of any other Entity shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Indemnifiable Amounts from such other Entity, as applicable.

 

18.                               Governing Law; Change in Law .  This Agreement and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the provisions thereof relating to conflicts of law (the “ Governing Law ”).  Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the courts of the State of Delaware, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware  for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) appoints, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, Capitol Services Inc., Dover, Delaware as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (d) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the courts of the State of Delaware, and (e) waives, and agrees not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the courts of the State of Delaware has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. To the extent that a change in the Governing Law (whether by statute or judicial decision) shall permit broader indemnification or advancement of expenses than is provided under the terms of the Organization Documents and this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to such broader indemnification and advancements, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to such extent.

 

19.                               Nondisclosure of Payments .  Neither Cardtronics Delaware nor the Company shall disclose any payments under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, except as

 

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required by applicable law (including in the Company’s proxy or information statements relating to special and/or annual meetings of the Company’s shareholders).  Cardtronics Delaware shall afford Indemnitee a reasonable opportunity to review all such disclosures and, if requested by Indemnitee, explain in such statement any mitigating circumstances regarding the events reported.

 

20.                               Severability .  Whenever possible, each provision (or clause thereof) of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or any clause thereof, shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision or clause shall be limited or modified in its application to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision or clause valid, legal and enforceable, and the remaining provisions and clauses of this Agreement shall remain fully enforceable and binding on the parties hereto.

 

21.                               Modifications and Waiver .  Except as provided in Section 18 with respect to changes in the Governing Law that broaden the right of Indemnitee to be indemnified by Cardtronics Delaware, no supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

22.                               General Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered by hand, messenger or courier, (b) when transmitted by facsimile and receipt is acknowledged, (c) if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed to such address as may have been furnished by any party to the others, or (d) sent by e-mail or facsimile transmission, with receipt of confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      if to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to Cardtronics Delaware; and

 

(ii)                                   if to Cardtronics Delaware, to:

 

Cardtronics, Inc.

3250 Briarpark Drive

Houston, Texas 77042

Attention: General Counsel

E-mail: CATM_Legal@cardtronics.com

 

23.                              Third Party Beneficiaries .  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed for any equity holder or creditor of Cardtronics Delaware or the Company to be a third party beneficiary or to confer any such persons beneficiary rights or status.

 

24.                               Enforcement .

 

(a)                                 Cardtronics Delaware expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company or continue to serve as a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware, and Cardtronics Delaware acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in agreeing to serve as a director or officer of the Company or continuing to serve as a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware.

 

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(b)                                 This Agreement, along with any other agreement or arrangement entered into between Indemnitee and the Company, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

25.                               Contribution .                   To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, Cardtronics Delaware, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by Cardtronics Delaware and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding and/or (b) the relative fault of Cardtronics Delaware (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

26.                               Duration of Agreement .   This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (a) 10 years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company or, at the request of Cardtronics Delaware and/or the Company, as a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of another Entity or (b) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11 relating thereto.  The rights indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of Cardtronics Delaware), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, partner, trustee, officer, secretary, executive, manager, managing member, employee, authorized agent or fiduciary of Cardtronics Delaware, the Company or of any other Entity, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

27.                              Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

28.                              Headings .  The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted only for convenience and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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The parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

CARDTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Address:

 

 

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Cardtronics Announces Completion of Its

Redomicile to the United Kingdom

 

HOUSTON, July 1, 2016 — Cardtronics plc (NASDAQ: CATM), the world’s largest ATM owner / operator, today announced the completion of its previously announced transaction to redomicile in the United Kingdom following approval by stockholders at a special meeting held on June 28.

 

In connection with the transaction, which was effective at 7:01 a.m. Eastern Time today, each issued and outstanding share of Cardtronics, Inc. common stock held by Cardtronics, Inc. stockholders was effectively converted into one Class A ordinary share of Cardtronics plc. These new shares were approved for listing and are scheduled to begin trading today on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’) under the symbol ‘‘CATM,” the same symbol under which shares of Cardtronics, Inc. common stock were formerly listed and traded.

 

As previously communicated, Cardtronics plc’s North American headquarters will be in Houston, Texas and its European headquarters will be in London. Cardtronics plc plans to conduct corporate activities from both locations, and does not anticipate any impact to employees, day-to-day operations, or services to its customers as a result of the redomicile.

 

Cardtronics plc will continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and applicable corporate governance rules of NASDAQ, and will continue to report its consolidated financial results in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

 

As previously announced, the transaction constituted a share exchange event under the indenture governing the 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) of Cardtronics, Inc. As a result of such share exchange event, holders of the Notes have a right to surrender their Notes for conversion until the 35th trading day immediately following the effective date of the transaction, or August 22, 2016. As of the effective date of the transaction, the Notes will be convertible in accordance with their terms into Class A ordinary shares of Cardtronics plc in lieu of Cardtronics, Inc. common stock at an exercise price of $52.39 per share.

 

In connection with the closing of the transaction and completion of the share exchange event, Cardtronics, Inc. and Cardtronics plc entered in a first supplemental indenture to the indenture governing the Notes, which (i) gives effect to the share exchange event, (ii) provides for the guarantee of the Notes by Cardtronics plc and (iii) makes certain other changes to the terms of the Notes to reflect the post-redomicile structure of the Cardtronics group of companies.

 

Cardtronics plc plans to report financial results for the quarter that ended June 30, 2016, as well as provide investors with updated financial guidance for 2016 later this month, including guidance related to the redomicile transaction.

 

Details of the redomicile, including the associated benefits and risks, are provided in the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the special meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 27. Additional information regarding the completion of the transaction can be found in filings made today with the SEC.

 

About Cardtronics (NASDAQ: CATM)

 

Making ATM cash access convenient where people shop, work and live, Cardtronics is at the convergence of retailers, financial institutions, prepaid card programs and the customers they share. Cardtronics provides services to approximately 195,000 ATMs in North America and Europe. Whether Cardtronics is driving foot traffic for North America and Europe’s top retailers, enhancing ATM brand presence for card issuers or expanding card holders’ surcharge-free cash access, Cardtronics is

 

3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77042 | phone 832-308-4000 | www.cardtronics.com

 



 

convenient access to cash, when and where consumers need it. Cardtronics is where cash meets commerce.

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are identified by the use of the words “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “contemplate,” “foresee,” “would,” “could,” “plan,” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on Cardtronics. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting Cardtronics will be those that are anticipated. All comments concerning Cardtronics’ expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on Cardtronics’ estimates for its existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Cardtronics’ forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond Cardtronics’ control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from Cardtronics’ historical experience and present expectations or projections. Known material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: changes in U.S. or non-U.S. laws, including tax laws, that could reduce or eliminate the benefits expected to be achieved from the redomicile; an inability to realize expected benefits from the redomicile or the occurrence of difficulties in connection with the redomicile; and costs related to the redomicile, which could be greater than expected. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements also are affected by the risk factors described in Cardtronics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as amended, and those set forth from time-to-time in other filings with the SEC. Cardtronics undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Contact Information:

 

Media Relations

Investor Relations

Nick Pappathopoulos

Phillip Chin

Director – Public Relations

EVP Corporate Development & Investor Relations

832-308-4985

832-308-4975

npappathopoulos@cardtronics.com

ir@cardtronics.com

 

 

Cardtronics is a registered trademark of Cardtronics plc and its subsidiaries

 

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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