UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 28, 2017

 


 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Florida

 

001-35064

 

30-0663473

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701
Boca Raton, Florida

 

33486

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (561) 995-4200

 

 

(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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

o Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01                                     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On July 28, 2017, Emergent Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) consummated a series of previously-announced integrated transactions to effect a recapitalization of the Company (the “Transaction Closing”) pursuant to certain separate Master Transaction Agreements (together, the “Master Transaction Agreements”) dated March 15, 2017 or May 12, 2017, as amended, by and among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“PJC”), and each Consenting Convertible Note Holder that was a party to such Master Transaction Agreement (the “Consenting Convertible Note Holders”).

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, PJC, certain investors jointly designated by PJC and Triax Capital Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Triax”), to be party to the Stock Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Common Stock Investors”), and certain Convertible Note Holders that were a party to the Stock Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Convertible Note Holder Purchasers,” and together with PJC and the Common Stock Investors, the “Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company issued and sold to the Purchasers 115,000,000 shares (the “Stock Purchase Agreement Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $0.20 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $23.0 million, of which PJC and the Common Stock Investors purchased 75,000,000 Stock Purchase Agreement Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $15.0 million and the Convertible Note Holder Purchasers, pursuant to the previously announced rights offering which expired on July 26, 2017, purchased 40,000,000 Stock Purchase Agreement Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $8.0 million, of which PJC purchased 19,320,038 shares in connection with the exercise of rights assigned to it by certain Convertible Note Holder Purchasers. The Stock Purchase Agreement contained customary representations, warranties, and covenants.

 

The above description of the Stock Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

 

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Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) to certain investors jointly designated by PJC and Triax (collectively, the “Warrant Investors”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 42,500,000 shares of the Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share (the “Warrant Shares”).

 

The Warrants shall vest and become exercisable as follows: (i) with respect to 17,500,000 Warrant Shares, immediately upon the issuance of the Warrants, and (ii) with respect to the remaining 25,000,000 Warrant Shares, at later times tied to the conversion of Existing Convertible Notes (as defined below) and New Convertible Notes (as defined below) outstanding upon the Transaction Closing into shares of Common Stock or, if earlier, upon the date that all Existing Convertible Notes or New Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding. The Warrants have an eight year term. The number of Warrant Shares is subject to anti-dilution adjustment provisions.

 

The above description of the Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Warrants, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.

 

Convertible Note Exchange Offer

 

On July 26, 2017, the Company’s offer to exchange its outstanding $74,220,450 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2019 (the “Existing Convertible Notes”) for its 5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “New Convertible Notes”) expired (the “Convertible Note Exchange Offer”). At least 98% of the holders of the Existing Convertible Notes tendered in the Convertible Note Exchange Offer.

 

Second Supplemental Indenture for Existing Convertible Notes

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company entered into a supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to that certain Indenture dated February 21, 2014 between the Company and U.S. Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee (as amended and supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Existing Convertible Notes Indenture”) governing the Existing Convertible Notes. The purpose of the Supplemental Indenture was to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, eliminate certain events of default, eliminate the covenant restricting mergers and consolidations and modify certain provisions relating to defeasance contained in the Existing Convertible Notes Indenture and the Existing Convertible Notes (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments”) promptly after the receipt of the requisite consents for the Proposed Amendments.

 

The above description of the Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Supplemental Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto.

 

New Convertible Note Indenture and New Convertible Notes

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company caused to be issued the New Convertible Notes in an aggregate amount of approximately $75.8 million pursuant to an Indenture (the “New Convertible Note Indenture”) between the Company and U.S. Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee. The terms of the New Convertible Notes are governed by the New Convertible Note Indenture, which provides, among other things, that the New Convertible Notes are unsecured senior

 

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obligations of the Company and will mature on February 15, 2023. The New Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum from the issue date, payable semi-annually on August 15 and February 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2017.

 

Holders of New Convertible Notes may convert their New Convertible Notes at their option on any day prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding February 15, 2023. Upon conversion, the Company will deliver shares of Common Stock, together with any cash payment for any fractional share of Common Stock. The initial conversion rate for the New Convertible Notes will be (x) 500 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of New Convertible Notes (for New Convertible Notes denominated in $1,000 increments) and (y) 0.5 shares of Common Stock per $1.00 principal amount of New Convertible Notes (for New Convertible Notes denominated in $1.00 increments). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

 

The Company may redeem, in whole but not in part, the New Convertible Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the New Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, if and only if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds 120% of the conversion price for at least 15 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days. The Company may, at its election, pay or deliver as the case may be, to all Holders of the New Convertible Notes, either (a) solely cash, (b) solely shares of Common Stock, or (c) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock.

 

The New Convertible Note Indenture provides for customary events of default, which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others: nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of covenants or other agreements in the New Convertible Note Indenture; defaults or failure to pay certain other indebtedness; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is continuing under the New Convertible Note Indenture, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the New Convertible Notes then outstanding may declare all unpaid principal plus accrued interest on the New Convertible Notes immediately due and payable, subject to certain conditions set forth in the New Convertible Note Indenture. In addition, holders of the New Convertible Notes may require the Company to repurchase the New Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of certain designated events at a repurchase price of 100% of the principal amount of the New Convertible Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

The above description of the New Convertible Note Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the New Convertible Note Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.3 hereto.

 

Senior Secured Note Purchase Agreement

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, PJC, certain investors jointly designated by PJC and Triax (the “Note Purchase Investors”) and holders (the “Senior Secured Note Holders”) representing 100% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company’s 15.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Secured Notes”) entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Note Purchase Investors purchased 100% of the Senior Secured Notes held by each Senior Secured Note Holder for an aggregate purchase price equal to the face amount of such purchased Senior Secured Notes. The Note Purchase Agreement contained customary representations, warranties, and covenants.

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company paid each Senior Secured Note Holder 5% of the face amount of the Senior Secured Notes held by such Senior Secured Note Holder as

 

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of immediately prior to the Transaction Closing, plus all accrued but unpaid interest of such Senior Secured Notes through the date of the Transaction Closing, pursuant to that certain Exchange Participation Agreement dated April 7, 2017 among the Company and Senior Secured Note Holders representing 100% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company’s Senior Secured Notes.

 

The above description of the Note Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto.

 

New Senior Secured Note Indenture and New Senior Secured Notes

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Senior Secured Note Trustee”) entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Note Indenture (the “New Senior Secured Indenture”) to amend and restate the Indenture dated as of March 11, 2016 (as amended and supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior Secured Indenture”) between the Company and the Senior Secured Note Trustee following the Company’s receipt of requisite consents of the holders of the Senior Secured Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the New Senior Secured Indenture, the Company caused the cancellation of all outstanding Senior Secured Notes and the issuance of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “New Senior Secured Notes”) in an aggregate amount of $30.0 million. The New Senior Secured Indenture provides, among other things, that the New Senior Secured Notes will be secured senior obligations of the Company and will mature on July 15, 2021. The New Senior Secured Notes will bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum, payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2017.

 

The New Senior Secured Indenture provides that the New Senior Secured Notes may be optionally redeemed in full by the Company at any time and must be redeemed in full upon additional issuances of debt by the Company in each case, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus (i) accrued and unpaid interest on the New Senior Secured Notes redeemed up to the date of redemption, and (ii) the Applicable Premium, if any, as defined in the New Senior Secured Indenture. Upon a change of control, the Company will be required to make an offer to holders of the New Senior Secured Notes to repurchase the New Senior Secured Notes at a price equal to 107.5% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the date of redemption.

 

The New Senior Secured Indenture contains negative covenants restricting additional debt incurred by the Company, creation of liens on the collateral securing the New Senior Secured Notes, and restrictions on dividends and stock repurchases, among other things. The New Senior Secured Notes are secured by settlement proceeds, if any, received from certain litigation involving the Company, certain notes issued to the Company, and pledges of 65% of the equity interests in Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, OLIPP IV, LLC and Red Reef Alternative Investments, LLC.

 

The New Senior Secured Indenture provides for customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others: nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of covenants or other agreements in the New Senior Secured Indenture; defaults in failure to pay certain other indebtedness; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is continuing under the New Senior Secured Indenture, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the New Senior Secured Notes then outstanding may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest, plus a premium, if any, on all the New Senior Secured Notes immediately due and payable, subject to certain conditions set forth in the New Senior Secured Indenture.

 

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The above description of the New Senior Secured Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the New Senior Secured Indenture, which is filed as Exhibit 4.4 hereto.

 

Special Dividend Note

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, Lamington Road Designated Activity Company, an Irish section 110 company and an indirect subsidiary of the Company, issued a promissory note to Markley Asset Portfolio, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect subsidiary of the Company, in a principal amount of $57.0 million (the “Special Dividend Note”). The Special Dividend Note matures on July 28, 2027. The principal amount under the Special Dividend Note bears interest at an annual rate of 5.00%.

 

The above description of the Special Dividend Note does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Special Dividend Note, which is filed as Exhibit 4.5 hereto.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Common Stock Investors, the Warrant Investors, the Convertible Note Holder Purchasers and each such holder of the Company’s New Convertible Notes that is a party to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “New Convertible Note Holders”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required to register the resale of the Stock Purchase Agreement Shares, Warrant Shares, the New Convertible Notes and the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the New Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms of the New Convertible Notes Indenture (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will be required to prepare and file a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within 60 days of the Transaction Closing, and to use its best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date that is 120 days after the Transaction Closing, (ii) the date that is two (2) business days after the date that the SEC communicates to the Company that it has no comments to the registration statement, and (iii) the date that is two (2) business days after the date that the SEC communicates to the Company that all comments with respect to the registration statement have been resolved. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement continuously effective until the date when all of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement have been sold. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains piggyback registration rights in favor of the Common Stock Investors, Convertible Note Holder Purchasers and the New Convertibles Note Holders and customary indemnification provisions.

 

The above description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto.

 

Board Designation Agreements

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company entered into a series of separate Board Designation Agreements (collectively, the “Board Designation Agreements”) with each of (i) Evermore Global Advisors, LLC, a designee of PJC and Triax (“Evermore”), (ii) PJC and JSARCo, LLC (the “Board Rights Investors”), (iii) Opal Sheppard Opportunities Fund I LP (“Opal Sheppard”), (iv) Ironsides P Fund L.P. and Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund II L.P. (together with

 

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Ironsides P Fund L.P., the “Ironsides Funds”) and (v) Nantahala Capital Management, LLC (“Nantahala”).

 

Pursuant to the Board Designation Agreement with Evermore (the “Evermore Designation Agreement”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Evermore shall have the right to designate one director to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) whom the Board must add as a director of the Company contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing. At each meeting of the Company’s shareholders at which the election of directors is to be considered and Evermore holds the requisite Minimum Percentage (as defined in the Evermore Designation Agreement), Evermore shall have the right to designate one nominee whom the Board must nominate for election at such meeting.

 

Pursuant to the Board Designation Agreement with the Board Rights Investors (the “Investor Designation Agreement”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Board Rights Investors shall have the right to designate three directors to the Board whom the Board must add as directors of the Company contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, one of which shall be designated pursuant to the Opal Sheppard Agreement. At each meeting of the Company’s shareholders at which the election of directors is to be considered and the Board Rights Investors hold the requisite Minimum Percentage (as defined in the Investor Designation Agreement), the Board Rights Investors shall have the right to designate three nominees whom the Board must nominate for election at such meeting, one of which shall be designated pursuant to the Opal Sheppard Agreement so long as the Opal Sheppard Agreement is in effect.

 

Pursuant to the Board Designation Agreement with Opal Sheppard (the “Opal Sheppard Designation Agreement”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate one director to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) whom the Board must add as a director of the Company contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing. At each meeting of the Company’s shareholders at which the election of directors is to be considered, so long as the Board Rights Investors have the right to three designees and Opal Sheppard holds the requisite Minimum Percentage (as defined in the Opal Sheppard Designation Agreement), Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate one nominee whom the Board must nominate for election at such meeting.

 

Pursuant to the Board Designation Agreement with the Ironsides Funds (the “Ironsides Designation Agreement”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate one director to the Board whom the Board must add as a director of the Company contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing. At each meeting of the Company’s shareholders at which the election of directors is to be considered and the Ironsides Funds hold the requisite Specified Percentage (as defined in the Ironsides Designation Agreement), the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate one nominee whom the Board must nominate for election at such meeting.

 

Pursuant to the Board Designation Agreement with Nantahala (the “Nantahala Designation Agreement), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, upon the termination of the Ironsides Designation Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, Nantahala shall have the right to designate one director to the Board and, at each meeting of the Company’s shareholders at which the election of directors is to be considered and Nantahala holds the requisite Specified Percentage (as defined in the Nantahala Designation Agreement), Nantahala shall have the right to designate one nominee whom the Board must nominate for election at such meeting.

 

The above description of the Board Designation Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Board Designation Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 hereto.

 

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

 

The disclosure required by this item is included in Item 1.01 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02                                            Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 3.02.

 

The New Convertible Notes were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act. In issuing the remaining securities described above, the Company relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder as the transactions did not involve a public offering and the securities were acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. Except for the Existing Convertible Notes, the securities described above have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

Item 5.01                                            Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 5.01.

 

As a result of the consummation of the Master Transaction Agreements, on the date of the Transaction Closing, a change in control of the Company occurred. PJC and Triax, together with certain of their affiliates, acquired beneficial ownership of approximately 38.9% of the outstanding Common Stock, based on their aggregate acquisition of 39,320,038 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 27,150,000 shares of Common Stock. Other investors designated by PJC and Triax acquired beneficial ownership of approximately 43.6% of the outstanding Common Stock, based on their aggregate acquisition of 55,000,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 13,350,000 shares of Common Stock. Additionally, PJC and Triax designated two of seven directors to the Company’s Board, two other investors designated a third new director and a fourth new director, and a fifth new director was designated by a holder of New Convertible Notes, collectively resulting in a change in the majority of the Company’s Board.

 

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

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 and Item 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 5.02.

 

Effective July 28, 2017, the Company accepted the resignations of the following members of the Company’s Board of Directors: James Chadwick, Michael Crow, Phillip Goldstein, Gerald Hellerman and Gilbert Nathan. There were no disagreements between each of Messrs. Chadwick, Crow, Goldstein, Hellerman and Nathan and the Company or any officer or director of the Company.

 

Contemporaneously with the Transaction Closing, the Company appointed Mr. Patrick J. Curry, Mr. Joseph E. Sarachek, Mr. Matthew T. Epstein, Mr. James Hua and Mr. Robert Knapp to join the

 

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Company’s Board of Directors. Each of Messrs. Curry, Sarachek, Epstein, Hua and Knapp are affiliates of PJC, Triax, a Common Stock Investor or a Consenting Convertible Note Holder. All such persons were appointed pursuant to the Board Designation Agreements described in Item 1.01 above. Prior to the Transaction Closing, none of Messrs. Curry, Sarachek, Epstein, Hua and Knapp were officers and/or directors of the Company, had any family relationship with any director, executive officer or other director designee of the Company, or held any previous position with the Company nor have they been involved in any transactions with the Company or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates that are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

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

 

Effective on July 17, 2017, the Company filed an Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles Amendment”) to increase the authorized Common Stock from 80,000,000 shares to 415,000,000 shares. As previously disclosed, the Articles Amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting. The adoption of the Articles Amendment results in a greater number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance.

 

The above description of the Articles Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.

 

Item 8.01                                            Other Events.

 

On July 31, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Master Transaction Agreements. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01                                            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibit

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Title

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated July 17, 2017.

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of July 28, 2017.

 

 

 

4.2.

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.

 

 

 

4.3

 

Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee.

 

 

 

4.4

 

Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc. and US BANK National Association.

 

 

 

4.5

 

Special Dividend Note, dated as of July 28, 2017, made by Lamington Road Designated Activity Company in favor of Markley Asset Portfolio, LLC.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., PJC Investments, LLC and the purchasers party thereto.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among PJC Investments, LLC, purchasers party thereto, and the holders of the Company’s 15.05% Senior Secured Notes due 2018.

 

 

 

10.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., and the holders party thereto.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and between Emergent Capital, Inc. and Evermore Global Advisors, LLC.

 

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10.5

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., PJC Investments, LLC and JSARCo, LLC.

 

 

 

10.6

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and between Emergent Capital, Inc. and Opal Sheppard Opportunities Fund I LP.

 

 

 

10.7

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., Ironsides P Fund L.P. and Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund II L.P.

 

 

 

10.8

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and between Emergent Capital, Inc. and Nantahala Capital Management, LLC.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued on July 31, 2017.

 

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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.

 

July 31, 2017

 

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher O’Reilly

 

 

Christopher O’Reilly

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Title

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated July 17, 2017.

 

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of July 28, 2017.

 

 

 

4.2.

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.

 

 

 

4.3

 

Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee.

 

 

 

4.4

 

Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc. and US BANK National Association.

 

 

 

4.5

 

Special Dividend Note, dated as of July 28, 2017, made by Lamington Road Designated Activity Company in favor of Markley Asset Portfolio, LLC.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., PJC Investments, LLC and the purchasers party thereto.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among PJC Investments, LLC, purchasers party thereto, and the holders of the Company’s 15.05% Senior Secured Notes due 2018.

 

 

 

10.3

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., and the holders party thereto.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and between Emergent Capital, Inc. and Evermore Global Advisors, LLC.

 

 

 

10.5

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., PJC Investments, LLC and JSARCo, LLC.

 

 

 

10.6

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and between Emergent Capital, Inc. and Opal Sheppard Opportunities Fund I LP.

 

 

 

10.7

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., Ironsides P Fund L.P. and Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund II L.P.

 

 

 

10.8

 

Board Designation Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017, by and between Emergent Capital, Inc. and Nantahala Capital Management, LLC.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued on July 31, 2017.

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

(Document Number:  P11000011292)

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 607.1006 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation of EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC. , a Florida corporation (the “Corporation”), are hereby amended according to these Articles of Amendment:

 

FIRST:                                                         The name of the Corporation is Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

SECOND:                                          Section 1 of Article 4 of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Section 4.1 Authorized Capital .  The maximum number of shares of stock which the Corporation is authorized to have outstanding at any one time is four hundred fifty five million (455,000,000) shares (the “Capital Stock”) divided into classes as follows:

 

(a) Forty million (40,000,000) shares of preferred stock having a par value of $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), and which may be issued in one or more classes or series as further described in Section 4.2; and

 

(b) Four hundred fifteen million (415,000,000) shares of voting common stock having a par value of $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).”

 

THIRD:                                                    The foregoing amendment was adopted by the shareholders on June 27, 2017. The number of votes cast for the amendment by the shareholders was sufficient for approval.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this amendment this 17 th  day of July, 2017.

 

 

 

/s/ Christopher O’Reilly

 

Christopher O’Reilly

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 


Exhibit 4.1

 

Issue Date:  July 28, 2017

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

To Purchase [      ] Shares of Common Stock of

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, [      ] (the “ Holder ”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, in accordance with the vesting provisions of Section 2(b) hereof and on or prior to the close of business on July 28, 2025 (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), up to [      ] shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”) of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”).  The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(c).  This Warrant is issued to Holder pursuant to one or more Master Transaction Agreement(s), dated as of March 15, 2017 and May 12, 2017, as amended to date and from time to time, among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC and the applicable Consenting Convertible Note Holders (as defined therein) party thereto (the “ Master Transaction Agreement ”).

 

SECTION 1           Definitions .  As used in this Warrant, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)           “ Additional Shares of Common Stock ” means any shares of Common Stock issued (whether from the Company’s treasury or authorized and unissued shares of capital stock) or, as provided in Section 3(f)(i) , deemed to be issued by the Company after the date of this Warrant; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Additional Shares of Common Stock shall not include (a) issuances of Common Stock (including any deemed issuance pursuant to Section 3(f)(i) ) that are pursuant to employee benefit plans and compensation-related arrangements approved by the Board (including any duly authorized committee thereof), (b) shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, exchange or conversion of the Convertible Securities outstanding on the initial issuance date of this Warrant, including, without limitation, this Warrant and any Convertible Notes) or (c) securities issued as

 



 

consideration pursuant to acquisitions of businesses or entities by the Company or its subsidiaries approved by a majority vote of the non-employee members of the Board (but excluding any transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities).

 

(b)           “ Affiliate ” means, in respect of any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the first Person.

 

(c)           “ Aggregate Amount ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

(d)           “ Below Exercise Price Issuance ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(f)(iii).

 

(e)           “ Beneficially Own ,” “ Beneficially Owned ,” or “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided , however , that the Holder shall not be deemed to Beneficially Own any securities owned by its portfolio companies, if applicable, as long as the Holder does not directly or indirectly encourage, assist or provide any information to such portfolio company in respect of the acquisition, disposition or voting of such securities.

 

(f)            “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(g)           “ Cashless Exercise Ratio ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(d).

 

(h)           “ Common Stock ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

(i)            “ Company ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

(j)            “ Convertible Note ” means an Existing Convertible Note or a New Convertible Note.

 

(k)           “ Convertible Note Indentures ” means the Existing Convertible Note Indenture and the New Convertible Note Indenture.

 

(l)            “ Convertible Securities ” means any debt or other evidences of indebtedness, capital stock, rights, options, warrants or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

 

(m)          “ Disposition Event ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(d).

 

(n)           “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(o)           “ Exercise Price ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).

 

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(p)           “ Existing Convertible Notes ” means the Company’s 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2019 issued pursuant to the Existing Convertible Note Indenture

 

(q)           “ Existing Convertible Note Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of February 21, 2014 between the Company and the Convertible Note Trustee pursuant to which the Convertible Notes were issued.

 

(r)            “ Expiration Time ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(e)(1).

 

(s)            “ Fair Market Value ” means the value determined (x) by the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on the determination date; (y) if the determination under (x) is unavailable, mutually by the Board and the Holder; or (z) if the determination under (y) is unavailable, by a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal or accounting firm (whose fees and expenses will be paid equally by the Company and the Holder) selected by mutual agreement between the Board and the Holder.

 

(t)            “ Group ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

(u)           “ Holder ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

(v)           “ Master Transaction Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

(w)          Maximum Voting Power ” means, at the time of determination of the Maximum Voting Power, the total number of votes which may be cast in respect of all capital stock of the Company on the applicable matter subject to the vote of the Common Stock.

 

(x)           “ Measurement Date ” means, with respect to a transaction, the public announcement of such transaction (or, if no such public announcement is made, the date of consummation of the transaction).

 

(y)           “ New Convertible Notes ” means the Company’s 5.0% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023.

 

(z)           “ New Convertible Note Indenture ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

(aa)         “ Notice of Exercise ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(a).

 

(bb)         “ Outstanding Convertible Notes ” means the aggregate Existing Convertible Notes and New Convertible Notes outstanding immediately after the Closing as defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

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(cc)         “ Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

(dd)         “ Public Sale ” means (i) a sale pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor or other forms promulgated for similar purposes) filed under the Securities Act or (ii) a “brokers’ transaction” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act) or a “riskless principal transaction” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act).

 

(ee)         “ Purchased Shares ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(e).

 

(ff)          “ Registration Rights Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

(gg)         “ Tender Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3(e).

 

(hh)         “ Termination Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

(ii)           “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market.

 

(jj)           “ Trading Market ” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the OTCQX and the OTCQB (or any of their respective successors).

 

(kk)         “ Warrant Register ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4(c).

 

(ll)           “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(e)(ii).

 

(mm)      “ Warrant Shares ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.

 

SECTION 2           Exercise .

 

(a)           Exercise of Warrant .  Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, in accordance with Section 2(b) and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the notice of exercise, in the form annexed hereto (the “ Notice of Exercise ”) (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company) ; provided , however , within five Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Holder shall have surrendered this Warrant to the Company and the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased in the amount and manner specified in Section 2(c).

 

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(b)           Vesting of Warrant .  The Warrant Shares shall vest and become exercisable in full as follows:

 

(i)            [      ] Warrant Shares shall vest and become exercisable upon the issuance of this Warrant; and

 

(ii)           with respect to the remaining [      ] Warrant Shares that did not vest and become immediately exercisable upon the issuance of this Warrant, for each share of Common Stock that is issued upon the conversion of any Outstanding Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Existing Convertible Note Indenture or the New Convertible Note Indenture, as applicable, one of such Warrant Shares shall vest and become exercisable; provided that upon the earliest date on which (x) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Convertible Notes are converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Existing Convertible Note Indenture or the New Convertible Note Indenture, as applicable, or (y) all of the Outstanding Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding (whether by conversion, redemption, payment in full at the final maturity date or otherwise), then all remaining Warrant Shares shall vest and become immediately exercisable; provided, further , that Warrant Shares that vest in accordance with this Section 2(b)(ii) shall vest pro rata among all holders of warrants issued concurrently with this Warrant, including the Holder, based upon the proportion that the number of Warrant Shares then vesting bears to the total number of unvested remaining Warrant Shares at the time of such vesting event, as determined in good faith by the Company and as promptly notified to each such holder.

 

(c)           Exercise Price .  The exercise price of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $0.20 per Warrant Share, as may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 3 hereof (as applicable, the “ Exercise Price ”), and is to be paid (x) in cash by wire transfer or (y) by surrender of Warrants as set forth in Section 2(d) or by any combination of the methods specified in clauses (x) or (y) of this sentence.

 

(d)           Cashless Exercise .  In lieu of payment of the Exercise Price in cash, at the option of the Holder, as indicated on the Notice of Exercise, the Holder may demand that the Company reduce the number of Warrant Shares to be delivered to such Holder upon exercise of the Warrants then being exercised so that the Holder receives a number of Warrant Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Warrant Shares for which such Warrant would otherwise then be nominally exercised if payment of the Exercise Price as of the date of exercise were being made in cash and (ii) the Cashless Exercise Ratio (as defined below).  The Holder may use the cashless exercise option described in this Section 2(d) whether or not this Warrant is being exercised in whole or in part and whether or not the Holder elects to pay any portion of the aggregate Exercise Price in cash.  “ Cashless Exercise Ratio ” means a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the excess of the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price per Warrant Share as of the date of exercise and (ii) the denominator of which is the Fair Market Value per Warrant Share on the date of exercise.

 

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(e)           Mechanics of Exercise .

 

(i)            Authorization of Warrant Shares .  The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon due exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

(ii)           Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise .  Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder by physical delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise, or by electronic delivery, within three Trading Days from the receipt by the Company of all of the Notices of Exercise, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”).  This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Company has received all of the Notices of Exercise, this Warrant and the full Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares being purchased upon the exercise.  The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other Person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2(e)(vi) prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.

 

(iii)          Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise .  If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, within five Trading Days after the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates, or confirmation of electronic notation, representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

(iv)          Right to Rescind Exercise .  If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates, or confirmation of electronic notation, representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2(e) by the second Trading Day immediately following the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

(v)           No Fractional Shares or Scrip .  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.  As to any fraction of a share of Common Stock which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price.

 

(vi)          Charges, Taxes and Expenses .  Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event

 

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certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any expenses incidental thereto.  The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise thereof.

 

(vii)         Closing of Books .  The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

SECTION 3           Certain Adjustments .

 

(a)           Changes in Common Stock .  In the event that at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the Company shall (i) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock, in each case in shares of its Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv) increase or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reclassification of its Common Stock (in each case, other than a transaction to which Section 3(d)  is applicable), then the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately after the happening of such event shall be adjusted so that, after giving effect to such adjustment, the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock upon exercise that such Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the happening of the events described above (or, in the case of a dividend or distribution of Common Stock, immediately prior to the record date therefor), and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in inverse proportion.  An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a)  shall become effective immediately after the effective date, retroactive to the record date therefor in the case of a dividend or distribution in shares of Common Stock, and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

 

(b)           Cash Dividends and Other Distributions .  In the event that at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the Company shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (i) any dividend or other distribution of cash, evidences of its indebtedness, shares of its capital stock or any other properties or securities, or (ii) any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the foregoing (other than, in each case set forth in (i) and (ii), (x) any dividend or distribution described in Section 3(a)  or Section 3(e) , (y) any rights, options, warrants or other Convertible Securities described in Section 3(c)  or (z) in connection with any transaction resulting in the issuance of additional warrants pursuant to Section 3(m) ), then (1) the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to the record date for any such dividend or distribution by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the record date for such distribution, and (B) the denominator of which shall be such Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock less the sum of (x) any cash distributed per share of Common Stock and (y) the Fair Market Value  of the portion, if any, of

 

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the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock consisting of evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock, securities, other property, options, warrants or subscription or purchase rights and (2) the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a number determined by dividing the Exercise Price immediately prior to such record date by the above fraction.  Such adjustments shall be made whenever any distribution is made and shall become effective as of the date of distribution, retroactive to the record date for any such distribution.  No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 3(b)  which shall have the effect of decreasing the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of each Warrant or increasing the Exercise Price.

 

(c)           Rights Issue .  In the event that at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the Company shall issue, sell, distribute or otherwise grant any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any securities exercisable for, or convertible or exchangeable into, Common Stock to all holders of Common Stock, entitling such holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or securities exchangeable for, or convertible or exchangeable into, Common Stock, whether or not immediately exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, as the case may be, and the subscription or purchase price per share of Common Stock or the price per share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof is lower at the record date for such issuance than the then Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock thereafter purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to the record date by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options, warrants or other securities plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase or into or for which such securities are exercisable, convertible or exchangeable, and (B) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options, warrants or other securities plus the total number of shares of Common Stock which could be purchased at the Fair Market Value with the aggregate consideration received through the issuance of such rights, options, warrants, or other securities.  In the event of any such adjustment, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted to a number determined by dividing the Exercise Price immediately prior to such date of issuance by the above fraction.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective retroactively immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options, warrants or securities.

 

If the Company at any time shall issue two or more securities as a unit and one or more of such securities shall be rights, options or warrants for or securities exercisable for, or convertible or exchangeable into, Common Stock subject to this Section 3(c) , the consideration allocated to each such security shall be the relative Fair Market Value thereof as compared to the other security or securities issued as such unit.

 

(d)           Disposition Events .  If any of the following events (any such event, a “ Disposition Event ”) occurs:

 

(i)            any reclassification (other than as described in Section 3(a)) or exchange of the Common Stock;

 

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(ii)           any merger, consolidation or other combination to which the Company is a constituent party; or

 

(iii)          any sale, conveyance, lease, or other disposal of all or substantially all the properties and assets of the Company to any other Person;

 

in each case, as a result of which all or substantially all of the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash, securities and/or other property for their shares of Common Stock, then, as a condition precedent to such Disposition Event, proper and adequate provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder shall be entitled upon the exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of such Disposition Event, to the extent this Warrant is not exercised in full prior to such Disposition Event, to receive at the Exercise Price in effect at the time immediately prior to the consummation of such Disposition Event, in lieu of the Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such exercise of this Warrant prior to such Disposition Event, the kind and amount of cash, securities and/or other property to which such Holder would have been entitled upon the consummation of such Disposition Event if such Holder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto.  In determining the kind and amount of cash, securities and/or other property receivable upon exercise of this Warrant following the consummation of such Disposition Event, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Disposition Event, then the Holder shall have the right to make a similar election upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to the kind and amount of cash, securities and/or other property which the Holder will receive upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Company may not cause, or agree to cause or permit to occur, a Disposition Event, unless the issuer of any securities or other property into which this Warrant thereafter becomes exercisable (if other than the Company) agrees, for the express benefit of the holders of record of this Warrant (including making them beneficiaries of such agreement), to issue such securities or other property and to otherwise assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all the obligations and liabilities hereunder.  To the extent that equity securities are received by the holders of Common Stock in connection with a Disposition Event, the portion of this Warrant that will be exercisable into such equity securities will continue to be subject to the adjustments set forth in this Section 3 .  The provisions of this Section 3(d)  shall similarly apply to successive Disposition Events.  If this Section 3(d)  applies to any event or occurrence, neither Section 3(a)  nor Section 3(e)  shall apply; provided , however , that this Section 3(d)  shall not apply to any subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock to which Section 3(a)  is applicable.

 

(e)           Adjustment for Certain Tender Offers or Exchange Offers .  In case the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall, at any time or from time to time, while this Warrant is outstanding, distribute cash or other consideration in respect of a tender offer or an exchange offer that is treated as a “tender offer” under U.S. federal securities laws made by the Company or any subsidiary for all or any portion of the Common Stock, where the sum of the aggregate amount of such cash distributed and the aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Tender Expiration Date (as defined below) of such other consideration distributed (such sum, the “ Aggregate Amount ”) expressed as an amount per share of Common Stock validly tendered or exchanged, and not withdrawn, pursuant to such tender offer or exchange offer as of the Expiration Time (as

 

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defined below) (such tendered or exchanged shares of Common Stock, the “ Purchased Shares ”) exceeds the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day immediately following the last date (such last date, the “ Tender Expiration Date ”) on which tenders or exchanges could have been made pursuant to such tender offer or exchange offer (as the same may be amended through the Tender Expiration Date), then, effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the second Trading Day immediately following the Tender Expiration Date:

 

(i)            The Exercise Price shall be decreased so that the same shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the Tender Expiration Date by a fraction: (i) the numerator of which shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Expiration Time (including all Purchased Shares) and (B) the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day immediately following the Tender Expiration Date; and (ii) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (A) the Aggregate Amount and (B) the product of (I) an amount equal to (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the last time (the “ Expiration Time ”) at which tenders or exchanges could have been made pursuant to such tender offer or exchange offer less (y) the Purchased Shares and (II) the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day immediately following the Tender Expiration Date; and

 

(ii)           The number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction:  (A) the numerator of which shall be the Exercise Price immediately prior to the adjustment pursuant to Section 3(e)(i)  and (B) the denominator of which shall be the Exercise Price immediately after such adjustment.

 

In the event that the Company or a subsidiary is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Company or such subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable which would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this Section 3(e)  to any tender offer or exchange offer would result in an increase in the Exercise Price or reduction in the number of Warrant Shares issuable, no adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer under this Section 3(e) .

 

If this Section 3(e)  applies to any event, Section 3(b)  shall not apply.

 

(f)            Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock .

 

(i)            Deemed Issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock .  The maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities will be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of the issuance of such Convertible Securities; provided, however, that:

 

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(A)                                No adjustment in the Exercise Price will be made upon the subsequent issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities;

 

(B)                                To the extent that Additional Shares of Common Stock are not issued pursuant to any such Convertible Security upon the expiration or termination of an unissued, unexercised, unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security, the Exercise Price will be readjusted to the Exercise Price that would have been in effect had such Convertible Security (to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such expiration or termination) never been issued; and

 

(C)                                In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Security, excluding a change resulting from any transaction giving rise to an adjustment pursuant to Section 3(a)  but including periodic or scheduled accretions or adjustments to a Convertible Security, interest and dividends paid in kind, repricings of the exercise or conversion price of such Convertible Securities or otherwise, the Exercise Price then in effect will be readjusted to the Exercise Price that would have been in effect if, on the date of issuance, such Convertible Security were exercisable, convertible or exchangeable for such changed number of shares of Common Stock.

 

(ii)                                   Determination of Consideration .  The Fair Market Value of the consideration received by the Company for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock will be computed as follows:

 

(A)                                Cash and Property .  Aggregate consideration consisting of cash and other property will:  (x) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate of cash received by the Company, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest or accrued dividends; (y) insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the Fair Market Value thereof on the Measurement Date; and (z) insofar as it consists of both cash and other property, be the proportion of such consideration so received.

 

(B)                                Convertible Securities . The aggregate consideration per share received by the Company for Convertible Securities will be determined by dividing:  (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance of such Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Company upon the full and complete exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by (y) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the full and complete exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

 

(iii)                                Adjustment of Exercise Price .  Subject to Section 3(f)(iv) , in the event the Company shall, at any time and from time to time while any of the Warrants is outstanding, issue or sell Additional Shares of Common Stock for a consideration per share, as determined by such consideration’s Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 3(f)(ii) , less

 

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than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance (a “ Below Exercise Price Issuance ”), then, effective immediately upon the date of such Below Exercise Price Issuance:

 

(A)                                the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such Below Exercise Price Issuance shall be reduced so that the same shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Below Exercise Price Issuance by a fraction:  (1) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Below Exercise Price Issuance; plus (b) (x) the Fair Market Value of the aggregate consideration received by the Company in respect of such Below Exercise Price Issuance, divided by (y) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Below Exercise Price Issuance, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Below Exercise Price Issuance, plus (b) the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such Below Exercise Price Issuance; and

 

(B)                                the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction:  (A) the numerator of which shall be the Exercise Price immediately prior to the adjustment pursuant to Section 3(f)(iii)(A)  and (B) the denominator of which shall be the Exercise Price immediately after such adjustment.

 

(g)                                   Other Events .  If any event occurs as to which the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 are not strictly applicable or, if strictly applicable, would not, in the good faith judgment of the Board, fairly and adequately protect the purchase rights of the Warrants in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then the Board shall make such adjustments in the application of such provisions, in accordance with such essential intent and principles, as shall be reasonably necessary, in the good faith opinion of the Board, to protect such purchase rights as aforesaid.

 

(h)                                  Superseding Adjustment .  Upon the expiration of any rights, options, warrants or conversion or exchange privileges which resulted in any adjustments pursuant to this Section 3 (other than Section 3(f)) , if any of the foregoing shall not have been exercised, the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be readjusted as if (i) the only shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such rights, options, warrants, conversion or exchange privileges were the shares of Common Stock, if any, actually issued upon the exercise of such rights, options, warrants or conversion or exchange privileges and (ii) shares of Common Stock actually issued, if any, were issuable for the consideration actually received by the Company upon such exercise plus the aggregate consideration, if any, actually received by the Company for the issuance, sale or grant of all such rights, options, warrants or conversion or exchange privileges whether or not exercised and the Exercise Price shall be readjusted inversely; provided, however , that no such readjustment shall (except by reason of an intervening adjustment under Section 3(a)  or, if applicable, Section 3(g)) have the effect of decreasing the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant or increasing the Exercise Price by an amount in excess of the amount of the adjustments to the number of Warrant Shares purchasable and the Exercise Price initially made in respect of the issuance, sale or grant of such rights, options, warrants or conversion or exchange privileges.

 

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(i)                                      Minimum Adjustment .  The adjustments required by the preceding Sections of this Section 3 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event requiring an adjustment pursuant to this Section 3 shall occur, except that no adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants that would otherwise be required shall be made (except in the case of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock, as provided for in Section 3(a) ) unless and until such adjustment either by itself or together with all other adjustments pursuant to this Section 3 not previously made as a result of this Section 3(i)  increases or decreases by at least one percent (1%) the Exercise Price or the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to the making of such adjustment.  Any adjustment representing a change of less than such minimum amount shall be carried forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with other adjustments required by this Section 3 and not previously made, would result in a minimum adjustment.  For the purpose of any adjustment, any specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business on the date of its occurrence.  In computing adjustments under this Section 3 , fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken into account to the nearest one-hundredth of a share.

 

(j)                                     Other Provisions Regarding Adjustments .  In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 3(a)  hereof, the Holder shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares of capital stock so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Common Stock contained in this Section 3 and the provisions contained elsewhere herein with respect to Common Stock shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.

 

(k)                                  Notice of Adjustment .  Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of shares of Common Stock and other property, if any, purchasable upon exercise of Warrants is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder a certificate of a firm of independent accountants (who may be the regular accountants employed by the Company) or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the Board determined the Fair Market Value of any evidences of indebtedness, other securities or property or warrants or other subscription or purchase rights), and specifying the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of Warrants after giving effect to such adjustment.

 

(l)                                      Notice of Certain Transactions .  In the event that the Company shall resolve or agree to take any action or permit any event to occur that would require any adjustment of the number of Warrant Shares subject to this Warrant or the Exercise Price, the Company shall within five (5) Trading Days of such action or event send to the Holder, a notice of such proposed action or event, such notice to be mailed to the Holder, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such dividend, distribution or rights, or the date such action or event is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of Common Stock, if any such date is to be fixed, and shall briefly indicate the effect of such action or event on the Common Stock and on the number and kind of any other shares of stock and on other property, if

 

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any, and the number of shares of Common Stock and other securities or property, if any, purchasable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Exercise Price after giving effect to any adjustment which will be required as a result of such action or event.

 

(m)                              Issuance of Additional Warrants .  In connection with the declaration, issuance or consummation of any dividend, spin-off or other distribution or similar transaction by the Company of the capital stock of any of its subsidiaries, the Company shall cause (i) additional warrants of such subsidiary with, subject to clause (ii) below, substantially similar terms as the Warrants, to be issued to the Holder or one or more of its nominees so that after giving effect to such transaction the Warrants and such warrants of such subsidiary each represent the same percentage interest in the fully diluted number of common shares of such entity as the Warrants represented in the Company immediately prior to such transaction, and (ii) (A) the exercise price of the Warrants to be reduced by an amount reasonably acceptable to the Holder and the Company to reflect the value of the capital stock of the subsidiary to be dividended, spun-off or otherwise distributed and (B) the exercise price of the additional warrants of such subsidiary to be fixed in a manner reasonably acceptable to such Holder and the Company to reflect the amount by which the exercise price of the Warrants was reduced pursuant to clause (ii)(A) above, as adjusted to reflect any differences in the fully-diluted number of the shares of common stock of the Company and such subsidiary.

 

SECTION 4                                Transfer of Warrant.

 

(a)                                  Transferability .  Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Sections 5(a) and 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, but only, with respect to any transfer to a non-Affiliate of the Holder, with the prior written consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer.  Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion, if any, of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled.  A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

(b)                                  New Warrants .  This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney.  Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.

 

(c)                                   Warrant Register .  The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the

 

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record Holder hereof from time to time.  The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

(d)                                  Transfer Restrictions .  If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, (ii) that the Holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter and (iii) that the transferee provide evidence satisfactory to the Company, its reasonable discretion, that such transferee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

SECTION 5                                Miscellaneous .

 

(a)                                  Title to Warrant .  Prior to the Termination Date and subject to compliance with applicable laws and Section 4 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the office or agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed and the legal opinion required under Section 4(d), if required by the Company.  The transferee shall sign an investment letter to the Company.

 

(b)                                  No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise .  This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof.  Upon the surrender of this Warrant and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the later of the date of such surrender or payment.

 

(c)                                   Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant .  The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

(d)                                  Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc .  If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a day other than a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

 

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(e)                                   Authorized Shares .  The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed or quoted.

 

Except as, and to the extent, waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant, including without limitation with respect to (x) the adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price and (y) maintaining the effectiveness of any registration statement with respect to the resale of Warrant Shares pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(f)                                    Restrictions .  The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws and will contain a restrictive legend substantially in the following form:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH

 

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EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

(g)                                   Jurisdiction .  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

(h)                                  Nonwaiver and Expenses .  No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date.  If the Company fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

(i)                                      Notices .  Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered to Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company.

 

(j)                                     Limitation of Liability .  No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

(k)                                  Remedies .  Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant.  The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(l)                                      Successors and Assigns .  Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.  The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.

 

(m)                              Amendment .  This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

(n)                                  Severability .  Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

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(o)                                  Headings .  The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by an authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

1.    TO:                                                      Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

(1)                                  The undersigned hereby elects to purchase          Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the Exercise Price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)                                  Payment shall be in accordance with Section 2(c) and any cash paid pursuant thereto shall take the form lawful money of the United States by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank.

 

(3)                                  Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

 

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Investor:

 

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investor:

 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

SSN or Tax ID of Investor:

 

 

Date:

 

 

 



 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

·                                           (To assign the foregoing note, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the note.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to                                                             , whose address is                                                                                                                                              .

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

Holder’s Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

Holder’s Address:

 

 

 

Signature Guaranteed:

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company.  Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 


Exhibit 4.2

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

This Supplemental Indenture (this “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”) is dated as of July 28, 2017, and made by and between Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Issuer ”), and U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of February 21, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”) providing for the issuance of the Issuer’s 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 11.02(a) of the Indenture provides that the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend any provision of the Indenture (other than certain provisions enumerated in Section 11.02(a) of the Indenture, none of which provisions are implicated hereby) with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on April 18, 2017 a Schedule TO including the Issuer’s offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding Notes for its new 5.00% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Offer to Exchange ”), which was subsequently amended by filing with the Commission on May 16, 2017, May 26, 2017, June 7, 2017, June 12, 2017, June 21, 2017, June 27, 2017, June 29, 2017, July 7, 2017 and July 18, 2017 amendments to its Schedule TO and certain supplements to its Offer to Exchange in order to, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Exchange, solicit from Holders consents (the “ Consents ”) to certain amendments to the Indenture and the Notes (the “ Proposed Amendments ”), among other things;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer has obtained in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture the Consents of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes to the Proposed Amendments;

 

WHEREAS, Section 11.04 of the Indenture provides that any amendment to the Indenture reflected in a supplemental indenture becomes effective upon execution of such supplemental indenture by the Trustee and thereafter binds every Holder;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to execute this Second Supplemental Indenture containing modifications to the Indenture that do not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer has requested the Trustee to execute this Second Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Section 11.02(c) of the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Issuer has authorized the Issuer to enter into this Second Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of modifying the Indenture as set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, acts and things necessary have happened, been done, and been performed to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding instrument.

 



 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

(1)   Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein (including the preamble and the recitals hereto) without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(2)   Amendments .

 

(a) Deletion of Certain Provisions

 

As of the Effective Date (as defined below), the following sections of the Indenture are hereby deleted in their entirety and, in the case of each section, replaced with the phrase “[Intentionally Omitted]”, any all references to such sections and any and all obligations thereunder are hereby deleted throughout the Indenture, all definitions used solely in such deleted sections are deleted in their entirety and such sections, definitions and references shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Section 6.04              (Further Instruments and Acts)

 

Section 6.10              (Shareholder Approval)

 

Section 7.01            (Company May Consolidate, Etc. only)

 

Section 7.02              (Successor Substituted)

 

Section 8.01(a)(6)         (Events of Default related to failure to comply with other covenants)

 

Section 8.01(a)(7)         (Events of Default related to certain cross-defaults)

 

Section 8.01(a)(8)         (Events of Default related to certain judgments)

 

Section 8.01(a)(9)         (Events of Default related to bankruptcy)

 

Section 8.01(a)(10)       (Events of Default related to bankruptcy)

 

Section 8.01(b)              (Notice of Default)

 

(b) Amendment to Notes.

 

The Notes are hereby amended to delete all provisions, definitions and references deleted from the Indenture pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

(4)  Effective Date .  This Second Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon the date of execution and delivery by the Issuer and the Trustee (the “ Effective Date ”), provided that the Proposed Amendments shall not be operative until all of the Notes that have been tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Exchange prior to the date hereof have been accepted for exchange and exchanged in accordance with the terms of the

 

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Offer to Exchange.  If the Offer to Exchange is withdrawn or if the transactions contemplated by the Offer to Exchange are not consummated for any reason upon the terms and conditions described in the Offer to Exchange, then the terms of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be null and void and the Indenture and the Notes shall continue in full force and effect without any modification or amendment hereby and the Issuer shall provide written notice to the Trustee of such fact.

 

(5)  Governing Law . This Second Supplemental Indenture will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

(6)  Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of counterparts of this Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together represent one and the same agreement.  One signed original is enough to prove this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

(7)  Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(8)  The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Issuer.

 

(9)  Ratification of Indenture . Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

 

(10)  Severability. In case any provision in this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

(11)  Successors . All agreements of the Issuer in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.  All agreements set forth in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered.

 

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

 

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher J. O’Reilly

 

 

Name:

Christopher J. O’Reilly

 

 

Title:

General Counsel and Secretary

 

[ Signature Page to the Supplemental Indenture ]

 



 

 

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karen Beard

 

 

Name:

Karen Beard

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

[ Signature Page to the Supplemental Indenture ]

 


Exhibit 4.3

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.,

 

and

 

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of July 28, 2017

 

5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

1

 

 

 

Section 1.01

Definitions

1

Section 1.02

Other Definitions

8

Section 1.03

Trust Indenture Act Provisions

9

Section 1.04

Rules Of Construction

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2

 

 

THE SECURITIES

10

 

 

 

Section 2.01

Form and Dating

10

Section 2.02

Execution and Authentication

11

Section 2.03

Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent

12

Section 2.04

Paying Agent To Hold Money In Trust

13

Section 2.05

Conversion Agent To Hold Money In Trust

14

Section 2.06

Lists of Holders of Securities

14

Section 2.07

Transfer and Exchange

14

Section 2.08

Replacement Securities

16

Section 2.09

Outstanding Securities

16

Section 2.10

Treasury Securities

17

Section 2.11

Temporary Securities

17

Section 2.12

Cancellation

17

Section 2.13

Restrictive Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements

18

Section 2.14

CUSIP Numbers

22

Section 2.15

Calculations

23

Section 2.16

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

23

Section 2.17

Computation of Interest

24

Section 2.18

Automatic Exchange from Restricted Global Security to Unrestricted Global Security

24

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

 

REPURCHASE

25

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Repurchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change

25

Section 3.02

Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice

28

Section 3.03

Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price

29

Section 3.04

Securities Purchased in Part

30

Section 3.05

Repayment to the Company

30

Section 3.06

Compliance With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities

30

Section 3.07

Purchase of Securities In Open Market

31

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

 

CONVERSION

31

 

 

 

Section 4.01

Right to Convert

31

Section 4.02

Conversion Procedures

32

Section 4.03

Settlement Upon Conversion

33

Section 4.04

Adjustment of Conversion Rate

34

Section 4.05

Certain Other Adjustments

42

Section 4.06

Adjustments Upon Certain Fundamental Changes

42

Section 4.07

Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale

44

Section 4.08

Taxes on Shares Issued

45

Section 4.09

Reservation of Shares; Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance With Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock

46

Section 4.10

Responsibility of Trustee

46

Section 4.11

Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions

46

Section 4.12

Stockholder Rights Plan

47

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

 

REDEMPTION

48

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Redemption

48

Section 5.02

Election To Redeem; Notices to Trustee

49

Section 5.03

Acquisition of Securities by Company Other Than by Redemption

49

Section 5.04

Notice of Redemption

49

Section 5.05

Effect of Notice of Redemption

50

Section 5.06

Deposit of Redemption Price

51

Section 5.07

Mandatory Redemption

51

Section 5.08

Conversion Right In Lieu of Redemption

51

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

 

COVENANTS

52

 

 

 

Section 6.01

Payment of Securities

52

Section 6.02

Reports by Company

53

Section 6.03

Compliance Certificates

53

Section 6.04

Further Instruments and Acts

53

Section 6.05

Maintenance of Corporate Existence

54

Section 6.06

Rule 144A Information Requirement

54

Section 6.07

Stay, Extension And Usury Laws

54

Section 6.08

Payment of Additional Interest

54

Section 6.09

Maintenance of Office or Agency

55

Section 6.10

Listing; Status

55

Section 6.11

Registration Statement

55

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7

 

 

CONSOLIDATION; MERGER; SALE OF ASSETS

56

 

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Section 7.01

Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms

56

Section 7.02

Successor Substituted

56

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8

 

 

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

57

 

 

 

Section 8.01

Events of Default

57

Section 8.02

Acceleration; Special Interest

59

Section 8.03

Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

61

Section 8.04

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

62

Section 8.05

Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities

62

Section 8.06

Application of Money Collected

63

Section 8.07

Limitation on Suits

63

Section 8.08

Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert

64

Section 8.09

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

64

Section 8.10

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

64

Section 8.11

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

64

Section 8.12

Control by Holders

65

Section 8.13

Waiver of Past Defaults

65

Section 8.14

Undertaking for Costs

65

Section 8.15

Remedies Subject to Applicable Law

65

Section 8.16

Additional Interest

66

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9

 

 

TRUSTEE

67

 

 

 

Section 9.01

Duties of Trustee

67

Section 9.02

Notice of Default

68

Section 9.03

Certain Rights of Trustee

68

Section 9.04

Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals, Dispositions of Securities or Application of Proceeds Thereof

71

Section 9.05

Trustee and Agents May Hold Securities; Collections; etc.

71

Section 9.06

Money Held in Trust

71

Section 9.07

Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim

71

Section 9.08

Conflicting Interests

73

Section 9.09

Trustee Eligibility

73

Section 9.10

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor Trustee

73

Section 9.11

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

74

Section 9.12

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

75

Section 9.13

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

76

Section 9.14

Reports By Trustee

76

 

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ARTICLE 10

 

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

76

 

 

 

Section 10.01

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

76

Section 10.02

Application of Trust Money

77

Section 10.03

Reinstatement

77

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11

 

 

AMENDMENTS; SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

78

 

 

 

Section 11.01

Without Consent of Holders

78

Section 11.02

With Consent of Holders

79

Section 11.03

Execution of Supplemental Indentures and Agreements

80

Section 11.04

Effect of Supplemental Indentures

80

Section 11.05

Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

80

Section 11.06

Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures

80

Section 11.07

Notice of Supplemental Indentures

81

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

81

 

 

 

Section 12.01

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

81

Section 12.02

Notices

81

Section 12.03

Disclosure of Names and Addresses of Holders

82

Section 12.04

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

83

Section 12.05

Acts of Holders

83

Section 12.06

Benefits of Indenture

84

Section 12.07

Legal Holidays

85

Section 12.08

Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury

85

Section 12.09

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

85

Section 12.10

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

85

Section 12.11

Successors and Assigns

85

Section 12.12

Multiple Counterparts

85

Section 12.13

Separability Clause

86

Section 12.14

Schedules and Exhibits

86

Section 12.15

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

86

 

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EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939
and Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

 

Indenture Section

§310(a)(1)

 

Section 9.09

§310(a)(2)

 

Section 9.09

§310(a)(5)

 

Section 9.09

§310(b)

 

Section 9.08

§311(a)

 

Section 9.13

§311(b)

 

Section 9.05

§312(a)

 

Section 2.06

§312(b)

 

Section 12.03

§312(c)

 

Section 12.03

§313(a)

 

Section 9.14(a)

§313(b)(2)

 

Section 9.14(a)

§313(c)

 

Section 9.02, Section 9.14(a)

§313(d)

 

Section 9.14(b)

§314(a)

 

Section 6.02, Section 8.02

§314(c)(1)

 

Section 12.04

§314(c)(2)

 

Section 12.04

§314(e)

 

Section 12.04

§315(a)

 

Section 9.01(b)

§315(b)

 

Section 9.02

§315(c)

 

Section 9.01(a)

§315(d)

 

Section 9.01(c)

§315(d)(2)

 

Section 9.01(c)

§315(d)(3)

 

Section 9.01(c)

§315(e)

 

Section 8.14

§316(a)(last sentence)

 

Section 2.10

§316(a)(1)

 

Section 8.12, Section 8.13

§316(b)

 

Section 8.08

§316(c)

 

Section 12.05(e)

§317(a)

 

Section 8.03, Section 8.04(a)

§317(b)

 

Section 2.04

§318(a)

 

Section 12.01

§318(c)

 

Section 12.01

 

NOTE: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 

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THIS INDENTURE, dated as of, July 28, 2017, is between Emergent Capital, Inc., a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Florida (the “ Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

In consideration of the purchase of the Securities (as defined herein) by the Holders thereof, the parties hereto agree as follows for the benefit of one another and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company’s 5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023.

 

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01                              Definitions .

 

“Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 8.16 hereof. All references herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Additional Interest accrued or payable as of such date.

 

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

 

“Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent or Conversion Agent.

 

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any conversion, transfer or exchange of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, to the extent applicable to such conversion, transfer or exchange.

 

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy” or any other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors, whether in effect on the date hereof or hereafter.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such board or any equivalent body in a limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity serving substantially the same function as a board of directors of a corporation.

 

“Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a duly adopted resolution (or other similar action) of the Board of Directors of such Person.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banks or trust companies in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, or executive order to be closed.

 



 

“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

 

“Cash” or “cash” means such coin or currency of the United States as at any time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

“Certificated Security” means a Security that is in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A or Exhibit B but that does not include, in each case, the first paragraph of the legend appearing thereon or the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities thereof.

 

“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m. New York City time.

 

“Common Equity” of any Person means Capital Stock of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders of such Capital Stock have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, or any successor common stock thereto.

 

“Company” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Company.

 

“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any one of its Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its President, its Chief Operating Officer, its Chief Financial Officer or a Vice President (regardless of Vice Presidential designation), and by any one of its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, any other Vice President (regardless of Vice Presidential designation), its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

“Continuing Directors” means (i) individuals who on the date of original issuance of the Securities constituted the Company’s Board of Directors (ii) any new directors whose election to the Company’s Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least a majority of the directors then still in office (or a duly constituted committee thereof), either who were directors on the date of original issuance of the Securities or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.

 

“Conversion Date” means an Optional Conversion Date.

 

“Conversion Price” means, in respect of each Security, as of any date, (x) $1,000 (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments) divided by the Conversion Rate of such date and (y) $1.00 (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments), divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

 

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“Conversion Rate” means, initially, (x) 500 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments) and (y) 0.5 shares of Common Stock per $1.00 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments), each subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

 

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof for purposes of payment only is located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, Attention: Emergent Capital, Inc., and for all other purposes hereunder is located at One Federal Street, 10th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; Attention: Emergent Capital, Inc., or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company).

 

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

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date upon which a sale of a share of Common Stock does not automatically transfer the right to receive the relevant distribution with respect to the share of Common Stock to the buyer of such share of Common Stock.

 

“Final Maturity Date” means February 15, 2023.

 

“Fundamental Change” will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Securities are originally issued if any of the following occurs:

 

(a)                                  a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its Subsidiaries, and its and their employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Common Equity;

 

(b)                                  consummation of any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company or other transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or any sale, lease or other transfer (other than encumbrance) in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided , however , that a transaction where the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction that is a share exchange, consolidation or merger own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not be a Fundamental Change;

 

(c)                                   the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors does not consist of Continuing Directors;

 

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

 

(e)                                   the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Securities are then convertible) ceases to be listed or quoted on a Trading Market.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a Fundamental Change as a result of clause (b) above will not be deemed to have occurred if 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of the Common Stock, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in connection with the transaction or transactions constituting the Fundamental Change consists of Publicly Traded Securities and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Securities become convertible into such Publicly Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, and (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement or any of the other “Transaction Documents” (as defined in the Master Transaction Agreement) shall not constitute a Fundamental Change.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time.

 

“Global Security” means a Security in global form that is in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A or Exhibit B and that includes, in each case, the legend appearing thereon and the Schedule of Exchanges of Securities thereof and which is deposited with the Depositary or its custodian and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

 

“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).

 

“Holder” or “Holder of a Security” means the person in whose name a Security is registered on the Primary Registrar’s books.

 

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including the provisions of the TIA that would be automatically deemed to be part of this Indenture by operation of the TIA assuming this Indenture were qualified under the TIA.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means August 15 and February 15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2017.

 

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“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock on any date means the closing sale price per share of Common Stock (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange on the relevant date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose.

 

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to any exceptions or exclusions to such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof).

 

“Master Transaction Agreement” means one or more Master Transaction Agreement(s) dated as of March 15, 2017 among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC and the applicable Consenting Convertible Note Holders (as defined therein) party thereto.

 

“Officer” means the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

 

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 6.03, “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal operating officer, principal accounting officer or treasurer of the Company.

 

“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

 

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company and which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

 

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

 

“Publicly Traded Securities” means, in respect of a transaction described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, shares of common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the OTCQX or the OTCQB (or any of their respective successors) or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with a Fundamental Change.

 

“Redemption Conversion Price” shall be defined as the average Volume Weighted Average Price for the 30 Scheduled Trading Days immediately preceding the Redemption Date.

 

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“Redemption Conversion Rate” shall be defined as $1,000 divided by the Redemption Conversion Price.

 

“Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Security.

 

“Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock (or other security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).

 

“Regular Record Date” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Securities, the January 31 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date on February 15 and the July 31 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date on August 15.

 

“Restricted Global Security” means a Global Security that is a Restricted Security.

 

“Restricted Security” means a Security required to bear the Restrictive Legend called for in the form of Security attached as Exhibit A.

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor to such Rule. “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act or any successor to such Rule.

 

“Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal United States national securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

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

 

“Securities” means up to $75,836,966 aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023, or any $1,000 principal amount thereof for such notes denominated in $1,000 increments and $1.00 principal amount thereof for such notes denominated in $1.00 increments (each a “Security”), as amended or supplemented from time to time, that are issued under this Indenture.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Securities Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Securities in global form, or any successor thereto.

 

“Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary (or group of Subsidiaries as to which a specified condition applies) that would be a “significant subsidiary” under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

 

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“Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.16.

 

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any Security, the date on which such payment of interest or principal shall become due and payable.

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person: (1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); or (2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

 

“TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of this Indenture, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act or any amendment thereto expressly provides for application of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect on another date.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the OTCQB or, if the Common Stock is not then quoted on the OTCQB, on the other Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then quoted or traded, and (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such Trading Market. If the Common Stock (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

“Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the OTCQX and the OTCQB (or any of their respective successors).

 

“Trustee” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter means the successor.

 

“Trust Officer” means, with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

“U.S.” means the United States of America.

 

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“Vice President” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

 

“Volume Weighted Average Price” means with respect to any Trading Day the volume-weighted average price per share of Common Stock displayed on Bloomberg (or any successor service) page IFT<EQUITY>VAP in respect of the period from the scheduled open for trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day; or if such price is not available on Bloomberg or any successor service, the volume-weighted average price per share of Common Stock means the average market value per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Company for the purpose of making this calculation, in either case without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular session trading hours.

 

Section 1.02                              Other Definitions .

 

Term

 

Defined in Section

“Act”

 

Section 12.05(a)

“Additional Shares”

 

Section 4.06(a)

“Agent Members”

 

Section 2.01(b)

“Authenticating Agent”

 

Section 2.02(d)

“Automatic Exchange”

 

Section 2.18

“Automatic Exchange Notice”

 

Section 2.18

“Cash Settlement”

 

Section 5.01

“Clause A Distribution”

 

Section 4.04(c)

“Clause B Distribution”

 

Section 4.04(c)

“Clause C Distribution”

 

Section 4.04(c)

“Combination Settlement”

 

Section 5.01

“Conversion Agent”

 

Section 2.03(a)

“Conversion Obligation”

 

Section 4.01(a)

“DTC”

 

Section 2.01(a)

“Defaulted Interest”

 

Section 2.16

“Depositary”

 

Section 2.01(a)

“Effective Date”

 

Section 4.06(c)

“Event of Default”

 

Section 8.01(a)

“Fundamental Change Company Notice”

 

Section 3.01(b)

“Fundamental Change Purchase Date:

 

Section 3.01(b)

“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”

 

Section 3.01(c)

“Fundamental Change Purchase Price”

 

Section 3.01(a)

“in connection with”

 

Section 4.06

“Notice of Default”

 

Section 8.01(b)

“Optional Conversion Date”

 

Section 4.02(b)

“Optional Conversion Notice”

 

Section 4.02(b)

“Outstanding”

 

Section 2.09(a)

“Paying Agent”

 

Section 2.03(a)

“Physical Settlement”

 

Section 5.01

“Primary Registrar”

 

Section 2.03(a)

“Reference Property”

 

Section 4.07

“Registrar”

 

Section 2.03(a)

“Resale Restriction Termination Date”

 

Section 2.13(d)

 

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Term

 

Defined in Section

“Restricted Common Stock”

 

Section 2.18

“Restrictive Legend”

 

Section 2.13(a)

“Restricted Transfer Default”

 

Section 8.16(a)

“Restricted Transfer Triggering Date”

 

Section 8.16(a)

“Special Interest”

 

Section 8.02(c)

“Special Payment Date”

 

Section 2.16(a)

“Specified Cash Amount”

 

Section 5.01

“Spin-Off”

 

Section 4.04(c)

“Stock Price

 

Section 4.06(c)

“Trigger Event”

 

Section 4.04(c)

“Unrestricted Common Stock”

 

Section 2.18

“Unrestricted Global Security”

 

Section 2.18

“Valuation Period”

 

Section 4.04(c)

 

Section 1.03                              Trust Indenture Act Provisions .

 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, that provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA term used in this Indenture has the following meaning: “ obligor ” on the indenture securities means the Company or any other obligor on the Securities.

 

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by any SEC rule and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them therein.

 

Section 1.04                              Rules Of Construction .

 

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(i)                                      a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

(ii)                                   an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(iii)                                words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(iv)                               the term “merger” includes a statutory share exchange and the term “ merged ” has a correlative meaning;

 

(v)                                  the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;

 

(vi)                               the terms “include”, “including”, and similar terms should be construed as if followed by the phrase “without limitation”;

 

(vii)                            references to agreements and other instruments include subsequent amendments thereto; and

 

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(viii)                         all “Article”, “Exhibit” and “Section” references are to Articles, Exhibits and Sections, respectively, of or to this Indenture unless otherwise specified herein, and the terms “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

 

ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES

 

Section 2.01                              Form and Dating .

 

The Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B , which Exhibits are incorporated in and made part of this Indenture. The Securities may include such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends, endorsements or changes as the Officer executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required by the Trustee, the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities may be listed or quoted, or to conform to usage, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Securities are subject. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

(a)                                  Initial Issuance of Global Securities . All of the Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Restricted Global Securities or unrestricted Global Securities in the form of Exhibit B , each of which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the securities represented thereby with the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, as custodian for the depositary, The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”, and such depositary, or any successor thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the “ Depositary ”), and registered in the name of its nominee, Cede & Co. (or any successor thereto), for the accounts of participants in the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Restricted Global Securities and the other Global Securities initially issued in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Securities Custodian as hereinafter provided, subject in each case to compliance with the Applicable Procedures.

 

(b)                                  Global Securities In General . A Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, purchases or conversions of such Securities. Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary or under the Global Security, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (1) prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (2) impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.

 

(c)                                   Book Entry Provisions . The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.01(c), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (1) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, (2) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions and (3) shall bear legends substantially to the following effect:

 

“UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.”

 

Section 2.02                              Execution and Authentication .

 

(a)                                  The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited to $75,836,966 aggregate principal amount, except as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.08.

 

(b)                                  The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by one of its Officers. The signatures of any of the Officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

 

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(c)                                   Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper Officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices on the date on which such Securities were authenticated.

 

(d)                                  No Security endorsed thereon shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

(e)                                   The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery Securities for original issue in the aggregate principal amount of up to $75,836,966 upon receipt of a Company Order. The Company Order shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated, shall provide that all such Securities will be represented by a Global Security and shall state the date on which each original issue of Securities is to be authenticated.

 

(f)                                    The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent (the “ Authenticating Agent ”). Thereafter, the Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An Authenticating Agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An Authenticating Agent shall have the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

 

(g)                                   The Securities bearing CUSIP number 29102NAJ4 shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000. The Securities bearing CUSIP number 29102MAF2 shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00.

 

Section 2.03                              Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall maintain one or more offices or agencies where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (each, a “ Registrar ”), one or more offices or agencies where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment (each, a “ Paying Agent ”), one or more offices or agencies where Securities may be presented for conversion (each, a “ Conversion Agent ”) and one or more offices or agencies where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company will at all times maintain a Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. One of the Registrars (the “ Primary Registrar ”) shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. At the option of the Company, any payment of cash may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders.

 

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(b)                                  The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture, provided that the Agent may be an Affiliate of the Trustee. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the name or address, of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, or agent for service of notices and demands in any place required by this Indenture, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any Affiliate of the Company may act as Paying Agent (except for the purposes of Article 10).

 

(c)                                   The Company hereby initially designates U.S. Bank National Association. as Paying Agent, Registrar, Primary Registrar, Securities Custodian and Conversion Agent, and designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as the office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes and as the office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served.

 

Section 2.04                              Paying Agent To Hold Money In Trust .

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the payment of principal of, or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on any Securities, the Company shall deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, so becoming due; provided, however, that to the extent any such funds are received by the Paying Agent from the Company after 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the due date, such funds will be distributed to the Holders within one Business Day of receipt thereof. A Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders of Securities or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on, the Securities, and shall notify the Trustee of any failure by the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities) to make any such payment. If the Company or an Affiliate of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall, before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on each due date of the principal of, or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on, any Securities, segregate the money and hold it as a separate trust fund for the benefit of Holders.  The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay forthwith to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent (other than the Company) shall have no further liability for the money so paid to the Trustee.

 

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, has become due and payable shall promptly be paid to the Company or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before

 

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being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will promptly be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 2.05                              Conversion Agent To Hold Money In Trust .

 

The Company shall require each Conversion Agent (that is not the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Conversion Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all cash and shares of Common Stock delivered by the Company to the Conversion Agent for the delivery of amounts due upon conversion, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such delivery.

 

While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Conversion Agent to deliver all cash and shares of Common Stock delivered by the Company to it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Conversion Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability in respect of such amounts. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Conversion Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all cash and shares of Common Stock held by it as Conversion Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Conversion Agent for the Securities.

 

Section 2.06                              Lists of Holders of Securities .

 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of Securities. The Company shall furnish or cause the Primary Registrar to furnish to the Trustee (a) semiannually, not more than 10 days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such Regular Record Date; and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content to that in subsection (a) hereof as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided , however , that if and so long as the Trustee shall be the Primary Registrar, no such list need be furnished.

 

Section 2.07                              Transfer and Exchange .

 

(a)                                  Subject to compliance with any applicable additional requirements contained in Section 2.13, when a Security is presented to a Registrar with a request to register a transfer thereof or to exchange such Security for an equal principal amount of Securities of other authorized denominations, such Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such transactions are met; provided , however , that every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment form and, if applicable, a transfer certificate each substantially in the form included in Exhibit A , and completed in a manner satisfactory to such Registrar and duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. To permit

 

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registration of transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Security for registration of transfer or exchange at an office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities of a like aggregate principal amount at a Registrar’s request. Any exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company, the Trustee or any Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto; provided that this sentence shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Sections 2.11, 2.13(a), 4.02(d) or 11.06.

 

(b)                                  Neither the Company, any Registrar nor the Trustee shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn by the Holder thereof (except, in the case of the purchase of a Security in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased).

 

(c)                                   All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

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

 

(e)                                   Each Holder of a Security agrees to indemnify the Company and the Trustee against any liability that may result from the registration of transfer, exchange or assignment of such Holder’s Security in violation of any provision of this Indenture and/or applicable United States federal or state securities law.

 

(f)                                    The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Agent Members or other beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. Neither the Trustee nor any Agent, or any of their respective agents, shall have responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

 

(g)                                   The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Security, an Agent Member or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any Agent Member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any Agent Member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or purchase) or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Securities (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Securities. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Securities shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the

 

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Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Security). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its Agent Members and any beneficial owners.

 

Section 2.08                              Replacement Securities .

 

(a)                                  If (1) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, or (2) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee, such security or indemnity satisfactory to them, in each case, as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, expense, claim or liability, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a replacement Security of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

(b)                                  If any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3, or converted pursuant to Article 4, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay, purchase or convert such Security, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.08, the Company, the Trustee, or any Registrar, as applicable, may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of their respective counsel) in connection therewith.

 

(d)                                  Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.08 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.

 

(e)                                   The provisions of this Section 2.08 are (to the extent lawful) exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

 

Section 2.09                              Outstanding Securities .

 

(a)                                  Securities outstanding (“ Outstanding ”) at any time are all Securities authenticated by the Trustee, except for those canceled by it, those purchased pursuant to Article 3, those converted pursuant to Article 4, those delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or surrendered for transfer or exchange and those described in this Section 2.09 as not Outstanding.

 

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(b)                                  If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08, such replaced Security ceases to be Outstanding unless the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.

 

(c)                                   If a Paying Agent holds in respect of the Outstanding Securities on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, money sufficient to pay the principal of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on Securities (or portions thereof) payable on that date, then on and after such Fundamental Change Purchase Date or the Final Maturity Date, such Securities (or portions thereof, as the case may be) shall cease to be Outstanding, interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on such Securities shall cease to accrue and all other rights of the Holder will terminate unless otherwise specified in this Indenture.

 

(d)                                  Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2.10, a Security does not cease to be Outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security.

 

Section 2.10                              Treasury Securities .

 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any request, demand, authorization, notice, direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities or by any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded, except that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such request, demand, authorization, notice, direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.11                              Temporary Securities .

 

Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities representing an equal principal amount of Securities. The temporary Securities will be exchanged for definitive Securities in accordance with Sections 2.07 and 2.13 hereof. Until so exchanged, temporary Securities shall have the same rights under this Indenture as the definitive Securities.

 

Section 2.12                              Cancellation .

 

The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. Each Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, purchase, payment or conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel, in accordance with its standard procedures, all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, purchase, payment, conversion or cancellation and shall dispose of the cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures or deliver the canceled Securities to the Company upon written request. All Securities which are purchased or

 

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otherwise acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Final Maturity Date pursuant to Article 3 shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company may not hold or resell such Securities or issue any new Securities to replace any such Securities or any Securities that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article 4. The Trustee shall maintain a record of all canceled Securities. The Trustee shall provide the Company a list of all Securities that have been canceled from time to time as requested by the Company in writing.

 

Section 2.13                              Restrictive Legend; Additional Transfer and Exchange Requirements .

 

(a)                                  If Securities are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legend set forth on the form of Securities attached as Exhibit A following the first paragraph of the legend appearing thereon (collectively, the “ Restrictive Legend ”), or if a request is made to remove the Restrictive Legend on a Security, the Securities so issued shall bear the Restrictive Legend, or the Restrictive Legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Trustee and a Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an Opinion of Counsel if requested by the Company, the Trustee or such Registrar, as may be reasonably required by the Company, the Trustee or such Registrar, that neither the Restrictive Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Securities are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; provided that no such evidence need be supplied in connection with the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale. Upon (1) provision of such satisfactory evidence if requested or (2) notification by the Company to the Trustee and such Registrar of the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale, the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver a Security that does not bear the Restrictive Legend. If the Restrictive Legend is removed from the face of a Security and the Security is subsequently held by an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Restrictive Legend shall be reinstated.

 

(b)                                  A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that is issued in exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No transfer of a Security to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Securities unless and until such Security has been registered in the name of such Person. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with this Section 2.13.

 

(c)                                   Subject to Section 2.13(b) and in compliance with Section 2.13(d), certain Securities shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Restrictive Legend. Whenever any Restricted Security other than a Restricted Global Security is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or in exchange for a Security registered in a name other than that of the Holder, such Security must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A , dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Security, as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer. A Registrar shall not be required to

 

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accept for such registration of transfer or exchange any Security not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate.

 

(d)                                  The restrictions imposed by the Restrictive Legend upon the transferability of any Security bearing the Restrictive Legend shall cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the date that is (x) one year after the last date on which any of the Securities are originally issued or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereunder) and (y) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Security for exchange to a Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.13 (accompanied, in the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 or any successor provision, by, if requested by the Company, the Trustee or such Registrar, an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and such Registrar and addressed to the Company, the Trustee and such Registrar, to the effect that the transfer of such Security has been made in compliance with Rule 144 or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Security, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the Restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering the offer and sale of the Securities under the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned Opinion of Counsel. As used in Sections 2.13(c) and (d), the term “ transfer ” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, hypothecation or other disposition of any Security.

 

(e)                                   The provisions below shall apply only to Global Securities or any Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security:

 

(1)                                  Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for purposes of this Indenture.

 

(2)                                  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part shall be registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof; provided that a Global Security may be exchanged for Securities registered in the names of any person designated by the Depositary in the event that (A) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and in either case a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 60 days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that the Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with

 

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respect to the Securities. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be so exchanged as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided , however , that any such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Security.

 

(3)                                  Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof that are not issued as a Global Security shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have a principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee or a Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

 

(4)                                  Subject to clause (6) of this Section 2.13(e), the registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

 

(5)                                  In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (2) of this Section 2.13(e), the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

 

(6)                                  Neither Agent Members nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (i) prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or (ii) impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.

 

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(7)                                  At such time as all interests in a Global Security have been converted, cancelled or exchanged for Securities in certificated form, such Global Security shall, upon receipt thereof, be cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, subject to Section 2.12 of this Indenture. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Security is converted, canceled or exchanged for Securities in certificated form, the principal amount of such Global Security shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, be appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.

 

(f)                                    Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, certain stock certificates representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of any Security bearing the Restrictive Legend shall bear a legend in substantially the following form, unless such Common Stock has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto), or such Common Stock has been issued upon conversion such Securities bearing the Restrictive Legend that have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto), or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing with written notice thereof to the transfer agent:

 

THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED UPON CONVERSION OF A SECURITY THAT WAS ONE OF A DULY AUTHORIZED ISSUE OF SECURITIES OF EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) DESIGNATED AS “5.00% SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023” (THE “SECURITIES”). THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

 

(1) REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A (A) “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR (B) AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

 

(2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, RESELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS (X) SIX MONTHS (ONE YEAR FOR AFFILIATES) AFTER THE LAST DATE ON WHICH ANY OF THE SECURITIES ARE ORIGINALLY ISSUED OR SUCH SHORTER

 

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PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW,

 

EXCEPT:

 

(A)                                TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

 

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

 

(C)                                TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), OR

 

(D)                                PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

Any such Common Stock as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or as to which the conditions for removal of the foregoing restrictive legend set forth therein have been satisfied may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like number of shares of Common Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.13(f).

 

Section 2.14                              CUSIP Numbers .

 

The Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

 

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Section 2.15                              Calculations .

 

All calculations to be made in respect of the Securities shall be the obligation of the Company. All calculations made by the Company or its agent as contemplated pursuant to the terms hereof and of the Securities shall be made in good faith and be final and binding on the Holders absent manifest error. The Company shall provide a schedule of calculations to the Trustee upon the Trustee’s request, and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the accuracy of the calculations by the Company without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward calculations made by the Company to any Holder of Securities upon request.

 

Section 2.16                              Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved .

 

Interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on the Stated Maturity of such interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest payment.

 

Any interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on any Security which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on the Stated Maturity of such interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, and interest on such defaulted interest at the then applicable interest rate borne by the Securities, to the extent lawful (such defaulted interest and interest thereon herein collectively called “ Defaulted Interest ”), shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the Regular Record Date; and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Subsection (a) or (b) below:

 

(a)                                  The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date (not less than 25 days after such notice) of the proposed payment (the “ Special Payment Date ”), and on the date of payment the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the Special Payment Date, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this subsection provided. Upon receipt of such notice, the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the Special Payment Date and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of such Special Record Date. Unless the Company issues a press release to the same effect, in the name and at the expense of the Company, the Trustee shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at its address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date or notify in such other manner as the Trustee determines, including in accordance with any Applicable Procedures. Notice of the proposed payment of

 

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such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Payment Date therefor having been so mailed or otherwise conveyed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities are registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following paragraph (b).

 

(b)                                  The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by this Indenture not inconsistent with the requirements of such exchange, if, after written notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this subsection, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

 

(c)                                   Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.16, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

 

Section 2.17                              Computation of Interest .

 

Interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest) on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

Section 2.18                              Automatic Exchange from Restricted Global Security to Unrestricted Global Security .

 

Beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Security or Common Stock issued upon conversion of Restricted Securities (“ Restricted Common Stock ”) shall be automatically exchanged into beneficial interests in an unrestricted Global Security or stock certificate representing unrestricted Common Stock, as applicable, that is no longer subject to the restrictions set out in the Restrictive Legend (the “ Unrestricted Global Security ” or “ Unrestricted Common Stock ”, as applicable), without any action required by or on behalf of the Holders (the “ Automatic Exchange ”). In order to effect such exchange, the Company shall at least 15 days but not more than 30 days prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, deliver a notice of Automatic Exchange (an “ Automatic Exchange Notice ”) to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing in the Security Register or register maintained at the registrar for Common Stock, as applicable, with a copy to the Trustee or transfer agent for Common Stock, as applicable. The Automatic Exchange Notice shall identify the Securities or Common Stock, as applicable, subject to the Automatic Exchange and shall state: (1) the date of the Automatic Exchange; (2) the section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Automatic Exchange shall occur; (3) the “ CUSIP ” number of the Restricted Global Security or Restricted Common Stock, as applicable, from which such Holders’ beneficial interests shall be transferred and (4) the “ CUSIP ” number of the Unrestricted Global Security or Unrestricted Common Stock, as applicable, into which such holders’ beneficial interests shall be transferred. At the Company’s request on no less than 5 days’ prior notice, the Trustee shall deliver, or, with respect to Common Stock, the Company shall cause the transfer agent to deliver, in the Company’s name and at its expense, the Automatic Exchange Notice to each holder at such holder’s address appearing in the Security Register or register maintained at the registrar for Common Stock, as applicable; provided ,

 

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however , that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee or transfer agent, as applicable, a Company Order and an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee or transfer agent, as applicable, give the Automatic Exchange Notice (in the name and at the expense of the Company) and setting forth the information to be stated in the Automatic Exchange Notice as provided in the preceding sentence. As a condition to any such exchange pursuant to this Section 2.18, the Trustee or transfer agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive from the Company, and rely conclusively without any liability, upon an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Company, in form and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or transfer agent, as applicable, to the effect that such transfer of beneficial interests to the Unrestricted Global Security or Unrestricted Common Stock, as applicable, shall be effected in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon such exchange of beneficial interests pursuant to this Section 2.18, (i) with respect to the Securities, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Security(s) and the Unrestricted Global Security, respectively, equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred or (ii) with respect to Common Stock, the registrar for Common Stock shall reflect on its books and records the date of such transfer and a decrease and increase, respectively, in the number of shares of the applicable Restricted Common Stock and the Unrestricted Common Stock, respectively, equal to the beneficial interests transferred. If an Unrestricted Global Security is not then outstanding at the time of the Automatic Exchange, the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an Unrestricted Global Security to the Depositary. Following any such transfer pursuant to this Section 2.18, the relevant Restricted Global Security or Restricted Common Stock, as applicable, shall be cancelled.

 

ARTICLE 3
REPURCHASE

 

Section 3.01                              Repurchase of Securities at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change .

 

(a)                                  In the event a Fundamental Change shall occur at any time when any Securities remain outstanding, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all of such Holders’ Securities, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments, on a date specified by the Company (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Date ”) that is no earlier than the 20th calendar day following the date of, and no later than the 35th calendar day following the date of, delivery of the Fundamental Change Company Notice (as defined below) at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities tendered for purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on those Securities to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Price ”), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of any Holder of the requirements set forth in Section 3.01(c); provided that if the Fundamental Change Purchase Date is on a date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be 100% of the principal amount of the Securities repurchased but shall not include accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any. Instead, the Company shall pay such accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and

 

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Special Interest), if any, on the Interest Payment Date, to the Holder of record at the close of business on the corresponding Regular Record Date.

 

(b)                                  On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall mail a written notice of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and of the resulting purchase right to the Trustee, the Conversion Agent, the Paying Agent, and to each Holder of record of Securities (a “ Fundamental Change Company Notice ”). The Fundamental Change Company Notice shall include the form of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice (defined below) to be completed by the Holder and shall state:

 

(1)                                  the events causing such Fundamental Change;

 

(2)                                  the date of such Fundamental Change;

 

(3)                                  the last date by which the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must be delivered to elect the purchase option pursuant to this Section 3.01;

 

(4)                                  the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

 

(5)                                  the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

 

(6)                                  the Holder’s right to require the Company to purchase the Securities;

 

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

 

(8)                                  if applicable, the then effective Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate resulting from such Fundamental Change;

 

(9)                                  the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under Article 4 of this Indenture and that the Securities as to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given may be converted into Common Stock pursuant to Article 4 of this Indenture only to the extent that the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

(10)                           the procedures that the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.01;

 

(11)                           the procedures for withdrawing a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice;

 

(12)                           that, unless the Company fails to pay such Fundamental Change Purchase Price, Securities covered by any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice will cease to be outstanding and interest, (including Additional Interest and

 

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Special Interest), if any, will cease to accrue on and after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

 

(13)                           the CUSIP number of the Securities.

 

At the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall give such Fundamental Change Company Notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company. In connection with the delivery of the Fundamental Change Notice to the Holders, the Company shall publish a notice containing substantially the same information that is required in the Fundamental Change Company Notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York or publish information on a website of the Company or through such other public medium the Company may use at that time. If any of the Securities is in the form of a Global Security, then the Company shall modify such notice to the extent necessary to accord with the Applicable Procedures relating to the purchase of Global Securities. No failure of the Company to give the Fundamental Change Company Notice and no defect therein shall limit the purchase rights of the Holders of Securities or affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Securities pursuant to this Section 3.01.

 

(c)                                   A Holder may exercise its rights specified in Section 3.01(a) upon delivery of a written notice (which shall be in substantially the form set forth in the form of Security attached as Exhibit A or Exhibit B under the heading “ Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ” and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Depositary’s Applicable Procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a “ Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ”) to the Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, subject to extension to comply with applicable law.

 

(1)                                  The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice shall state: (A) if Certificated Securities are to be purchased, the certificate numbers of the Securities which the Holder will deliver to be purchased (or, if the Security is held in global form, any other items required to comply with the Applicable Procedures), (B) the portion of the principal amount of the Securities which the Holder will deliver to be purchased, which portion must be (x) a principal amount of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) a principal amount of $1.00 or any integral multiples thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments and (C) that such Security shall be purchased as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Securities and in this Indenture.

 

(2)                                  The delivery of a Security for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been timely delivered to any Paying Agent and not validly withdrawn prior to, on or after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (together with all necessary endorsements) at the office of such Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor.

 

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(3)                                  The Company shall only be obliged to purchase, pursuant to this Section 3.01, a portion of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the purchase of all of a Security also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Security.

 

(4)                                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to a Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01(c) shall have the right to withdraw such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is (x) a principal amount of $1,000 or in an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) a principal amount of $1.00 or in an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.02(b).

 

(5)                                  A Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.

 

(6)                                  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of Global Securities, any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be delivered or withdrawn and such Securities may be surrendered or delivered for purchase in accordance with the Applicable Procedures as in effect from time to time.

 

(7)                                  There shall be no repurchase of any Securities pursuant to this Section 3.01 if an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) has occurred prior to, on or after, as the case may, the giving by the Holders of such Securities of the required Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and such Event of Default is continuing. The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities (x) with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with this Indenture, or (y) held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) in which case, upon such return, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

 

Section 3.02                              Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice .

 

(a)                                  Upon receipt by any Paying Agent of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified below) thereafter be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Security. The Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder

 

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promptly following the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date with respect to such Security (provided such Holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 3.01) and (ii) the time of delivery of such Security to a Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.01. A Security in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given by the Holder thereof may not be converted pursuant to Article 4 hereof on or after the date of the delivery of such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, unless either (i) such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.02(b); or (ii) there shall be a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, provided, that the conversion right with respect to such Security shall terminate at the close of business on the date such default is cured and such Security is purchased in accordance herewith.

 

(b)                                  A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by any Holder delivering such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice upon delivery of a written notice of withdrawal (which may be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Securities, may be delivered electronically or by other means in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) to and actually received by Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, specifying:

 

(i)                                      if Certificated Securities are to be withdrawn, the certificate numbers of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted (or, if the Security is held in global form, any other items required to comply with the Applicable Procedures);

 

(ii)                                   the principal amount of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, which principal amount must be (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments; and

 

(iii)                                the principal amount, if any, of the Securities that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and that has been or shall be delivered for purchase by the Company which principal amount must be (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments.

 

The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Certificated Securities with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with the provisions of this Section 3.02(b).

 

Section 3.03                              Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price .

 

Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or an Affiliate of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.04) an amount in cash (in immediately available funds) sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof that are to be purchased on that

 

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Fundamental Change Purchase Date; provided , however , that to the extent any such funds are received by the Paying Agent from the Company after 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, such funds will be distributed to the Holders within one Business Day of receipt thereof.

 

If a Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all Securities for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture, then, on and after such Repurchase Date, such Securities shall cease to be outstanding and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on such Securities shall cease to accrue, whether or not such Securities are delivered to the Paying Agent, and the rights of the Holders in respect thereof shall terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price upon delivery of such Securities by their Holders to the Paying Agent).

 

Section 3.04                              Securities Purchased in Part .

 

Any Certificated Security that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of a Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing), and promptly after a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order (which the Company agrees to deliver promptly), authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so surrendered that is not purchased by the Company on such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

 

Section 3.05                              Repayment to the Company .

 

To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.03 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then promptly after the applicable Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Paying Agent shall return any such excess cash to the Company.

 

Section 3.06                              Compliance With Securities Laws Upon Purchase of Securities .

 

When complying with the provisions of Article 3 hereof and subject to any exemptions available under applicable law, the Company shall:

 

(a)                                  comply with the provisions of any tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable to the Company’s purchase of Securities under Article 3;

 

(b)                                  file a Schedule TO (or any successor or similar schedule, form or report) if required under the Exchange Act; and

 

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(c)                                   otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations in connection with any purchase pursuant to this Article 3 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified herein.

 

To the extent that compliance with any such laws, rules and regulations would result in a conflict with any of the terms hereof, this Indenture is hereby modified to the extent required for the Company to comply with such laws, rules and regulations.

 

Section 3.07                              Purchase of Securities In Open Market .

 

The Company may purchase Securities in the open market or by tender at any price or pursuant to private agreements. The Company shall surrender any Security purchased by the Company pursuant to this Article 3 to the Trustee for cancellation. Any Securities surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation may not be reissued or resold by the Company and will be canceled promptly in accordance with Section 2.12.

 

ARTICLE 4
CONVERSION

 

Section 4.01                              Right to Convert .

 

(a)                                  Upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, each Holder of Securities shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert the principal amount of any such Securities, or any portion of such principal amount equal to (x) $1,000 or a multiple of $1,000 thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or a multiple of $1.00 for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments, at the applicable Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such Securities (the “ Conversion Obligation ”), subject to the further provisions of this Article 4. A Holder may surrender its Securities for conversion at any time on or prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Final Maturity Date.

 

(b)                                  [Reserved]

 

(c)                                   If, the Company is party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or a sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company pursuant to which all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock would be exchanged for cash, securities or other property, then from and after the effective date of such transaction any conversion of Securities, including the conversion value deliverable in connection with such exchange, will be based on the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property that a Holder of Securities would have received if such Holder had converted its Securities into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction; provided , however , if all of outstanding shares of Common Stock would be exchanged in such transaction for the right to receive more than a single type of consideration based upon any form of election made by a holder of shares of Common Stock, then the amount of consideration to be received from and after the effective date of such transaction upon any conversion of the Securities will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of shares of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election.

 

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(d)                                  Securities may not be converted after the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Final Maturity Date.

 

Section 4.02                              Conversion Procedures .

 

(a)                                  Each Security shall be convertible at the office of the Conversion Agent and, if applicable, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary.

 

(b)                                  In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any interest in a Global Security, the Holder must complete the appropriate instruction form for conversion pursuant to the Depositary’s book-entry conversion program, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Company or the Conversion Agent, and pay the funds, if any, required by Section 4.03(d) and any taxes or duties if required pursuant to Section 4.08, and the Conversion Agent must be informed of the conversion in accordance with the customary practice of the Depositary. In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any Certificated Securities, the Holder of any such Securities to be converted, in whole or in part, shall:

 

(i)                                      complete and manually sign the conversion notice provided on the back of the Security (the “ Optional Conversion Notice ”) or a facsimile of the Optional Conversion Notice;

 

(ii)                                   deliver the Optional Conversion Notice, which is irrevocable, and the Security to the Conversion Agent;

 

(iii)                                if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents,

 

(iv)                               make any payment required under Section 4.03(d); and

 

(v)                                  if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes as set forth in Section 4.08.

 

The date on which the Holder satisfies all of the applicable requirements set forth above is the “ Optional Conversion Date. ” The Conversion Agent will, as promptly as possible, and in any event within two (2) Business Days of the receipt thereof, provide the Company with notice of any conversion by a Holder of the Securities.

 

(c)                                   Each Optional Conversion Notice shall state the name or names (with address or addresses) in which any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable on such conversion shall be issued. All such Securities surrendered for conversion shall, unless the shares issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the registration of such Securities, be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder or his duly authorized attorney.

 

(d)                                  In case any Securities of a denomination greater than (x) $1,000 for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments, shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the

 

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Securities so surrendered, without charge, new Securities in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Securities.

 

Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any such Securities (or portion thereof) surrendered for conversion on the relevant Conversion Date. The person in whose name the certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be issuable upon such conversion shall become the holder of record of such shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on such Conversion Date.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, in no event shall a Holder be entitled to the benefit of a Conversion Rate adjustment pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.04 in respect of Securities surrendered for conversion if, by virtue of being deemed the record holder of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion pursuant to the foregoing sentence, such Holder participates, as a result of being such holder of record, in the transaction or event that would otherwise give rise to such Conversion Rate adjustment to the same extent and in the same manner as holders of shares of Common Stock generally.

 

(e)                                   Upon the conversion of an interest in Global Securities, the Trustee (or other Conversion Agent appointed by the Company) shall make a notation on such Global Securities as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversions of Securities effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice exercising such Holder’s option to require the Company to purchase such Security may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with Article 3 hereof prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the relevant Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

 

Section 4.03                              Settlement Upon Conversion .

 

(a)                                  All conversions shall be settled in shares of Common Stock (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares). The shares of Common Stock in respect of any conversion of Securities shall be computed as follows: the Company shall deliver to converting Holders in respect of each (x) $1,000 of principal amount of Securities for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments, and (y) $1.00 of principal amount of Securities for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments a number of shares of Common Stock equal to applicable Conversion Rate in effect as of such Conversion Date, together with any cash payment for any fractional share of Common Stock as described in Section 4.03(e).

 

(b)                                  Except as described in Section 4.06, the Issuer shall deliver the consideration due upon conversion on the third Business Day immediately following the related Conversion Date.

 

(c)                                   Except as provided in Section 4.03(d) below, upon conversion, Holders shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any.

 

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(d)                                  Upon the conversion of any Securities, the Holder will not be entitled to receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, except to the extent specified below. The Company’s delivery to the Holder of Common Stock together with any cash payment for any fractional share of Common Stock, into which a Security is convertible will be deemed to satisfy in full the Company’s obligation to pay the principal amount of the Securities so converted and accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, to, but not including, the Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, to, but not including, the Conversion Date will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Securities are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date for the payment of interest, Holders of such Securities at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will receive the interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, payable on such Securities on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Securities surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, payable on the Securities so converted on such following Interest Payment Date; provided that no such payment need be made (i) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Final Maturity Date, (ii) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, or (iii) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Security.

 

(e)                                   The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Securities. If multiple Securities shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares which shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of Common Stock would be issuable upon the conversion of any Securities, the Company shall make payment therefor in cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock based on the Last Reported Sale Price on the relevant Conversion Date.

 

Section 4.04                              Adjustment of Conversion Rate .

 

The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company will not make any adjustment to the Conversion Rate if Holders of Securities participate, as a result of holding the Securities, in any of the transactions described under Section 4.04(a) (but only with respect to stock dividends or distributions), Section 4.04(b), Section 4.04(c), and Section 4.04(d), at the same time as holders of the Common Stock participate, without having to convert their Securities, as if such Holders held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect for such Securities immediately prior to the Record Date for such event.

 

(a)                                  If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Securities are outstanding, exclusively issues shares of its Common Stock as a dividend or

 

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distribution on shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

CR 1

=

CR 0

x

OS 1

 

 

OS 0

 

 

 

where,

 

CR 0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Record Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as applicable:

 

 

 

CR 1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Record Date or such effective date;

 

 

 

OS 0

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Record Date or such effective date; and

 

 

 

OS 1

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

 

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date for such share split or share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 4.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

(b)                                  If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Securities are outstanding, issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 60 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading-Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

CR 1

=

CR 0

x

OS 0  + X

 

 

OS 0  + Y

 

 

where,

 

CR 0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

 

 

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Record Date;

 

 

 

OS0

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Record Date;

 

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X

=

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

 

 

 

Y

=

the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights or warrants divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights or warrants.

 

To the extent such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or termination, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate which would be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In the event that such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants had not been fixed. For the purposes of this Section 4.04(b), in determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants and any amount payable on the exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if other than cash, as shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

 

(c)                                   If the Company, at any time or from time to time while the Securities are outstanding, distributes shares of any class of capital stock of the Company, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights or warrants to acquire the Company’s capital stock or other securities to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, excluding:

 

(i)                                      dividends or distributions and rights or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b);

 

(ii)                                   dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash; and

 

(iii)                                Spin-Offs to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 4.04(c) shall apply;

 

then the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

CR 1

=

CR 0

x

SP 0

 

 

SP 0  - FMV

 

 

where,

 

CR 0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

 

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CR 1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Record Date;

 

 

 

SP 0

=

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Record Date for such distribution; and

 

 

 

FMV

=

the fair market value (as determined by the Board Of Directors) of the shares of capital stock, evidence of indebtedness, assets, property, rights or warrants distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Record Date for such distribution.

 

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the “ FMV ” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 4.04(c) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “ FMV ” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “ SP0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, each Holder of Securities shall receive, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of securities or assets or property such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution of the securities or assets.

 

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit and such shares of capital stock or similar equity interests are listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

CR 1

=

CR 0

x

FMV 0  + MP 0

 

 

MP 0

 

 

where,

 

CR 0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period (as defined below);

 

 

 

CR 1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;

 

 

 

FMV 0

=

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the capital stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock (determined for purposes of the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as if such capital stock or similar equity interest were the Common Stock) over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Record Date of the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and

 

 

 

MP 0

=

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

 

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The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will occur on the last day of the Valuation Period; provided that in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references above to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Record Date of such Spin-Off and the Conversion Date in determining the applicable Conversion Rate.

 

For the purposes of this Section 4.04(c) (and subject in all respects to Section 4.11), rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a “ Trigger Event ”): (1) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (2) are not exercisable; and (3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.04(c), (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.04(c). If any such right or warrant, including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights 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 Record Date of such deemed distribution (in which case the original rights or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders). In addition, in the event of any distribution or deemed distribution of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any Holders thereof, upon such final redemption or repurchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights 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 holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming each such holder had retained such rights 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 or warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.

 

For the purposes of this Section 4.04(c) and subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 4.04, any dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04(c) applies which also includes one or both of:

 

(A)                                a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 4.04(a) applies (the “ Clause A Distribution ”), and

 

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(B)                                a dividend or distribution of rights or warrants to which Section 4.04(b) applies (the “ Clause B Distribution ”),

 

then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04(c) applies (the “ Clause C Distribution ”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 4.04 (c) with respect thereto 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 4.04(a) and Section 4.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company, (I) the “Record Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record 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 Record Date or such effective date” within the meaning of Section 4.04(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Record Date” within the meaning of Section 4.04(b).

 

(d)                                  (i) If any annual cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock during any annual fiscal period, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

CR 1

=

CR 0

x

SP 0

 

 

SP 0  - C

 

 

where,

 

CR 0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

 

 

CR 1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

 

 

SP 0

=

the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Record Date for such dividend or distribution; and

 

 

 

C

=

the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of Common Stock in excess of $0.10 per share of Common Stock.

 

In the case of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04(d), such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Record Date for the relevant dividend or distribution. If the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to one share of the Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Last Reported Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, in lieu of the adjustment set forth above, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder of Securities shall have the right to receive on the date on which such cash dividend or distribution is distributed to holders of Common Stock, for each (x) $1,000 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments) and (y) $1.00 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments), the amount of cash such Holder

 

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would have received had such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Record Date for such distribution.

 

(e)                                   If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock, 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 per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

CR 1

=

CR 0

x

AC + (SP 1  x OS 1 )

 

 

OS 0  x SP 1

 

 

where,

 

CR 0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;

 

 

 

CR 1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;

 

 

 

AC

=

the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

 

 

 

OS 0

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires;

 

 

 

OS 1

=

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to, for the avoidance of doubt, the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

 

 

 

SP 1

=

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires.

 

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(e) shall occur as of the close of business on the tenth Trading Day from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that in respect of any conversion within 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer and the Conversion Date in determining the applicable Conversion Rate.

 

(f)                                    To the extent permitted by law and applicable Trading Market rules, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for any period of time of at least 20 Business Days, so long as the increase is irrevocable during the period and the

 

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Board of Directors shall have made a determination that such increase would be in the best interests of the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to this Section 4.04(f), the Company shall mail to Holders of record of the Securities a notice of the increase at least 15 Business Days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

 

(g)                                   The Company may (but shall not be required to) increase the Conversion Rate, in addition to any adjustments pursuant to Sections 4.04(a), 4.04(b), 4.04(c), 4.04(d), 4.04(e) or 4.04(f), if the Board of Directors considers such increase to be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

 

(h)                                  All calculations under this Article 4 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one ten-thousandth of a share. No adjustment shall be required to be made for the Company’s issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities, other than as provided in this Section 4.04 and in Section 4.11 hereof.

 

(i)                                      Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and any Conversion Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such 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 it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder of the Securities. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

 

(j)                                     For purposes of this Section 4.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

 

(k)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the application of the foregoing formulas set forth in this Section 4.04 would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made (other than as a result of a share combination).

 

(l)                                      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made:

 

(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

 

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Company’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 Company 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 clause (ii) above and outstanding as of the date the Securities were first issued;

 

(iv)                               upon the issuance (or exercise) of up to 2,000,000 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Company in settlement of class actions consolidated and designated as Fuller v. Imperial Holdings, Inc.;

 

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

 

(vi)                               for accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on the Securities; or

 

(vii)                            upon the transfer of any life settlements to a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(m)                              The Company shall not be required to make an adjustment in the Conversion Rate unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate. However, the Company will carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried forward adjustment, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, upon any Conversion Date with respect to the Securities.

 

Section 4.05                              Certain Other Adjustments .

 

To the extent not otherwise covered by Section 4.04, whenever a provision of this Indenture requires the calculation of Last Reported Sale Prices over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors will make appropriate adjustments to such Last Reported Sale Prices and the Conversion Rate or the amount due upon conversion to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Record Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period from which such Last Reported Sale Prices are to be calculated. Any such adjustment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.05 shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors in order to give effect to the intent of Section 4.04 and the other provisions of this Article 4 and to avoid unjust or inequitable results.

 

Section 4.06                              Adjustments Upon Certain Fundamental Changes .

 

(a)                                  If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Final Maturity Date and a Holder elects to convert its Securities in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under certain circumstances, increase the Conversion Rate for the Securities so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”) as described below. A conversion of Securities shall

 

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be deemed for these purposes to be “ in connection with ” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the notice of conversion of the Securities is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date (or, in the case of an event that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th calendar day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

 

(b)                                  Upon surrender of Securities for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock as provided under Section 4.03, calculated based on the Conversion Rate as adjusted by the Additional Shares; provided , however , that if, at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Reference Property is comprised entirely of cash, then, for any conversion of Securities following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the amounts deliverable by the Company shall be calculated based solely on the “ Stock Price ” (as defined below) for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change and shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares) multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the amounts deliverable by the Company shall be determined and paid to holders in cash on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date.

 

(c)                                   The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate will be increased will be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the price (the “ Stock Price ”) paid (or deemed paid) per share of the Common Stock in the Fundamental Change. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten Trading-Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

The following table sets forth the number of additional shares to be received per $1,000 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments) for each stock price and effective date set forth below:

 

 

 

Stock Price

 

 

 

$0.32

 

$1.00

 

$2.00

 

$3.00

 

$4.00

 

$5.00

 

$10.00

 

$20.00

 

04/01/17

 

2625.0000

 

575.9000

 

197.0000

 

107.4000

 

72.7750

 

55.2400

 

25.9400

 

12.8800

 

04/01/18

 

2625.0000

 

561.6000

 

179.0500

 

93.5000

 

62.2500

 

47.0000

 

22.1200

 

11.0050

 

04/01/19

 

2625.0000

 

547.1000

 

158.8500

 

78.0667

 

50.8500

 

38.2200

 

18.1100

 

9.0300

 

04/01/20

 

2625.0000

 

533.1000

 

135.6500

 

60.8000

 

38.5750

 

28.9600

 

13.9000

 

6.9000

 

04/04/21

 

2625.0000

 

520.1000

 

108.1000

 

41.3667

 

25.5250

 

19.3600

 

9.4800

 

4.7400

 

04/01/22

 

2625.0000

 

509.1000

 

72.8500

 

19.7333

 

12.3750

 

9.7200

 

4.8500

 

2.4250

 

4/1/2023

 

2625.0000

 

500.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

 

The number of additional shares to be received per $1.00 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments) for each stock price and effective date will be

 

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the number corresponding to such stock price and effective date set forth in the table above divided by 1,000.

 

The exact Stock Prices and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

 

(i)                                      If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year.

 

(ii)                                   If the Stock Price is greater than $20.00 per share (subject to adjustment pursuant to subsection (d) below), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

 

(iii)                                If the Stock Price is less than $0.32 per share (subject to adjustments pursuant to subsection (d) below), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

 

(d)                                  The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Securities is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in such table shall be adjusted in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.04.

 

(e)                                   The Company shall notify the Holders of Securities of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.

 

Section 4.07                              Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale .

 

If any of the following events occur:

 

(i)                                      any recapitalization or reclassification of, or change of, the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination);

 

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

 

(iii)                                a sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; or

 

(iv)                               any statutory share exchange;

 

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in each case as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, or would be reclassified or changed into, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “ Merger Event ”), then at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) providing that at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert a Security will be changed into a right to convert such Security as set forth in this Indenture into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversation Rate prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “ Reference Property ”) upon such Merger Event.

 

If, as a result of the Merger Event, each share of Common Stock is converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then the Reference Property into which the Securities will be convertible will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election. The Company shall not become a party to any such Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 4.07. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4 in the judgment of the Board of Directors or the board of directors of the successor Person. If, in the case of any such recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale, lease, other transfer or statutory share exchange, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale, lease, other transfer or statutory share exchange, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person.

 

The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Securities maintained by the Primary Registrar, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture. The above provisions of this Section 4.07 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, combinations, sales and conveyances. If this Section 4.07 applies to any Merger Event, Section 4.04 shall not apply.

 

Section 4.08                              Taxes on Shares Issued .

 

The Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Securities pursuant hereto; provided , however , that if such documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax is due because the Holder of such Securities has requested that shares of Common Stock be issued in a name other than that of the Holder of the Securities converted, then such taxes will be paid by the Holder, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate

 

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evidencing such shares unless and until the Holder shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

 

Section 4.09                              Reservation of Shares; Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance With Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock .

 

The Company shall reserve, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to satisfy conversion or redemption (pursuant to the Physical Settlement or the Combination Settlement) of the Securities from time to time as such Securities are presented for conversion (assuming that, at the time of the computation of such number of shares or securities, all such Securities would be converted by or redeemed on behalf of a single Holder).

 

The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion or redemption (pursuant to the Physical Settlement or the Combination Settlement) of Securities shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free from any tax, lien or charge (other than those created by the Holder).

 

The Company shall cause any shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion or redemption (pursuant to the Physical Settlement or the Combination Settlement) of Securities to be designated for quotation or listing, subject to notice of issuance, on each national securities exchange or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

 

Section 4.10                              Responsibility of Trustee .

 

The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Securities to determine or calculate the Conversion Rate, to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, or to confirm the accuracy of any such adjustment when made or the appropriateness of the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock or of any other securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered by the Company upon the conversion of any Securities; and the Trustee and the Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Securities for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 4. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, including its capacity as Conversion Agent.

 

Section 4.11                              Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions .

 

In case:

 

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(a)                                  the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04 ; or

 

(b)                                  the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all or substantially all of its Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04 or Section 4.12 hereof; or

 

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

 

(d)                                  of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of this Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent and to be mailed to each Holder of Securities at such Holder’s address appearing on a list of Holders of Securities, which the Company shall provide to the Trustee, as promptly as practicable but in any event at least 10 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend (or any other distribution) or rights or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, lease, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend (or any other distribution), reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

 

Section 4.12                              Stockholder Rights Plan .

 

Each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Securities pursuant to this Article 4 shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any stockholder rights plan adopted by the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if prior to any conversion such rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights agreement, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company had distributed to all holders of

 

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the Common Stock, shares of the Company’s capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights or warrants as described in Section 4.04(c) above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

 

ARTICLE 5
REDEMPTION

 

Section 5.01                              Redemption .

 

(a)                                  The Company may redeem the Securities, in whole but not in part, upon notice as described in Section 5.04, as further set forth below, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, if and only if the Last Reported Sale Price for not less than any fifteen (15) Trading Days in the last thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days is more than one hundred-twenty percent (120%) of the Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Trading Day. The Company may, at its election, pay or deliver as the case may be, to all Holders, in respect of all of the Securities, either (a) solely cash (the “ Cash Settlement ”), (b) solely shares of Common Stock (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) (the “ Physical Settlement ”) or (c) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (the “ Combination Settlement ”).

 

(b)                                  If the Company elects the Cash Settlement, the Company shall deliver to each Holder of Securities an amount of cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date.

 

(c)                                   If the Company elects the Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to each Holder of Securities in respect of each (x) $1,000 of principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Redemption Conversion Rate and (y) $1.00 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Redemption Conversion Rate divided by 1,000, together in each case with any cash payment for any fractional share of Common Stock based on the Redemption Conversion Price.

 

(d)                                  If the Company elects the Combination Redemption, the Company shall deliver to each Holder of Securities in respect of the principal amount of Securities that the Company has specified is to be redeemed in cash, a cash amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date (the “ Specified Cash Amount ”) and with respect to the remaining portion of such Securities to be redeemed in shares of Common Stock, shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with Section 5.01(c), together with a cash payment for any fractional shares of Common Stock, which cash payment shall be based on the Redemption Conversion Price.

 

(e)                                   Except as specifically contemplated by this Article 5, the Company will not be entitled to redeem the Securities at its option.

 

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Section 5.02                              Election To Redeem; Notices to Trustee .

 

If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to Section 5.01, at least thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to in writing by the Trustee), the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the redemption price, and deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained in Section 5.01. Notice given to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 5.01 may not be revoked after the time that notice is given to Holders pursuant to Section 5.04, except as provided in Section 5.05.

 

Section 5.03                              Acquisition of Securities by Company Other Than by Redemption .

 

The Company may acquire Securities by means other than redemption, whether pursuant to Company tender offer, open market purchase or otherwise, provided such acquisition does not otherwise violate the other terms of this Indenture.

 

Section 5.04                              Notice of Redemption .

 

At least thirty (30) Scheduled Trading Days, and no more than sixty (60) days, before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder to be redeemed at his or her last address as the same appears on the registry books maintained by the Primary Registrar pursuant to Section 2.03, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than sixty (60) days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. If the Company mails such notice to Holders, it shall mail a copy of such notice to the Trustee at the same time.

 

The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including the CUSIP numbers thereof) and shall state:

 

(1)                                  the Redemption Date;

 

(2)                                  the redemption price, whether such redemption price shall be satisfied pursuant to the Cash Settlement, the Physical Settlement or the Combination Settlement and, if the Company elects the Combination Settlement, the Specified Cash Amount;

 

(3)                                  the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(4)                                  that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

 

(5)                                  that unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

 

(6)                                  that the Securities are being redeemed pursuant to Section 5.01;

 

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(7)                                  the aggregate principal amount of Securities that are being redeemed;

 

(8)                                  if the redemption is conditional, a description of the applicable conditions and the date by which such conditions are expected to be satisfied; and

 

(9)                                  that Holders shall have the right to convert the Securities called for redemption at the then effective Conversion Rate.

 

At the Company’s written request made at least five Business Days prior to the date on which notice is to be given, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption prepared by the Company, in the Company’s name and at the Company’s sole expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 5.04.

 

Section 5.05                              Effect of Notice of Redemption .

 

Except as provided below in the next paragraph, once the notice of redemption described in Section 5.04 is mailed, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the redemption price, plus interest accrued to the Redemption Date, if the redemption price is to be satisfied pursuant to the Cash Settlement or the Combination Settlement (provided, that, with respect to the Combination Settlement, interest will only accrue with respect to the Specified Cash Amount). Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price, plus interest accrued to the Redemption Date (if the redemption price is to be satisfied pursuant to the Cash Settlement or the Combination Settlement (provided, that, with respect to the Combination Settlement, interest will only accrue with respect to the Specified Cash Amount)), provided that if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date, such accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Securities registered on the relevant record date, and provided, further, that if a Redemption Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no such interest shall accrue for the period from such Redemption Date to such succeeding Business Day. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

 

Any redemption or notice may, at the Company’s option, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the Redemption Date so delayed.

 

The Company may provide in any notice that payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and the performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person.

 

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Section 5.06                              Deposit of Redemption Price .

 

If the redemption price is to be satisfied pursuant to the Cash Settlement or the Combination Settlement, on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds money sufficient to pay the redemption price (or the Specified Cash Amount with respect to a Combination Settlement)of and accrued interest on all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation; provided , however , that to the extent any such funds are received by the Paying Agent from the Company after 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date, such funds will be distributed to the Holders within one Business Day of receipt thereof. Promptly after the calculation of the redemption price, the Company shall give the Trustee and any Paying Agent written notice thereof.

 

If the redemption price is to be satisfied pursuant to the Cash Settlement or the Combination Settlement, on and after any Redemption Date, if money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and applicable accrued interest on Securities called for redemption shall have been made available in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Securities called for redemption shall cease to accrue interest and the only right of the Holders of such Securities shall be to receive payment of the redemption price of and, subject to the first proviso in Section 5.05, the applicable accrued and unpaid interest on such Securities to the Redemption Date. If any Security surrendered for redemption, for which the redemption price is to be satisfied pursuant to the Cash Settlement or the Combination Settlement, shall not be so paid, interest shall be paid, from the Redemption Date until such redemption payment is made, on the unpaid principal of the Security and any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate and in the manner provided in the Securities.

 

Section 5.07                              Mandatory Redemption .

 

The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Securities.

 

Section 5.08                              Conversion Right In Lieu of Redemption .

 

To the extent a Holder converts its Securities “in connection” with an election by the Company to redeem the Securities pursuant to this Article 5, the Company shall increase the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.06. For purposes hereof, a conversion of Securities will be deemed to be “in connection with” an election by the Company to redeem the Securities pursuant to this Article 5 if the Optional Conversion Notice is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including the date of the issuance of the notice of redemption described in Section 5.04 up to the Close of Business on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date.

 

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ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS

 

Section 6.01                              Payment of Securities .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any) on the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture, and will duly comply with all the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in, or made in this Indenture for the benefit of, the Holders.

 

(b)                                  A payment of principal or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any) shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Paying Agent (other than the Company) (or if the Company is the Paying Agent, the segregated account or separate trust fund maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 2.04) holds by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on that date money, deposited by or on behalf of the Company sufficient to make the payment. Accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest) on any Security that is payable (whether or not punctually paid or duly provided for) on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest in immediately available funds on overdue principal and interest at the annual rate borne by the Securities, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the day preceding the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable on demand.

 

(c)                                   Payment of the principal of and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on the Securities shall be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose (which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee) in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided , however , that at the option of the Company payment of interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest) on any Certificated Securities having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address appears in the Register; provided further that a Holder of a Certificated Security having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000 will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds at the election of such Holder if such Holder has provided wire transfer instructions to the Trustee at least 10 Business Days prior to the payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the Trustee will remain in effect until revoked by the Holder. In the case of a permanent Global Security, interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, payable on any applicable payment date will be paid to the Depositary, with respect to that portion of such permanent Global Security held for its account by Cede & Co. for the purpose of permitting such party to credit the interest received by it in respect of such permanent Global Security to the accounts of the beneficial owners thereof.

 

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Section 6.02                              Reports by Company .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, within 15 days after such reports and other documents are required to be filed with the SEC (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). In addition, the Company will make such information available to the Holders of the Securities upon reasonable request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities if the Company has filed such reports with the SEC using the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“ EDGAR ”) system and such reports are publicly available.

 

(b)                                  The Trustee shall have no duty to search for or obtain any electronic or other filings that the Company makes with the SEC, regardless of whether such filings are periodic, supplemental or otherwise.

 

(c)                                   Delivery of such reports and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the compliance by the Company with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

Section 6.03                              Compliance Certificates .

 

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017), an Officer’s Certificate as to the signer’s knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all conditions and covenants on its part contained in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default. If such signer knows of such a Default or Event of Default, the Officer’s Certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 6.03, compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. Such certificates need not comply with Section 12.04 of this Indenture. In addition, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days after an Officer has actual knowledge of any Event of Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default, its status and the action that the Company is taking or proposing to take in respect thereof.

 

Section 6.04                              Further Instruments and Acts .

 

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

 

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Section 6.05                              Maintenance of Corporate Existence .

 

Subject to Article 7, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

 

Section 6.06                              Rule 144A Information Requirement .

 

Prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the Company agrees that it shall, during any period in which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act, upon the request of any Holder or beneficial holder of the Securities, make available to such Holder or beneficial holder of Securities or any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof which continue to be Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of Securities or such Common Stock designated by such Holder or beneficial holder, the information required pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act and it will take such further action as any Holder or beneficial holder of such Securities or such Common Stock may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder or beneficial holder to sell its Securities or Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemption provided by Rule 144A, as such Rule may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 6.07                              Stay, Extension And Usury Laws .

 

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or accrued but unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest (or both), if any) on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waive all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

Section 6.08                              Payment of Additional Interest .

 

If Additional Interest or Special Interest (or both) is payable by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Securities and this Indenture, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest and/or Special Interest that is payable, (ii) the reason why such Additional Interest and/or Special Interest is payable and (iii) the date on which such Additional Interest and/or Special Interest is payable. Unless and until a Trust Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest or Special Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest and/or Special Interest directly to the Persons entitled to such Additional Interest and/or Special Interest, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.

 

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Section 6.09                              Maintenance of Office or Agency .

 

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment. The Company also will maintain an office or agency where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The office of the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, will be such office or agency of the Company, unless the Company shall designate and maintain some other office or agency for one or more of such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location and any change in the location of any such offices or agencies. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required offices or agencies or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the office of the Trustee and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

 

The Company may from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies (in or outside of The City of New York) where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes, and may from time to time rescind such designation. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and any change in the location of any such office or agency.

 

Section 6.10          Listing; Status .

 

The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to (a) maintain the quotation or listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such Trading Market and (b) maintain its status as a reporting company subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company further agrees that for so long as the Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer the listing of the Common Stock to a national securities exchange, as such term is recognized by the SEC, promptly after eligibility requirements for such national securities exchange are met.

 

Section 6.11          Registration Statement .

 

As soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within 30 days after the last date on which any Securities are originally issued under this Indenture, the Company will file a registration statement with the SEC for the resale by the Holders of the Securities or holders of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities under the Securities Act and shall use its best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

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ARTICLE 7
CONSOLIDATION; MERGER; SALE OF ASSETS

 

Section 7.01          Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms .

 

(a)           The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person and the Company shall not sell, convey, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to any Person in a single transaction or series of related transactions, unless:

 

(1)           (a) the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company is a Subsidiary of the Company; (b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (c) the Company shall have, at or prior to the effective date of such consolidation or merger or sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition, delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition complies with this Section 7.01 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; or

 

(2)           (a) the person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume by a supplemental indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any, on all the Securities and the performance and observance of every covenant of this Indenture to be performed or observed on the part of the Company; (b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (c) the Company shall have, at or prior to the effective date of such consolidation or merger or sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition, delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, or merger or sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition complies with this Section 7.01 and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture complies with this Article, and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

Section 7.02          Successor Substituted .

 

Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or any sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in accordance with Section 7.01, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such sale,

 

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conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

 

ARTICLE 8
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

Section 8.01          Events of Default .

 

(a)           An “ Event of Default ” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(1)           a default in the payment of the principal amount or Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to any Security when such payment becomes due and payable; or

 

(2)           a default for 30 days in the payment of any interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any) on the Securities; or

 

(3)           a failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Securities in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of any Holder’s conversion rights;

 

(4)           failure by the Company to provide a Fundamental Change Company Notice within the time required to provide such notice as set forth in Section 3.01(b) hereof; or

 

(5)           failure to purchase all or any part of the Securities in accordance with Section 3.01 hereof;

 

(6)           failure to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement in this Indenture with respect to the Securities (other than a covenant or agreement in respect of which the Company’s non-compliance would otherwise be an event of default) and such default or breach continues for a period of 60 consecutive days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holder of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding;

 

(7)           an event of default as defined in 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 or any of its Subsidiaries for money borrowed in excess of $20 million, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created shall happen and shall result in such indebtedness becoming

 

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or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable, and such acceleration shall not be rescinded or annulled, or such indebtedness shall not have been discharged, within a period of 30 days after there shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, a written notice specifying such event of default and requiring that such acceleration be rescinded or annulled or such indebtedness to be discharged;

 

(8)           a final judgment for the payment of $50 million or more (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) rendered against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, which judgment is not discharged or stayed within 60 days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal or petition for review thereof has expired if no such appeal or review has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal or petition for review have been extinguished;

 

(9)           the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(a)           commences a voluntary insolvency proceeding;

 

(b)           consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary insolvency proceeding or consents to its dissolution or winding-up;

 

(c)           consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;

 

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

 

(e)           takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; provided , however , that the liquidation of any Subsidiary into another Subsidiary, other than as part of a credit reorganization, shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Section 8.01(a)(9); or

 

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

 

(a)           is for relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company in an involuntary insolvency proceeding;

 

(b)           appoints a custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company for any substantial part of their property;

 

(c)           orders the winding-up, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company;

 

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(d)           orders the presentation of any plan or arrangement, compromise or reorganization of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(e)           grants any similar relief under any foreign laws;

 

and in each such case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), no Event of Default under clauses (6) and (7) of Section 8.01(a) shall occur until the Trustee notifies the Company in writing, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee in writing, of the Default (a “ Notice of Default ”), and the Company does not cure the Default within the time specified in clauses (6) and (7) of Section 7.01(a), or obtain a waiver, after receipt of such notice. A notice given pursuant to this Section 8.01(b) shall be given by registered or certified mail, must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a Notice of Default. When any Default for which notice is given under this Section 8.01(b) is cured, it ceases.

 

(c)           The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after becoming aware of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, written notice thereof.

 

Section 8.02          Acceleration; Special Interest .

 

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (9) or (10) of Section 8.01(a)) shall occur and be continuing with respect to this Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may, and subject to Section 8.12 of this Indenture, the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on all Securities through the date of such declaration to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders of the Securities). Upon any such declaration, such principal and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, shall become due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clause (9) or (10) of Section 8.01(a) occurs and is continuing, then all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be due and payable immediately in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Securities, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, to the date the Securities become due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Thereupon, the Trustee may, at its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce the rights of the Holders of the Securities by appropriate judicial proceedings.

 

After a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities Outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

 

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(a)           the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee or any Agent a sum sufficient to pay:

 

(i)            all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee and any Agent under this Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and any Agent, and their respective counsel,

 

(ii)           all overdue interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on all Outstanding Securities,

 

(iii)          the principal of any Outstanding Securities which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest) thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and

 

(iv)          to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate borne by the Securities;

 

(b)           the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and

 

(c)           all Defaults or Events of Default, other than the non-payment of principal of and interest on the Securities which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 8.13. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in Section 8.16, to the extent elected by the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure by the Company to comply with the provisions of Section 6.02 of this Indenture and for any failure to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall, for the first 365 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive special interest (“ Special Interest ”) on the Securities at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the principal amount of the Securities. Such Special Interest shall be paid semi-annually in arrears, with the first semi-annual payment due on the first Interest Payment Date following the date on which such Special Interest began to accrue on the Securities. Special Interest shall accrue on all Outstanding Securities from and including the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the provisions of Section 6.02 or failure to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall first occur to but not including the 180th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived by Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities). On such 365th day (or earlier, if the Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with Section 6.02 and failure to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act is cured or waived prior to such 180th day), such Special Interest shall cease to accrue and, if the Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with Section 6.02 and failure to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act shall not have been cured or waived prior to such 365th day, the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided in this Section 8.02. The provisions of this paragraph shall not affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company shall not elect to pay Special Interest upon an Event of Default resulting from the failure of the Company to comply with the

 

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provisions of Section 6.02 and for any failure by it to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided above in this Section 8.02.

 

If the Company shall elect to pay Special Interest in connection with an Event of Default relating to its failure to comply with the requirements of Section 6.02 and for any failure by it to comply with Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act, (1) the Company shall notify all Holders and the Trustee and Paying Agent of such election on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which such Event of Default shall first occur, and (2) all references herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Special Interest accrued or payable as of such date as provided in this Section 8.02.

 

Section 8.03          Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee .

 

The Company covenants that if:

 

(a)           default is made in the payment of any interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

 

(b)           default is made in the payment of the principal of any Security at the Stated Maturity thereof,

 

the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and interest (including Special Interest, if any), with interest upon the overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate borne by the Securities; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever situated.

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders under this Indenture by such appropriate private or judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy, subject however to Section 8.12. No recovery of any such judgment upon any property of the Company shall affect or impair any rights, powers or remedies of the Trustee or the Holders.

 

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Section 8.04          Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

 

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

 

(a)           to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest (including Special Interest, if any) owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee or any Agent, their respective agents and counsel and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 9.07 of this Indenture) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

 

(b)           to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee or any Agent, their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee or an Agent under Section 9.07.

 

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

 

The Trustee shall be entitled to participate as a member of any official committee of creditors in the matters it deems advisable.

 

Section 8.05          Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities .

 

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and any Agent, and their respective agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

 

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Section 8.06          Application of Money Collected .

 

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 8 or otherwise on behalf of the Holders or the Trustee pursuant to this Article 8 or through any proceeding or any arrangement or restructuring in anticipation or in lieu of any proceeding contemplated by this Article 8 and any money or other property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture after an Event of Default shall be applied, subject to applicable law, in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

 

FIRST :  To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee (or any predecessor trustee) and any Agent hereunder under Section 9.07;

 

SECOND :  To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities for principal and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any), in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any); and

 

THIRD :  The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto, including the Company, provided that all sums due and owing to the Holders and the Trustee have been paid in full as required by this Indenture.

 

Section 8.07          Limitation on Suits .

 

Subject to Section 8.08, no Holder of any Securities shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or the Securities, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

 

(a)           such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities;

 

(b)           the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as trustee hereunder;

 

(c)           such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense (including fees and expenses of its counsel) to be incurred in compliance with such request; and

 

(d)           the Trustee has failed to institute the proceeding and has not received direction inconsistent with the original request from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities within 60 days after the original request;

 

it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture or any Security to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or

 

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preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture or any Security, except in the manner provided in this Indenture and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

 

Section 8.08          Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of the principal amount, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, Fundamental Change Purchase Price, Additional Interest, if any, or Special Interest, if any, in respect of the Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Securities and this Indenture (whether upon repurchase or otherwise), and to convert such Security in accordance with Article 4, and to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective due dates or for the right to convert in accordance with Article 4, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.

 

Section 8.09          Restoration of Rights and Remedies .

 

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case the Company, any other obligor on the Securities, the Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

Section 8.10          Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

 

No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, 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 appropriate right or remedy.

 

Section 8.11          Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

 

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 8 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

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Section 8.12                              Control by Holders .

 

The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, provided that the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that is in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, exposes the Trustee to personal liability or expenses for which the Trustee has not received indemnity or security satisfactory to it or that the Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the giving of such direction; provided , however , that the Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with any such direction (subject to the provisions of Section 315 of the TIA).

 

Section 8.13                              Waiver of Past Defaults .

 

Subject to Section 8.08, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except an uncured Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or any accrued but unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest) on any Security, an uncured failure by the Company to convert any Securities into Common Stock and cash, as applicable, or any Default or Event of Default in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities which, under Section 11.02, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Security affected. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases to exist.

 

Section 8.14                              Undertaking for Costs .

 

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant, but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any) on, any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of purchase pursuant to Article 3 hereof, on the Specified Repurchase Date or the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, as the case may be).

 

Section 8.15                              Remedies Subject to Applicable Law .

 

All rights, remedies and powers provided by this Article 8 may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law in the premises, and all the provisions of this Indenture are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory

 

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provisions of law which may be controlling in the premises and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Indenture invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

 

Section 8.16                              Additional Interest .

 

(a)                                  If:

 

(i)                                      at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date which is six months after the last date on which any Securities are originally issued under this Indenture, (A) the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it 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), or (B) the Securities are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders who are not Affiliates of the Company (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities law or the terms of this Indenture or the Securities),

 

(ii)                                   as of the date that is one year after the last date on which any Securities are originally issued under this Indenture, the Restrictive Legend on any Securities has not been removed or the Securities are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders who are not Affiliates of the Company (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities law or the terms of this Indenture or the Securities), or

 

(iii)                                as of the date that is one hundred twenty (120) days after the last date on which any Securities are originally issued under this Indenture, a registration statement regarding the resale by the Holders of the Securities or holders of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities has not been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iii), a “ Restricted Transfer Default ”),

 

and the Company has not cured any such Restricted Transfer Default by the date that is 14 calendar days following the occurrence of such Restricted Transfer Default (such date, the “ Restricted Transfer Triggering Date ”), then the Company will be required to pay Additional Interest in cash on the Securities. Additional Interest on the Securities will accrue with respect to the first 90-day period (or portion thereof) following the Restricted Transfer Triggering Date for each day that a Restricted Transfer Default is continuing at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of Securities, which rate will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Securities for each subsequent 90- day period (or portion thereof) while a Restricted Transfer Default is continuing until all Restricted Transfer Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum of 0.50% of the principal amount of the Securities. Following the cure of all Restricted Transfer Defaults, the accrual of Additional Interest arising from Restricted Transfer Defaults will cease.

 

(b)                                  Additional Interest payable in accordance with Section 8.16(a) shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for the Securities following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Securities.

 

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(c)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Restrictive Legend on any Securities has not been removed pursuant to Section 2.18 or such Securities are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities law or the terms of this Indenture or the Securities), the Company shall have the right to designate an effective shelf registration statement for the resale by the Holders of the Securities or holders of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities. Additional Interest shall not accrue for each day on which such registration statement remains effective and usable by Holders for the resale of the Securities or any shares of Common Stock.  Any such registration shall be effected on terms customary for convertible securities.

 

(d)                                  During the period of one year after the last date on which any of the Securities are originally issued, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its “ affiliates ” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Securities that have been reacquired by any of them.

 

ARTICLE 9
TRUSTEE

 

Section 9.01                              Duties of Trustee .

 

(a)                                  In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

(b)                                  Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(1)                                  the Trustee undertakes to perform those duties and only those duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(2)                                  in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(c)                                   The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(1)                                  this clause (c) does not limit the effect of clauses (b) or (d) of this Section 9.01;

 

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(2)                                  the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(3)                                  the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Outstanding Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture;

 

(d)                                  No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it;

 

(e)                                   Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to the provisions of this Article 9;

 

(f)                                    The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except as the Trustee may agree with the Company. Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other assets except to the extent required by law; and

 

(g)                                   Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

Section 9.02                              Notice of Default .

 

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders and any other Persons entitled to receive reports pursuant to Section 313(c) of the TIA, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such Default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived; provided , however , that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders.

 

Section 9.03                              Certain Rights of Trustee .

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 9.01 hereof:

 

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

 

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(b)                                  any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

 

(c)                                   the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and any advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

 

(d)                                  the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

 

(e)                                   the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

 

(f)                                    the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may deem fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

 

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

 

(h)                                  the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities unless either

 

(i)                                      a Trust Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (ii) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office by the Company or by any Holder of Securities, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. For purposes of determining the Trustee’s responsibility and liability hereunder, whenever reference is made in this Indenture to a Default or Event of Default, such reference shall be construed to refer only to such Default or Event of Default for which the Trustee is deemed to have notice pursuant to this Section 9.03(h);

 

(j)                                     whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the

 

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absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of counsel which conform to Section 12.04. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;

 

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

 

(l)                                      the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties of the Trustee;

 

(m)                              the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded;

 

(n)                                  the Trustee may employ or retain such counsel, accountants, appraisers or other experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of determining and discharging its rights and duties hereunder and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any of them selected by the Trustee using due care;

 

(o)                                  the Trustee shall not be required to give any note, bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts and powers under this Indenture;

 

(p)                                  the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God, earthquakes, fire, flood, terrorism, wars and other military disturbances, sabotage, epidemics, riots, interruptions, losses or malfunctions of utilities, computers (hardware or software) or communications services, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authorities and governmental action; and

 

(q)                                  in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

(r)                                     The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to ensure compliance with the securities laws of any country or state except to request such certificates or other documents required to be obtained by the Trustee or any Registrar hereunder in connection with any exchange or transfer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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Section 9.04                              Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals, Dispositions of Securities or Application of Proceeds Thereof .

 

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, 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 Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

 

Section 9.05                              Trustee and Agents May Hold Securities; Collections; etc .

 

The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Registrar, Conversion Agent or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities, with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or such other agent and, subject to TIA Sections 310 and 311, may otherwise deal with the Company and receive, collect, hold and retain collections from the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or such other agent.

 

Section 9.06                              Money Held in Trust .

 

All moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law.

 

Section 9.07                              Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim .

 

The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee and each Agent from time to time, and the Trustee and each Agent shall be entitled to, such compensation as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) and the Company covenants and agrees to pay or reimburse the Trustee, each Agent and each predecessor Trustee or Agent upon their request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or such Agent in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of their respective counsel and of all agents and other persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Company also covenants and agrees to indemnify the Trustee, each Agent and each predecessor Trustee or Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any claim, loss, liability, tax, assessment or other governmental charge (other than taxes applicable to the Trustee’s or such Agent’s compensation hereunder) or expense incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or the trusts hereunder and its duties hereunder, including enforcement of this Section 9.07 and also including any liability which the Trustee or Agent may incur as a result of failure to withhold, pay or report any tax, assessment or other governmental charge, and the costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its

 

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powers or duties hereunder. The obligations of the Company under this Section 9.07 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee, each Agent and each predecessor Trustee or Agent and to pay or reimburse the Trustee, each Agent and each predecessor Trustee or Agent for reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute an additional obligation hereunder and, together with the lien referred in the next sentence, shall survive the satisfaction and discharge, and termination for any reason, of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee, each Agent and each predecessor Trustee or Agent. To secure the Company’s obligations in this Section 9.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money and property held or collected by the Trustee, other than money or property held in trust for the payment of principal of or interest on particular Securities. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any third-party claim for which it may seek indemnity of which it has received written notice. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder unless, and solely to the extent that, such failure materially prejudices the Company’s defense of such claim. The Company shall defend the claim, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company’s expense in the defense; provided that if the defendants in any such claim include both the Company and the Trustee and the Trustee shall have concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, or the Trustee has concluded that there may be any other actual or potential conflicting interests between the Company and the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the right to select separate counsel and the Company shall be required to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel. Any settlement which affects the Trustee may not be entered into without the written consent of the Trustee, unless the Trustee is given a full and unconditional release from liability with respect to the claims covered thereby and such settlement does not include a statement or admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of the Trustee. After the Company has assumed the defense of a claim as set forth in this Section 9.07 (whether or not the Trustee is entitled to select separate counsel hereunder), the Trustee may not settle or compromise any suit without the written consent of the Company (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

“Agent” for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Agent; provided , however , that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Agent hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Agent hereunder.

 

“Trustee” for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Trustee; provided , however , that the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder.

 

Without prejudice to its other rights hereunder, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 8.01(a)(6) or Section 8.01(a)(7), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

 

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Section 9.08                              Conflicting Interests .

 

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the TIA provided , however , that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the TIA any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Company are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA §310(b)(1) are met.

 

Section 9.09                              Trustee Eligibility .

 

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be eligible to act as trustee under TIA Section 310(a) and which shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, to the extent there is an institution eligible and willing to serve. If the Trustee does not have a Corporate Trust Office in The City of New York, the Trustee may appoint an agent in The City of New York reasonably acceptable to the Company to conduct any activities which the Trustee may be required under this Indenture to conduct in The City of New York. If such Trustee publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 9.09, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.09, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 9.

 

Section 9.10                              Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor Trustee .

 

(a)                                  No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to this Article 9 shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee under Section 9.11.

 

(b)                                  The Trustee, or any trustee or trustees hereafter appointed, may at any time resign by giving written notice thereof to the Company. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Trustee and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Trustee. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 9.11 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation or of any removal of the Trustee as hereinafter provided, the resigning or removed Trustee may at the Company’s expense petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities.

 

(c)                                   The Trustee may be removed at any time for any cause or for no cause by an Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.

 

(d)                                  If at any time:

 

(1)                                  the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of TIA Section 310(b) after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months,

 

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(2)                                  the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 9.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

 

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

 

then, in any case, (i) the Company may remove the Trustee, or (ii) subject to Section 8.14, the Holder of any Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

 

(e)                                   If the Trustee shall be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 9.11. If, within 60 days after such removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, the Company has not appointed a successor Trustee, a successor trustee shall be appointed by the Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee. Such successor trustee so appointed shall forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment become the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of the Securities and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, the Trustee or the Holder of any Security who has been a bona fide Holder for at least six months may, subject to Section 8.14, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.

 

(f)                                    The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee and each appointment of a successor trustee by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Securities as their names and addresses appear in the register of the Primary Registrar. Each notice shall include the name of the successor trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office or agent hereunder.

 

Section 9.11                              Acceptance of Appointment by Successor .

 

(a)                                  Every successor trustee appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee as if originally named as Trustee hereunder; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or the successor trustee, upon payment of its charges pursuant to Section 9.07 then unpaid, such retiring Trustee shall pay over to the successor trustee all moneys at the time held by it hereunder, subject nevertheless to its lien provided for in Section 9.07, and shall execute and deliver an instrument

 

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transferring to such successor trustee all such rights, powers, trusts and duties. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers.

 

(b)                                  No successor trustee with respect to the Securities shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 9.11 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible to act as trustee under the provisions of TIA Section 310(a) and this Article 9 and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and have a Corporate Trust Office or an agent selected in accordance with Section 8.09.

 

(c)                                   Upon acceptance of appointment by any successor trustee as provided in this Section 9.11, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holders of the Securities, by mailing such notice to such Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Security Register. If the acceptance of appointment is substantially contemporaneous with the appointment, then the notice called for by the preceding sentence may be combined with the notice called for by Section 9.10. If the Company fails to give such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be given at the expense of the Company.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.10, the Company’s obligations under Section 9.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

Section 9.12                              Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business .

 

Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including the trust created by this Indenture) shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such Person shall be eligible under TIA Section 310(a) and this Article 9 and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and have a Corporate Trust Office or an agent selected in accordance with Section 9.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

 

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

 

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Section 9.13                              Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company .

 

If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or other obligor under the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the TIA regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

Section 9.14                              Reports By Trustee .

 

(a)                                  Within 60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the first May 15 after the issuance of Securities, the Trustee, if so required under the TIA, shall transmit by mail to all Holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in TIA Section 313(c), a brief report dated as of such May 15 in accordance with and with respect to the matters required by TIA Section 313(a). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail to all Holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in TIA Section 313(c), a brief report in accordance with and with respect to the matters required by TIA Section 313(b)(2).

 

(b)                                  A copy of each report transmitted to Holders pursuant to this Section 8.14 shall, at the time of such transmission, be mailed to the Company and filed with each national securities exchange, if any, upon which the Securities are listed and also with the SEC. The Company will notify the Trustee promptly if the Securities are listed on any national securities exchange and of any delisting thereof.

 

ARTICLE 10
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

 

Section 10.01                       Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture .

 

(a)                                  This Indenture shall cease to be of further force and effect (except as to any surviving rights of conversion, registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for and except as further provided below), and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when either:

 

(1)                                  all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as provided in Section 2.04) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

(2)                                  all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, whether on the Final Maturity Date or a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, provided, that:

 

(i)                                      the Company has deposited with the Trustee, a Paying Agent (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates) or a Conversion

 

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Agent, if applicable, immediately available funds and/or shares of Common Stock, if applicable, in trust for the purpose of and in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge all indebtedness and obligations related to such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any) to the date of such deposit and/or for the payment of amounts due upon conversion;

 

(ii)                                   the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and

 

(iii)                                the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company with respect to the Trustee under Section 9.07 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (2) of Section 10.01(a), the provisions of Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.13 and 6.01, and this Article 10 shall survive until the Securities have been paid in full.

 

Section 10.02                       Application of Trust Money .

 

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 2.04, all United States dollars deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal of and interest (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) on, the Securities for whose payment such United States dollars have been deposited with the Trustee.

 

Section 10.03                       Reinstatement .

 

If the Trustee, any Paying Agent or any Conversion Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 10.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 10.01 until such time as the Trustee, such Paying Agent or such Conversion Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 10.02; provided , however , that if the Company has made any payment of the principal of or interest (including Additional Interest and special Interest, if any) on any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive any such payment from the money held by the Trustee, such Paying Agent or such Conversion Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 11
AMENDMENTS; SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

Section 11.01                       Without Consent of Holders .

 

(a)                                  The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Holder of a Security for the purpose of:

 

(1)                                  evidencing the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption by that successor corporation of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities;

 

(2)                                  adding to the covenants of the Company or add any rights for the benefit of the Holders or surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Company;

 

(3)                                  securing the obligations of the Company or adding guarantees in respect of the Securities;

 

(4)                                  evidencing and providing for the acceptance of the appointment of a successor trustee in accordance with Article 9;

 

(5)                                  complying with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;

 

(6)                                  providing for conversion rights of Holders if any reclassification or change of Common Stock or any consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s property and assets occurs or otherwise complying with the provisions of this Indenture in the event of a merger, consolidation or transfer of assets (including the provisions of Section 4.10 and Article 7);

 

(7)                                  establishing the forms or terms of the Securities;

 

(8)                                  curing any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture, correcting or supplementing any provision in the Indenture, or making any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, so long as the interests of Holders of Securities are not adversely affected in any material respect under this Indenture;

 

(9)                                  to conform the provisions of the Indenture or the Securities to the corresponding description of the Securities contained in the applicable offering memorandum; or

 

(10)                           making any change that will not adversely affect the rights of the Holders in any material respect.

 

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Section 11.02                       With Consent of Holders .

 

(a)                                  The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture and the Securities with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities. However, without the written consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or supplement may not:

 

(1)                                  change the Stated Maturity of any payment of principal of or any installment of interest on any Security (including the payment of Additional Interest or Special Interest, if any);

 

(2)                                  reduce the principal amount of Securities or alter the manner or rate of accrual of interest (including Additional Interest or Special Interest) on the Securities;

 

(3)                                  reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price payable with respect to any of the Securities;

 

(4)                                  change the Company’s obligation to repurchase any Security upon a Fundamental Change in a manner adverse to such Holder;

 

(5)                                  change any place of payment where, or the currency in which, any principal or interest (including Additional Interest or Special Interest) in respect of any Security is payable;

 

(6)                                  make any change that adversely affects the conversation rights of any Holder of Securities;

 

(7)                                  impair the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest or Special Interest) on such Holders’ Securities when due;

 

(8)                                  impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Security;

 

(9)                                  reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required to amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with various provisions of this Indenture or the Securities or various defaults thereunder and their consequences provided for in the Indenture; or

 

(10)                           modify any of the foregoing provisions described in clause (9) above except to increase any such percentage or to provide that other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby.

 

(b)                                  Without limiting the provisions of Section 11.02(a) hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may, on behalf of all

 

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the Holders of all Securities, (i) waive compliance by the Company with the restrictive provisions of this Indenture, and (ii) waive any past Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and its consequences, except an uncured failure to pay any amounts due or to deliver amounts due upon conversion, with respect to the Securities, or in respect of any provision which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected.

 

(c)                                   Upon delivery to the Trustee of a Company Request, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid, if required, the Trustee shall, subject to Section 11.03, join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture.

 

(d)                                  It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section 11.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

 

Section 11.03                       Execution of Supplemental Indentures and Agreements .

 

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture, agreement, instrument or waiver permitted by this Article 11 or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04, and (subject to Section 9.01 and Section 9.03(a) hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate each stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture, agreement or instrument, or acceptance of any such additional trust, is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture, agreement or instrument, or accept any such additional trusts, which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 11.04                       Effect of Supplemental Indentures .

 

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 11, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

 

Section 11.05                       Conformity with Trust Indenture Act .

 

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article 11 shall conform to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect.

 

Section 11.06                       Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures .

 

Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 11 may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and

 

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executed by the Company and, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities.

 

Section 11.07                       Notice of Supplemental Indentures .

 

Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.02, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holders of each Outstanding Security affected, in the manner provided for in Section 12.02, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

 

ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01                       Conflict with Trust Indenture Act .

 

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the TIA or another provision which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the TIA, the provision or requirement of the TIA shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

 

Section 12.02                       Notices .

 

Any demand, authorization notice, request, consent or communication shall be given in writing and mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or delivered by recognized overnight courier addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by delivery in person or mail by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers:

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.
5355 Town Center Road
Suite 701
Boca Raton, Florida 33486
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (561) 995-4207

 

or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company,

 

if to the Trustee, to:

 

U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street, 10th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

 

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Attention: Corporate Trust
Facsimile No: (617) 603-6667

 

or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Holders or the Company or any other obligor on the Securities by the Trustee.

 

Such notices or communications shall be effective only when actually received.

 

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

 

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, or delivered by recognized overnight courier, to each Holder affected by such event, at its address as it appears in the register kept by the Primary Registrar, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice or by any other manner deemed acceptable to the Trustee. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice when mailed to a Holder in the aforesaid manner shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder whether or not actually received by such Holder. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impracticable to mail notice of any event as required by any provision of this Indenture, then any method of giving such notice as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

 

If the Company mails any notice to a Holder of a Security, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.

 

Section 12.03                       Disclosure of Names and Addresses of Holders .

 

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities, and the Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 312(b). The Company, the Trustee, each Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA 312(c). Further, every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee or any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any information as to the names and addresses of the Holders in accordance with TIA Section 312, regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under TIA Section 312.

 

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Section 12.04                       Compliance Certificates and Opinions .

 

(a)                                  Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture and as may be requested by the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that, in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such certificates or opinions is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

 

(b)                                  Every certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

 

(1)                                  a statement that the Person signing such certificate or opinion has read and understands such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

 

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

 

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

 

(4)                                  a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

Section 12.05                       Acts of Holders .

 

(a)                                  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “ Act ” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 12.05.

 

(b)                                  The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register maintained by the Primary Registrar.

 

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(c)                                   Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, suffered or omitted to be done by the Trustee, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, or the Company or any other obligor of the Securities in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

 

(d)                                  The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instruction or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

 

(e)                                   If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of such Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. Notwithstanding TIA Section 316(c), any such record date shall be the record date specified in or pursuant to such Board Resolution, which shall be a date not more than 30 days prior to the first solicitation of Holders generally in connection therewith and no later than the date such first solicitation is completed.

 

(f)                                    If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Securities then Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for this purpose the Securities then Outstanding shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after such record date.

 

(g)                                   For purposes of this Indenture, any action by the Holders which may be taken in writing may be taken by electronic means or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

Section 12.06                       Benefits of Indenture .

 

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person (other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Paying Agent and the Holders) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

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Section 12.07                       Legal Holidays .

 

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Final Maturity Date of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Final Maturity Date, and no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the next succeeding Business Day.

 

Section 12.08                       Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury .

 

THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HERETO, AND EACH HOLDER OF A SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES.

 

Section 12.09                       No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

 

This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

Section 12.10                       No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .

 

No director, officer, employee, stockholder, incorporator or agent of the Company will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.

 

Section 12.11                       Successors and Assigns .

 

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the parties hereto shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 12.12                       Multiple Counterparts .

 

The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

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Section 12.13                       Separability Clause .

 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 12.14                       Schedules and Exhibits .

 

All schedules and exhibits attached hereto are by this reference made a part hereof with the same effect as if herein set forth in full.

 

Section 12.15                       Effect of Headings and Table of Contents .

 

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name: Antony Mitchell

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karen Beard

 

 

Name: Karen Beard

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to New Unsecured Notes Indenture]

 



 

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

 

THIS SECURITY IS ONE OF A DULY AUTHORIZED ISSUE OF SECURITIES OF EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) DESIGNATED AS “5.00% SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023” (THE “SECURITIES”). THIS SECURITY AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

 

(1)                                  REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A (A) “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR (B) AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

 

(2)                                  AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, RESELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, OR ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE

 

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UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS (X) SIX MONTHS (ONE YEAR FOR AFFILIATES) AFTER THE LAST DATE ON WHICH ANY OF THE SECURITIES ARE ORIGINALLY ISSUED OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:

 

(A)                                TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

 

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

 

(C)                                TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), OR

 

(D)                                PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE) OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.
5.00% SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023

 

No. R-

CUSIP [                  ] (1)

 

Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns the principal sum as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Securities” attached hereto, which shall not exceed                                     DOLLARS ($                 ) on February 15, 2023.

 

This Security shall bear interest as specified on the other side of this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.

 

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 

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

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated:             , 2017

 

Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication:

 

This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee:

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 


(1)  Notes denominated in $1.000 increments will bear one CUSIP; Notes denominated in $1.00 increments will bear a separate CUSIP.

 

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FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.
5.00% SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023

 

1.                                       Interest

 

Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”, which term shall include any successor company under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 5.00% per annum. The Company shall pay interest semiannually, in arrears, on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing on August 15, 2017. Interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall include interest accrued from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date (or if none, from and including July 28, 2017) to but excluding the relevant Interest Payment Date. Cash interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Any payment required to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such day and without any interest in respect of the delay. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest in immediately available funds on overdue principal and interest at the then applicable interest rate borne by this Security, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the day preceding the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for.

 

Any reference herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Additional Interest that may be payable in accordance with the provision of Section 8.16 of the Indenture and any Special Interest that may be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.02 of the Indenture.

 

2.                                       Method of Payment

 

The Company shall pay interest on this Security (except defaulted interest) to the Person who is the Holder of this Security at the close of business on January 31 or July 31, as the case may be (each, a “ Regular Record Date ”) next preceding the related Interest Payment Date. The Holder must surrender this Security to a Paying Agent to collect payment of principal. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

3.                                       Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent

 

Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (the “ Trustee ”, which term shall include any successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Affiliates may, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent.

 

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4.                                       Indenture

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company designated as its 5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “ Securities ”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the “ Indenture ”), among the Company and the Trustee. The terms of this Security include those stated in the Indenture and those required by or made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “ TIA ”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. This Security is subject to all such terms, and the Holder of this Security is referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are limited to $75,836,966 aggregate principal amount. The Indenture does not limit other debt of the Company, secured or unsecured.

 

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

 

5.                                       Purchase of Securities at Option of Holder Upon a Fundamental Change

 

Upon a Fundamental Change, at the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase for cash all or any part specified by the Holder (so long as the principal amount of such part is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000)(2) of the Securities held by such Holder on the date specified by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Indenture.

 

6.                                       Optional Redemption.

 

Except as set forth below, the Company will not be entitled to redeem the Securities at its option.

 

In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Indenture, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole but not in part, upon notice as described in Section 5.04 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, if and only if the Last Reported Sale Price for not less than any fifteen (15) Trading Days in the last thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days is more than one hundred-twenty percent (120%) of the Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Trading Day.

 

7.                                       Notice of Redemption.

 

Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder to be redeemed at his registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest ceases to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.

 


(2)  $1.00 denominated notes will not include this parenthetical.

 

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8.                                       Conversion

 

Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder may surrender for conversion all or any portion of this Security that is in an integral multiple of $1,000(3). Upon conversion, the Holder shall be entitled to receive the consideration specified in the Indenture. No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of a Security. Instead, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment as provided in the Indenture. The initial Conversion Rate of the Securities shall be (x) 500 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments) and (y) 0.5 shares of Common Stock per $1.00 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments), subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Indenture. If a Holder converts all or any portion of this Security in connection with the occurrence of certain Fundamental Change transactions, the Conversion Rate shall be increased in the manner and to the extent described in Section 4.06 of the Indenture.

 

Securities surrendered for conversion (in whole or in part) during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the opening of business on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date shall be accompanied by payment by the Holders of such Securities in funds to the Conversion Agent acceptable to the Company of an amount equal to the interest payable on such corresponding Interest Payment Date; provided that no such payment need be made: (1) in connection with a conversion following the Regular Record Date preceding the Final Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (3) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Security.

 

A Security in respect of which a Holder has submitted a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be converted only if such Holder validly withdraws such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

9.                                       Denominations, Transfer, Exchange

 

The Securities bearing CUSIP number 29102NAJ4 shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000. The Securities bearing CUSIP number 29102NAF2 shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00. A Holder may register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. A Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.

 

10.                                Persons Deemed Owners

 

The Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 


(3)  $1.00 denominated notes will permit integral multiples of $1.00.

 

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11.                                Unclaimed Money

 

If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and any Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company, subject to the provisions of the Indenture. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

 

12.                                Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

 

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, and an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Securities may be waived subject to certain exceptions with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to, among other things, (x) cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency or (y) make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect.

 

13.                                Successor Entity

 

When a successor Person assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Securities and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor Person (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those obligations.

 

14.                                Defaults and Remedies

 

An Event of Default shall occur upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 8.01(a) of the Indenture. Subject to the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of Section 8.02(c) of the Indenture, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Securities (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (9) or (10) of Section 8.01(a) of the Indenture), the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on all Securities to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders of the Securities). Upon any such declaration, such principal and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, shall become due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clauses (9) or (10) of Section 8.01(a) of the Indenture occurs and is continuing, then all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be due and payable immediately in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Securities, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, to the date the Securities become due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

 

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities Outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul an acceleration and its

 

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consequences if: (a) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (1) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (2) all overdue interest on all Securities then Outstanding, (3) the principal of any Securities then Outstanding which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and (4) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate borne by the Securities; (b) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (c) all Defaults and Events of Default, other than the non-payment of principal of and interest on the Securities which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest or to deliver amounts owing upon conversion) if and so long as it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company is required to file periodic certificates with the Trustee as to the Company’s compliance with the Indenture and knowledge or status of any Default.

 

15.                                Trustee Dealings with the Company

 

U.S. Bank National Association, the initial Trustee under the Indenture, or any of its Affiliates, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as if it were not the Trustee.

 

16.                                No Recourse Against Others

 

No director, officer, employee, stockholder, incorporator or agent of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.

 

17.                                Authentication

 

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.

 

18.                                Abbreviations and Definitions

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint

 

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tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

All terms defined in the Indenture and used in this Security but not specifically defined herein are defined in the Indenture and are used herein as so defined.

 

19.                                Indenture to Control; Governing Law

 

In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Security and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Emergent Capital, Inc., 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701, Boca Raton, Florida 33486, Facsimile No. (561) 995-4207.

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES

 

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is ($             ) The following exchanges, purchases or conversions of a part of this Global Security have been made:

 

Date

 

Authorized Signatory of
Securities Custodian

 

Notation Stating and
Explaining Change in
Principal Amount
Recorded

 

Principal Amount of this
Global Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

 

I, or, we assign and transfer this Security to:

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint:

 

agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

 

 

 

 

YOUR SIGNATURE:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

 

* Signature guaranteed by:

 

By:

 

 

 


* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

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FORM OF OPTIONAL CONVERSION NOTICE

 

To convert this Security into Common Stock of the Company, check the box: ¨

 

To convert only part of this Security, state the principal amount to be converted (must be (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments): $               .

 

If you want the stock certificate made out in another person’s name, fill in the form below:

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

 

 

YOUR SIGNATURE:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

 

* Signature guaranteed by:

 

By:

 

 

 


* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

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FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE

 

To: [Name of Paying Agent]

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Emergent Capital, Inc. (the “ Company ”) pursuant to Section 3.01 of that certain Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, and requests and instructs the Company to purchase the entire principal amount of this Security, or the portion thereof (which is (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Security and the Indenture at the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any), to, but not including, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, to the registered Holder hereof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by a qualified guarantor institution with membership in an approved signature guarantee program pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

 

 

Principal amount to be redeemed (in an integral Multiple of (x) $1,000 for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments, if less than all):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate number (if applicable):

 

 

 

 

NOTICE: The signature to the foregoing election must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Security in every particular, without any alteration or change whatsoever.

 

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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION
OF TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

Re:                              5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “ Securities ”) of Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

This certificate relates to $                    principal amount of Securities owned in (check applicable box) D book-entry or D definitive form by (the “ Transferor ”).

 

The Transferor has requested a Registrar or the Trustee to exchange or register the transfer of such Securities.

 

In connection with such request and in respect of each such Security, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with transfer restrictions relating to the Securities as provided in Section 2.13 of the Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, among Emergent Capital, Inc., and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (the “ Indenture ”), and the transfer of such Security is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) (check applicable box), or the transfer or exchange, as the case may be, of such Security does not require registration under the Securities Act because (check applicable box):

 

o

Such Security is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

 

 

o

Such Security is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account, without transfer.

 

 

o

Such Security is being transferred to the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company.

 

 

¨

Such Security is being transferred to a person the Transferor reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A or any successor provision thereto (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act) that is purchasing for its own account or for the account of a “qualified institutional buyer”, in each case to whom notice has been given that the transfer is being made in reliance on such Rule 144A, and in each case in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

 

¨

Such Security is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) (“ Rule 144 ”) under the Securities Act.

 

 

¨

Such Security is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (other than an exemption referred to above) and as a result of which such Security will, upon such transfer, cease to be a “ restricted security ” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

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¨

The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that, if the transferee will hold any such Securities in the form of beneficial interests in a Global Security which is a “ restricted security ” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then such transfer can only be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and such transferee must be a “ qualified institutional buyer ” (as defined in Rule 144A).

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

Insert Name of Transferor

 

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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

 

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EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.
5.00% SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023

 

No. [   ]-

 

CUSIP [                  ] (1)

 

Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns the principal sum as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Securities” attached hereto, which shall not exceed                                     DOLLARS ($                 ) on February 15, 2023.

 

This Security shall bear interest as specified on the other side of this Security. This Security is convertible as specified on the other side of this Security.

 

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 

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

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Dated:             , 2017

 

Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication:

 

This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee:

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 


(1) Notes denominated in $1.000 increments will bear one CUSIP; Notes denominated in $1.00 increments will bear a separate CUSIP.

 

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FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.
5.00% SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023

 

1.                                       Interest

 

Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”, which term shall include any successor company under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 5.00% per annum. The Company shall pay interest semiannually, in arrears, on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing on August 15, 2017. Interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall include interest accrued from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date (or if none, from and including July 28, 2017) to but excluding the relevant Interest Payment Date. Cash interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Any payment required to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such day and without any interest in respect of the delay. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay interest in immediately available funds on overdue principal and interest at the then applicable interest rate borne by this Security, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the day preceding the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for.

 

Any reference herein to interest accrued or payable as of any date shall include any Additional Interest that may be payable in accordance with the provision of Section 8.16 of the Indenture and any Special Interest that may be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.02 of the Indenture.

 

2.                                       Method of Payment

 

The Company shall pay interest on this Security (except defaulted interest) to the Person who is the Holder of this Security at the close of business on January 31 or July 31, as the case may be (each, a “ Regular Record Date ”) next preceding the related Interest Payment Date. The Holder must surrender this Security to a Paying Agent to collect payment of principal. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

3.                                       Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent

 

Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (the “ Trustee ”, which term shall include any successor trustee under the Indenture hereinafter referred to) will act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Affiliates may, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, act as Paying Agent.

 

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4.                                       Indenture

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company designated as its 5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “ Securities ”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017 (together with any supplemental indentures thereto, the “ Indenture ”), among the Company and the Trustee. The terms of this Security include those stated in the Indenture and those required by or made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “ TIA ”), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. This Security is subject to all such terms, and the Holder of this Security is referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities are limited to $75,836,966 aggregate principal amount. The Indenture does not limit other debt of the Company, secured or unsecured.

 

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

 

5.                                       Purchase of Securities at Option of Holder Upon a Fundamental Change

 

Upon a Fundamental Change, at the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to purchase for cash all or any part specified by the Holder (so long as the principal amount of such part is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000)(2) of the Securities held by such Holder on the date specified by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Indenture.

 

6.                                       Optional Redemption.

 

Except as set forth below, the Company will not be entitled to redeem the Securities at its option.

 

In accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Indenture, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole but not in part, upon notice as described in Section 5.04 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, if and only if the Last Reported Sale Price for not less than any fifteen (15) Trading Days in the last thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days is more than one hundred-twenty percent (120%) of the Conversion Price in effect on the applicable Trading Day.

 

7.                                       Notice of Redemption.

 

Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder to be redeemed at his registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment, interest ceases to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.

 


(2)  $1.00 denominated notes will not include this parenthetical.

 

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8.                                       Conversion

 

Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder may surrender for conversion all or any portion of this Security that is in an integral multiple of $1,000(3). Upon conversion, the Holder shall be entitled to receive the consideration specified in the Indenture. No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of a Security. Instead, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment as provided in the Indenture. The initial Conversion Rate of the Securities shall be (x) 500 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments) and (y) 0.5 shares of Common Stock per $1.00 principal amount of Securities (for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments), subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Indenture. If a Holder converts all or any portion of this Security in connection with the occurrence of certain Fundamental Change transactions, the Conversion Rate shall be increased in the manner and to the extent described in Section 4.06 of the Indenture.

 

Securities surrendered for conversion (in whole or in part) during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the opening of business on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date shall be accompanied by payment by the Holders of such Securities in funds to the Conversion Agent acceptable to the Company of an amount equal to the interest payable on such corresponding Interest Payment Date; provided that no such payment need be made: (1) in connection with a conversion following the Regular Record Date preceding the Final Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (3) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Security.

 

A Security in respect of which a Holder has submitted a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be converted only if such Holder validly withdraws such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

9.                                       Denominations, Transfer, Exchange

 

The Securities bearing CUSIP number 29102NAJ4 shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000. The Securities bearing CUSIP number 29102NAF2 shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00. A Holder may register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. A Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes or other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto by law or permitted by the Indenture.

 

10.                                Persons Deemed Owners

 

The Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 


(3)  $1.00 denominated notes will permit integral multiples of $1.00.

 

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11.                                Unclaimed Money

 

If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and any Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company, subject to the provisions of the Indenture. After that, Holders entitled to money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

 

12.                                Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

 

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding, and an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequence or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Securities may be waived subject to certain exceptions with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding. Without the consent of or notice to any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to, among other things, (x) cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency or (y) make any other change that does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect.

 

13.                                Successor Entity

 

When a successor Person assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Securities and the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the predecessor Person (except in certain circumstances specified in the Indenture) shall be released from those obligations.

 

14.                                Defaults and Remedies

 

An Event of Default shall occur upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 8.01(a) of the Indenture. Subject to the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of Section 8.02(c) of the Indenture, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing with respect to the Securities (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (9) or (10) of Section 8.01(a) of the Indenture), the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, on all Securities to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders of the Securities). Upon any such declaration, such principal and interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, shall become due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clauses (9) or (10) of Section 8.01(a) of the Indenture occurs and is continuing, then all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be due and payable immediately in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Securities, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest), if any, to the date the Securities become due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

 

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities Outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul an acceleration and its

 

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consequences if: (a) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (1) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (2) all overdue interest on all Securities then Outstanding, (3) the principal of any Securities then Outstanding which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and (4) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate borne by the Securities; (b) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (c) all Defaults and Events of Default, other than the non-payment of principal of and interest on the Securities which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default in payment of principal or interest or to deliver amounts owing upon conversion) if and so long as it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company is required to file periodic certificates with the Trustee as to the Company’s compliance with the Indenture and knowledge or status of any Default.

 

15.                                Trustee Dealings with the Company

 

U.S. Bank National Association, the initial Trustee under the Indenture, or any of its Affiliates, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as if it were not the Trustee.

 

16.                                No Recourse Against Others

 

No director, officer, employee, stockholder, incorporator or agent of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.

 

17.                                Authentication

 

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or an authenticating agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.

 

18.                                Abbreviations and Definitions

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of the Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint

 

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tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian) and UGMA (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

All terms defined in the Indenture and used in this Security but not specifically defined herein are defined in the Indenture and are used herein as so defined.

 

19.                                Indenture to Control; Governing Law

 

In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Security and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Emergent Capital, Inc., 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701, Boca Raton, Florida 33486, Facsimile No. (561) 995-4207.

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES

 

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is ($             ) The following exchanges, purchases or conversions of a part of this Global Security have been made:

 

Date

 

Authorized Signatory of
Securities Custodian

 

Notation Stating and
Explaining Change in
Principal Amount
Recorded

 

Principal Amount of this
Global Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

 

I, or, we assign and transfer this Security to:

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint:

 

agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

 

 

 

 

YOUR SIGNATURE:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

 

* Signature guaranteed by:

 

By:

 

 

 


* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

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FORM OF OPTIONAL CONVERSION NOTICE

 

To convert this Security into Common Stock of the Company, check the box: o

 

To convert only part of this Security, state the principal amount to be converted (must be (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments): $               .

 

If you want the stock certificate made out in another person’s name, fill in the form below:

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

 

 

YOUR SIGNATURE:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

 

* Signature guaranteed by:

 

By:

 

 

 

 


* The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

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FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE

 

To: [Name of Paying Agent]

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Emergent Capital, Inc. (the “ Company ”) pursuant to Section 3.01 of that certain Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, and requests and instructs the Company to purchase the entire principal amount of this Security, or the portion thereof (which is (x) $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 or an integral multiple thereof for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Security and the Indenture at the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest and Special Interest, if any), to, but not including, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, to the registered Holder hereof.

 

 

 

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by a qualified guarantor institution with membership in an approved signature guarantee program pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Principal amount to be redeemed (in an integral Multiple of (x) $1,000 for Securities denominated in $1,000 increments and (y) $1.00 for Securities denominated in $1.00 increments, if less than all):

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate number (if applicable):

 

 

 

 

NOTICE: The signature to the foregoing election must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Security in every particular, without any alteration or change whatsoever.

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

Execution Version

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.,

 

as Issuer,

 

8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2021

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE

 

Dated as of July 28, 2017

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Indenture Trustee

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

3

SECTION 1.01

Definitions

3

SECTION 1.02

Other Definitions

18

SECTION 1.03

Rules of Construction

18

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES

19

SECTION 2.01

Forms; Denominations

19

SECTION 2.02

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

19

SECTION 2.03

Interest, Payment of Note Balance of Outstanding Notes

20

SECTION 2.04

Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Notes

21

SECTION 2.05

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes

24

SECTION 2.06

Holder Lists

24

SECTION 2.07

SECTION 2.07. Persons Deemed Owners

25

SECTION 2.08

Payments on the Notes

25

SECTION 2.09

Compliance with Withholding and Other Requirements

26

SECTION 2.10

Cancellation

27

SECTION 2.11

Lien of the Indenture

27

SECTION 2.12

Acknowledgment of Trustee

27

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION

27

SECTION 3.01

Applicability of Article

27

SECTION 3.02

Optional Redemption; Notices to Indenture Trustee

28

SECTION 3.03

Effect of Notice of Redemption

28

SECTION 3.04

Payment of Redemption Price

28

SECTION 3.05

Reserved

28

SECTION 3.06

SECTION 3

28

SECTION 3.07

Redemption Upon a Change of Control

28

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS

29

SECTION 4.01

Deposit and Payment of Notes

29

SECTION 4.02

Reports and Other Information

29

SECTION 4.03

Further Instruments and Acts

30

SECTION 4.04

Liens on Pledged Subsidiaries or Collateral

30

SECTION 4.05

Maintenance of Office or Agency

30

SECTION 4.06

Amendment of Security Documents

31

SECTION 4.07

Limitation of Incurrence of Indebtedness

31

SECTION 4.08

Maintenance of Existence; Compliance

31

SECTION 4.09

Maintenance of Property; Insurance

32

SECTION 4.10

Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions

32

SECTION 4.11

Post-Closing Obligations

32

SECTION 4.12

Restricted Payments

32

SECTION 4.13

Additional Deposit Accounts

33

 

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ARTICLE 5 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

33

SECTION 5.01

Events of Default

33

SECTION 5.02

Acceleration

35

SECTION 5.03

Other Remedies

35

SECTION 5.04

Waiver of Past Defaults

35

SECTION 5.05

Control by Specified Percentage of Holders

36

SECTION 5.06

Limitation on Suits

37

SECTION 5.07

Rights of the Holders to Receive Payment

36

SECTION 5.08

Collection Suit by Indenture Trustee

37

SECTION 5.09

Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

37

SECTION 5.10

Priorities

37

SECTION 5.11

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

38

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6 TRUSTEE

38

SECTION 6.01

Duties of Indenture Trustee

38

SECTION 6.02

Rights of Indenture Trustee

39

SECTION 6.03

Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee

43

SECTION 6.04

Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer

44

SECTION 6.05

Reserved

44

SECTION 6.06

Compensation and Indemnity

44

SECTION 6.07

Replacement of Indenture Trustee

46

SECTION 6.08

Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger

46

SECTION 6.09

Eligibility; Disqualification

47

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

47

SECTION 7.01

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

47

SECTION 7.02

Application of Trust Money

48

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

48

SECTION 8.01

Without Consent of the Holders

48

SECTION 8.02

With Consent of the Holders

48

SECTION 8.03

Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers

49

SECTION 8.04

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

50

SECTION 8.05

Indenture Trustee to Sign Amendments

50

SECTION 8.06

Reserved

50

SECTION 8.07

Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount

50

SECTION 8.08

Payment for Consent

50

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9 SECURITY DOCUMENTS

51

SECTION 9.01

Collateral and Security Documents

51

SECTION 9.02

Recording and Opinions

51

SECTION 9.03

Release of Collateral

52

SECTION 9.04

Permitted Releases Not To Impair Lien

53

SECTION 9.05

Suits To Protect the Collateral

53

SECTION 9.06

Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Indenture Trustee Under the Security Documents

53

SECTION 9.07

Purchaser Protected

53

 

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SECTION 9.08

Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Indenture Trustee

54

SECTION 9.09

Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations

54

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS

54

SECTION 10.01

Notices

54

SECTION 10.02

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

55

SECTION 10.03

Statements Required in Certificate

55

SECTION 10.04

When Notes Disregarded

56

SECTION 10.05

Rules by Indenture Trustee and Note Registrar

56

SECTION 10.06

Legal Holidays

56

SECTION 10.07

Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction; Waiver Of Immunity

56

SECTION 10.08

Successors

56

SECTION 10.09

Multiple Originals

56

SECTION 10.10

Table of Contents; Headings

57

SECTION 10.11

Indenture Controls

57

SECTION 10.12

Severability

57

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit A - Form of Note and Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication A

Exhibit B - Form of Transferor Certificate B-1

Form of Transferee Certificate B-2

Exhibit C - Indenture Trustee Signature Page Legend C

 

SCHEDULE INDEX

 

Schedule 1.01(A) Pledged Deposit Accounts S-1
Schedule 1.01(B) Pledged Subsidiaries S-2

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE dated as of July 28, 2017 between Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Issuer ”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (as more fully defined in Section 1.01, the “ Indenture Trustee ”).

 

The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture dated as of March 11, 2016, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 8, 2017 and as further supplemented by that certain Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 15, 2017 (collectively, the “ Original Indenture ”). The parties to the Original Indenture hereby amend and restate in its entirety the Original Indenture upon and in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

 

The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of its 8.5% senior secured notes due July 15, 2021 to be issued pursuant to this Indenture in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40,000,000. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer herein are for the benefit and security of the Holders and the Indenture Trustee (collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”). The Issuer has entered into this Indenture, and the Indenture Trustee has accepted the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which have been and are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto.

 

All things necessary to make the Notes, whenever the Notes are (or have been) executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and duly issued by the Issuer, the valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with their terms, and to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms, have been done.

 

GRANTING CLAUSE

 

The Issuer hereby Grants to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired in, to and under the following property (collectively, the “ Trust Estate ”):

 

(i)                                                                          Litigation Proceeds;

 

(ii)                                                                     (a) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Red Reef, (b) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of OLIPP IV and Blue Heron and (c) the Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note, representing 65% of the Irish Profit Participating Notes (the “ Pledged Collateral ”);

 

(iii)                                                                  (a) 65% of any dividends and distributions of OLIPP IV and Blue Heron and (b) 65% of any dividends and distributions of Red Reef;

 

(iv)                                                                 the deposit accounts listed on Schedule 1.01(A) (the “ Pledged Deposit Accounts ”); and

 

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(v)                                                                    all Proceeds (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) of and from any of the foregoing.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, (i)the Trust Estate shall not include any Excluded Property and the Grant by the Issuer of its right, title and interest to the Trust Estate and Collateral hereunder shall not include a Grant of any interest in the Excluded Property; and (ii) the Grant by Issuer of its right, title and interest to the Litigation Proceeds shall be subject to any security interest in Life Policies now or hereafter granted to the lenders under the Credit Facility and accordingly the security interest in the Litigation Proceeds may constitute a second priority Lien.

 

Such Grant is made, however, in trust, to secure the Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Note and any other Note by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except as expressly provided in this Indenture, and to secure, subject to and in accordance with the priorities set forth herein, the Secured Obligations.

 

Until payment in full of the Secured Obligations and except to the extent otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Issuer does hereby constitute and irrevocably appoint the Indenture Trustee the true and lawful attorney of the Issuer, with full power (in the name of the Issuer or otherwise), to exercise all rights of the Issuer with respect to the Trust Estate, and to ask, require, demand, receive, settle, compromise, compound and give acquittance for any and all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due under or arising out of any of the Trust Estate, to indorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith and to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Indenture Trustee may deem to be necessary or advisable. The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Indenture and all authority hereby conferred are granted and conferred solely to protect the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the Trust Estate, and shall not impose any duty upon the Indenture Trustee to exercise any power. This power of attorney shall be irrevocable as one coupled with an interest prior to the payment in full of all the Secured Obligations.

 

This Indenture shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York. In addition to any other rights available under this Indenture or any property included in the Trust Estate, or otherwise available at law or in equity, the Indenture Trustee shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party under the laws of the State of New York and other applicable law to enforce the security interest granted herein in the manner and at the times specified herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law, to sell or apply any item of the Trust Estate in accordance with the terms hereof at public or private sale.

 

It is expressly agreed that anything therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer shall remain liable under any instruments or other agreements included in the Trust Estate to perform all the obligations assumed by it thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof, and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee shall not have any obligations or liabilities under such instruments or other agreements by reason of or arising out of this Indenture, nor shall the Indenture Trustee be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any obligations of the Issuer under or pursuant to such instruments or other agreements or to make any payment, to make any inquiry

 

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as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, to present or file any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

 

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trusts hereunder in accordance with the express provisions hereof, and agrees to perform its duties herein pursuant to the express terms hereof.

 

GENERAL COVENANT

 

AND IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED AND DECLARED that the Notes are to be authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee, that the Trust Estate is to be held by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and that monies in the Trust Estate are to be applied by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders, subject to the further covenants, conditions and trusts hereinafter set forth, and the Issuer does hereby represent and warrant, and covenant and agree, to and with the Indenture Trustee, for the equal and proportionate benefit and security of each Holder, as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

SECTION 1.01     Definitions .

 

Account Control Agreement ” means collectively, each Litigation Proceeds Account Control Agreement, each Deposit Account Control Agreement and each New Issuer Deposit Account Control Agreement.

 

Additional Issue Date ” means, with respect to any Additional Notes, the date such Additional Notes are authenticated and delivered to the applicable Holder in accordance with Article 2.

 

Additional Notes ” means additional 8.5% senior secured notes due July 15, 2021 (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof after the date hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of the Additional Notes may not exceed $40.0 million less the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Notes. The Additional Notes will be treated as a single class with the Initial Notes for all purposes, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

 

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

 

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Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date, the present value as of such redemption date of all remaining interest payments on such Note to the Maturity Date (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points.

 

Blue Heron ” means Blue Heron Designated Activity Company, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Issuer, incorporated in Ireland.

 

Board of Directors ” means, as to any Person, the Board of Directors or Board of Managers, as applicable, of such Person (or, if such Person is a partnership, the board of directors or other governing body of the general partner of such Person) or any duly authorized committee thereof. References in this Indenture to directors (on a Board of Directors) shall also be deemed to refer to managers (on a Board of Managers).

 

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close in New York City or the city in which the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office is located.

 

Capital Stock ” means:

 

(1)                                  in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares;

 

(2)                                  in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

 

(3)                                  in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or limited liability company interests (whether general or limited); and

 

(4)                                  any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person;

 

in each case to the extent treated as equity in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means:

 

(1)                                  U.S. dollars or such other local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

 

(2)                                  securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States, as applicable, is pledged in support thereof), having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

 

(3)                                  marketable general obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such province or state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, having a credit rating of “A” or better from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“ S&P ”) or

 

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Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”), or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both S&P and Moody’s cease publishing ratings of investments;

 

(4)                                  certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank the long-term debt of which is rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A-” or the equivalent thereof by S&P, or “A3” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both S&P and Moody’s cease publishing ratings of investments, and having combined capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;

 

(5)                                  repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2), (3) and (4) entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(6)                                  commercial paper rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both S&P and Moody’s cease publishing ratings of investments, and in any case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof; and

 

(7)                                  interests in any investment company which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the type specified in clauses (1) through (6) above or a money market fund having a credit rating of “AA” or better from either S&P or Moody’s or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both S&P and Moody’s cease publishing ratings of investments.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)                                      the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation, including any merger or consolidation involving an Affiliate of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary in another jurisdiction), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary to any “person” or “group” (as each such term is used in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto); or

 

(ii)                                   the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation or other business combination), the result of which is that any “ person ” or “ group ” (as defined above) is or becomes the “ beneficial owner ” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary;

 

(iii)                                the first day on which individuals who on the Initial Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary (together with any new directors whose election by the Board of Directors of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary, or whose nomination for election by the

 

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shareholders of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary, was approved or ratified by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary at the time of such nomination or election, then still in office who were either directors on the Initial Issue Date or whose election or nomination was so approved or ratified) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary, then in office;

 

(iv)                               the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary;

 

(v)                                  the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance); or

 

(vi)                               the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of any Irish Profit Participating Note or any Equity Interest in any Pledged Subsidiary to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Issuer.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement or any of the other “Transaction Documents” (as defined in the Master Transaction Document) shall not constitute a Change of Control.

 

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral ” means the Trust Estate and all other property subject, or purported to be subject from time to time, to a Lien under any Security Documents.

 

Contingent Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(1)                                  to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

 

(2)                                  to advance or supply funds:

 

(a)                                              for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation;

 

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or

 

(b)                                              to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

 

(3)           to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

Corporate Trust Office ” with respect to the Indenture Trustee, means the office of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office on the date of this Indenture is located at 300 Park Street, Suite 390 Birmingham, Michigan 48009 (Attention: Capital Markets Insurance Services, Facsimile: (248) 723-5424, Telephone: (248) 723-5422) or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Indenture Trustee (the address of which the successor Indenture Trustee will notify the Holders and the Issuer).

 

Credit Facility ” means the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2017, as heretofore amended, by and among White Eagle, as borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, the other loan parties party thereto, and CLMG Corp., as administrative agent, together with (i) the “Transaction Documents” as defined in such Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and (ii) the documents related to the conversion of White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LLC to White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LP on May 16, 2014.

 

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

 

Deposit Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement, among the Issuer, the banking institution with respect to a Pledged Deposit Account and the Indenture Trustee with respect to collection and control of all deposits and balances held in such account maintained by the Issuer with such banking institution in accordance with Section 5.05, and the penultimate and last sentences of Section 5.03.

 

Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock), including Capital Stock resulting from a stock split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder of, or otherwise in respect of the Equity Interests.

 

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

 

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Excluded Property ” means:

 

(a)           any distributions from Blue Heron, OLIPP IV or Red Reef not derived from the Pledged Collateral;

 

(b)           any distributions from the Non-Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note; and

 

(c)           any property or assets owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, including rights to any Litigation Proceeds, that, if included as part of the Collateral, would result in a default or event of default under the Credit Facility.

 

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof, and including any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or applicable intergovernmental agreements.

 

FATCA Withholding Tax ” means any withholding taxes imposed on or in respect of any Note pursuant to FATCA.

 

Financial Officer ” of any Person shall mean the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller of such Person.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession. For the purposes of this Indenture, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person shall mean such Person consolidated with its Subsidiaries.

 

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States, 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.

 

Grant ” means to mortgage, pledge, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, demise, convey, assign, transfer, grant a security interest in, create a right of setoff against, deposit, set over and confirm. A Grant of any item of Collateral shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including without limitation the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of such item of Collateral and all other monies and proceeds payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything which the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

 

Group Companies ” means the Issuer and the Pledged Subsidiaries.

 

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guarantee ” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the Ordinary Course of Business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).

 

Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under:

 

(1)           currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements; and

 

(2)           other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates or asset prices.

 

Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Note Registrar’s books.

 

Incur ” means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided , however , that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.

 

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, the principal and premium (if any) of any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money, (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of any property or services (except (i) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor Incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and (ii) any liabilities accrued in the Ordinary Course of Business), which purchase price is due more than six months after the date of placing the property in service or taking delivery and title thereto or such services are completed, (d) in respect of capitalized lease obligations or net rental payments in respect of sale and leaseback transactions, or (e) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations and net rental payments in respect of sale and leaseback transactions) would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (1) Contingent Obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and not in respect of borrowed money; (2) deferred or prepaid revenues; (3) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller; (4) any retained death benefit payouts on a Life Policy; or (5) any earn-out obligations, purchase price adjustments, deferred purchase money amounts, milestone and/or bonus payments (whether performance or time-based), and royalty, licensing,

 

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revenue and/or profit sharing arrangements, in each case, characterized as such and arising expressly out of purchase and sale contracts, development arrangements or licensing arrangements.

 

Indenture ” means this Amended and Restated Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Indenture Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

 

Initial Issue Date ” means July 28, 2017.

 

Initial Note Balance ” means, for any Note, the principal amount stated on the face of such Note at the time it is issued.

 

Initial Notes ” means the 8.5% senior secured notes due July 15, 2021 issued under this Indenture on the Initial Issue Date.

 

Interest Period ” means for (i) the Initial Notes, the period from and including the Initial Issue Date to but excluding the initial Payment Date, and thereafter each period from and including a Payment Date to but excluding the following Payment Date (or the Maturity Date, in the case of the last Interest Period) and (ii) any Additional Notes, the period from and including the applicable Additional Issue Date to but excluding the next Payment Date, and thereafter each period from and including a Payment Date to but excluding the following Payment Date (or the Maturity Date, in the case of the last Interest Period).

 

Irish Profit Participating Notes ” means collectively, the Non-Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note and the Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note, and any Additional PPNs (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement).

 

Irish Share Charge ” means the share charge to be entered into by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee with respect to the charge by the Issuer of 65% of the share capital of Blue Heron.

 

Issuer Order ” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer.

 

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, security assignment, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes of any jurisdiction); provided that in no event shall (i) any interest (whether beneficial, contractual or ownership) in any life insurance policy possessed or retained by one or more third parties upon any Life Policy’s acquisition by an Affiliate of the Issuer where such retention was contemplated in connection with the

 

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acquisition of such life insurance policy constitute a Lien and (ii) an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Life Policy ” means any life insurance policy exclusive of any interest (whether beneficial, contractual or ownership) in such policy possessed or retained by one or more third parties upon such policy’s acquisition by an Affiliate of the Issuer where such retention was contemplated in connection with the acquisition of such policy.

 

Litigation Proceeds ” means any settlement proceeds or damages award arising out of claims asserted in the Sun Life Litigation (including amounts arising out of any commercial tort claims), actually received by the Issuer after giving effect to any amounts due under the Credit Facility in respect of the Life Policies that are the subject of the Sun Life Litigation.

 

Litigation Proceeds Account ” mean a deposit account established and maintained by the Issuer with a banking institution into which Litigation Proceeds are deposited.

 

Litigation Proceeds Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement, among the Issuer, a banking institution with respect to the Litigation Proceeds Account and the Indenture Trustee with respect to collection and control of all deposits and balances held in such account maintained by the Issuer with such banking institution in accordance with Section 4.11, Section 5.05 and the penultimate and last sentences of Section 5.03.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, property, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of (i) the Issuer, or (ii) the Issuer and its Significant Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents or the rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Holders hereunder or thereunder or of the Liens created by any of the Security Documents, (c) the value of the Collateral, taken as a whole, or (d) the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

Master Transaction Agreement ” means one or more Master Transaction Agreement(s) dated as of March 15 and May 12, 2017 among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC and the applicable Consenting Convertible Note Holders (as defined therein) party thereto.

 

Maturity Date ” means July 15, 2021.

 

Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer in respect of any public offering or private placement of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or bank or other borrowings of Indebtedness by the Issuer, in each case, that is not Permitted Indebtedness and, net of the direct costs relating to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions), and any taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements to the extent related thereto).

 

New Issuer Deposit Account ” means a deposit account established with a banking institution in the Issuer’s name after the Initial Issue Date.

 

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New Issuer Deposit Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement, among the Issuer, a banking institution with which a New Issuer Deposit Account is established and the Indenture Trustee with respect to collection and control of all deposits and balances held in such account maintained by the Issuer with such banking institution in accordance with Section 4.11, Section 5.05, and the penultimate and last sentences of Section 5.03.

 

Non-Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note ” means the Profit Participating Notes due 2055 issued to the Issuer by Blue Heron in a principal amount of $5,501,622.37, which represent 35% of the Irish Profit Participating Notes.

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness:

 

(1)           as to which neither the Issuer nor any Pledged Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender; and

 

(2)           no default with respect to which would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Pledged Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity.

 

Notes ” means the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

 

Note Balance ” means, with respect to any Note, as of any date, the Initial Note Balance of such Note less any principal previously paid on such Note and subject to transfer or exchange of all or any portion thereof.

 

Noteholder FATCA Information ” means information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.

 

Noteholder Tax Identification Information ” means properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. Federal Income Tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a “United States Person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a “United States Person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

 

Note Interest Rate ” means 8.5% per annum .

 

Note Purchase Agreement ” means any Note Purchase Agreement between the Issuer and the purchaser(s) named therein providing for the sale of Notes by the Issuer to such purchaser(s).

 

Officer ” means, as it pertains to any Group Company, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of such Group Company or of the Issuer, as managing member of such Group Company; provided, however , that as it pertains to

 

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any Issuer Order issued in connection with the regularly scheduled payment of interest, “Officer” shall also include the Director of Accounting or Director of Life Finance of the Issuer.

 

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by two Officers of the Issuer, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer that meets the requirements set forth in this Indenture.

 

OLIPP IV ” means OLIPP IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the sole member of which is the Issuer.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Indenture Trustee. If such counsel is otherwise acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

 

Ordinary Course of Business ” means an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the Ordinary Course of Business only if that action: (i) is consistent in nature, scope and magnitude with the past practices of such Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such Person; (ii) does not require authorization by the board of directors or shareholders of such Person (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and does not require any other separate or special authorization of any nature (other than as specifically required by this Indenture); and (iii) is similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of business as such Person.

 

Original Closing Date ” means March 11, 2016.

 

Payment Date ” means the 15 th  day of March, June, September and December of each calendar year, with the initial Payment Date being September 15, 2017.

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” means

 

(i)                                                                          the Notes;

 

(ii)                                                                     Indebtedness existing on the Initial Issue Date;

 

(iii)                                                                  Indebtedness now or hereafter incurred under the Credit Facility;

 

(iv)                                                                 Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(v)                                                                  all 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) issued by the Issuer under the Indenture dated February 21, 2014 between the Issuer, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Convertible Note Indenture”), after February 14, 2017 in lieu of a cash payment of interest due to the holders of the Convertible Notes; and

 

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(vii)                                                            all 5.0% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “ New Convertible Notes”) issued by the Issuer under the Indenture dated July 28, 2017 between the Issuer, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “New Convertible Note Indenture”).

 

Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any person:

 

(1)           pledges or deposits by such Person under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws, pension laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import or customs duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(2)           Liens imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and repairmen’s Liens, Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(3)           Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof;

 

(4)           judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default;

 

(5)           Liens securing the Notes; and

 

(6)           Liens in favor of the Issuer.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its Pledged Subsidiaries existing on the Initial Issue Date; provided that:

 

(1)           the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount, or if greater, the committed amount of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith); and

 

(2)           such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and

 

(3)           if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as

 

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those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.

 

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

 

Pledge Agreement ” means the pledge and security agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date, entered into by the Issuer in favor of the Indenture Trustee as secured party.

 

Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note ” means the Profit Participating Notes due 2055 issued to the Issuer by Blue Heron in a principal amount of $10,217,297, which represent 65% of the Irish Profit Participating Notes.

 

Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note Assignment ” means, collectively, the deed of security assignment to be entered by and between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note, and the notice of contract assignment to be delivered by the Issuer to Blue Heron with respect to such deed of security assignment.

 

Pledged Subsidiaries ” means Blue Heron, Red Reef and OLIPP IV, as more particularly described on Schedule 1.01(B).

 

Protected Purchaser ” has the meaning specified in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

Record Date ” means, with respect to any Payment Date and any Note, the fifth (5 th ) Business Day preceding the related Payment Date.

 

Red Reef ” means Red Reef Alternative Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the sole member of which is the Issuer.

 

Required Holders ” means the Holders of more than 50% in principal amount of Notes then outstanding, voting as a single class.

 

Requirements of Law ” means, as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Secured Obligations ” means all principal, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, charges, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages, obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by the Issuer to any Secured Party, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising under any of the Transaction Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of the Transaction Documents or after the commencement of any case with respect to the Issuer under any Bankruptcy Law or any other

 

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insolvency or liquidation proceeding (and including, without limitation, any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts, which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case or similar proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured.

 

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

 

Security Documents ” means this Indenture, the Pledge Agreement, the Irish Share Charge, the Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note Assignment, any Account Control Agreement, and any other security agreement of any kind, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, creating security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this Indenture.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (or any successor provision).

 

Similar Business ” means a business, the majority of whose revenues are derived from the activities of the Group Companies as of the Initial Issue Date or any business or activity that is reasonably similar or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, and (2) any partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, and (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity. For purposes of clarity, a Subsidiary of a Person shall not include any Person that is under common control with the first Person solely by virtue of having directors, managers or trustees in common and shall not include any Person that is solely under common control with the first Person (i.e., a sister company with a common parent). Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to Subsidiaries herein shall be a reference to Subsidiaries of the Issuer.

 

Sun Life Litigation ” means the litigation proceeding in the Southern District of Florida styled as Imperial Premium Finance, LLC v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada , Case No. 13-CV-80385-Brannon (consolidated with Case No. 13-CV-80730).

 

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Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Security Documents and the other documents related hereto and thereto.

 

Treasury Rate ” means as of any redemption date of the Notes the yield to maturity at the time of computation on the U.S. Treasury security with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to the Maturity Dateis not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of U.S. Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to the Maturity Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

Trust Officer ” means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee (a) who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (b) who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

 

Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

 

(1)           the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

 

(2)           the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

White Eagle ” means White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LP.

 

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SECTION 1.02     Other Definitions .

 

Term

 

Defined in Section

Applicable Regulations

 

2.09

Authenticating Agent

 

2.02(b)

Bankruptcy Law

 

5.01

Change of Control Offer

 

3.07

Change of Control Offer Period

 

3.07

 

 

 

Claim Notice

 

6.06

consolidated

 

“GAAP” definition

custodian

 

5.01

Event of Default

 

5.01

Indemnified Person

 

6.06

Issuer

 

Preamble

Note Registrar

 

2.04(a)

Note Register

 

2.04(a)

Payment Account

 

2.08

Pledged Collateral

 

Granting Clause

Pledged Deposit Accounts

 

Granting Clause

primary obligations

 

“Contingent Obligations” definition

primary obligor

 

“Contingent Obligations” definition

Restricted Payments

 

4.12

Retained Counsel

 

6.06

Secured Parties

 

Preamble

Selection Notice

 

6.06

Site

 

6.02(y)

Trust Estate

 

Granting Clause

 

SECTION 1.03     Rules of Construction .  For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)           the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

 

(b)           all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP;

 

(c)           the word “including” shall be construed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; the word “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive;

 

(d)           article and section headings are for the convenience of the reader and shall not be considered in interpreting this Indenture or the intent of the parties hereto;

 

(e)           the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular article, section or other subdivision;

 

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(f)            the pronouns used herein are used in the masculine and neuter genders but shall be construed as feminine, masculine or neuter, as the context requires;

 

(g)           a reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns;

 

(h)           a reference to any statute, regulation, proclamation, ordinance or law includes all statutes, regulations, proclamations, ordinances or laws varying, consolidating or replacing the same from time to time, and a reference to a statute includes all regulations, policies, protocols, codes, proclamations and ordinances issued or otherwise applicable under that statute unless, in any such case, otherwise expressly provided in any such statute;

 

(i)            a definition of or reference to any document, instrument or agreement includes an amendment or supplement to, or restatement, replacement, modification or novation of, any such document, instrument or agreement unless otherwise specified in such definition or in the context in which such reference is used;

 

(j)            terms used herein that are defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the New York Uniform Commercial Code, unless the context requires otherwise; and

 

(k)           to the extent any provision of this Indenture conflicts with the express provisions of any other Transaction Documents, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

ARTICLE 2
THE SECURITIES

 

SECTION 2.01     Forms; Denominations .

 

Each Note shall be issued in physical, registered form only in initial denominations of not less than $25,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided that any of the Notes may be issued with appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any Requirements of Law or any other applicable law or with rules or regulations pursuant thereto, or with the rules of any securities market in which the Notes are admitted to trading, or to conform to general usage. The maximum principal amount of Notes to be issued hereunder is $40,000,000.

 

SECTION 2.02     Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating .

 

(a)           The Notes shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of the Issuer by any Officer of the Issuer. Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the Officers of the Issuer shall be entitled to all benefits under this Indenture, subject to the following sentence, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes. No

 

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Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture, or be valid for any purpose, however, unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Notes shall be dated the date of their authentication. Upon the initial issuance of any Note, such Note shall be authenticated by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to, and upon the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of, an Issuer Order.

 

(b)           The Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more agents (each an “ Authenticating Agent ”) with power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication of Notes in connection with transfers and exchanges under Section 2.04 and mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes under Section 2.05, as fully to all intents and purposes as though each such Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized by those Sections to authenticate the Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be the authentication of Notes “by the Indenture Trustee”.

 

Any corporation, bank, trust company or association into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation, bank, trust company or association resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation, bank, trust company or association succeeding to the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor of such Authenticating Agent hereunder, without the execution or filing of any further act on the part of the parties hereto or such Authenticating Agent or such successor corporation, bank, trust company or association.

 

Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and the Issuer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, the Indenture Trustee may but shall not be obligated to appoint a successor Authenticating Agent, and, upon such appointment, the Indenture Trustee will give written notice of such appointment to the Issuer and the Holders. In the event such a successor is not appointed by the Indenture Trustee, the role of Authenticating Agent will revert to the Indenture Trustee.

 

Each Authenticating Agent shall be entitled to all of the protections, privileges, limitations on liability, rights of reimbursement and indemnities that the Indenture Trustee is entitled to hereunder as fully as if it were the Indenture Trustee.

 

SECTION 2.03     Interest,  Payment of Note Balance of Outstanding  Notes .

 

(a)           Each Note will accrue interest during each Interest Period on its Note Balance at the Note Interest Rate calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year.

 

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(b)           Accrued interest will be due and payable in cash on each Payment Date, or following declaration of acceleration pursuant to Section 5.02, on demand.

 

(c)           The Note Balance of each Note plus any accrued interest is due and payable on the Maturity Date, unless the Note Balance and accrued interest of the Note is subject to earlier payment (whether by declaration of acceleration, voluntary or mandatory redemption or otherwise).

 

(d)           The Notes may be prepaid in whole, but not in part, together with all accrued interest as set forth in Section 3.02, and are subject to mandatory redemption in whole, as set forth in Section 3.06, and are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole, but not in part, (at the election of each Holder), as set forth in Section 3.07.

 

(e)           The Issuer will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on overdue installments of interest without regard to any applicable grace period at the rate equal to 2.0% per annum to the extent lawful.

 

(f)            If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 2.03(e). The Issuer shall notify the Indenture Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Indenture Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust in the Payment Account for the benefit of the Holders entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.03(f). The Issuer shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than five (5) days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least fifteen (15) days before the special record date, the Issuer (or, upon the written request of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer) shall send, or cause to be sent, to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid to such Holder.

 

SECTION 2.04     Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Notes .

 

(a)           At all times during the term of this Indenture, there shall be maintained at the office of a registrar appointed by the Issuer (the “ Note Registrar ”) a register (the “ Note Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Note Registrar may prescribe, the Note Registrar shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers and exchanges of Notes as herein provided. The Indenture Trustee is hereby initially appointed (and hereby agrees

 

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to act in accordance with the terms hereof) as Note Registrar for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers and exchanges of Notes as herein provided. If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor Indenture Trustee shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s duties as Note Registrar, absent appointment of any other bank or trust company to act as Note Registrar.

 

(b)           No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any Note or interest therein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act, regulations promulgated thereunder and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act, regulations promulgated thereunder and such state securities laws. The Notes shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and delivery and the duly completed and executed certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto and a duly completed and executed representation substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto. None of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar is obligated to register or qualify any Notes under the Securities Act, regulations promulgated thereunder or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Indenture to permit the transfer of any Note or interest. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of Notes or interests therein shall, and is hereby deemed to have agreed to, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar against costs, damages, or any other liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.

 

(c)           The Note Registrar shall refuse to register any requested transfer unless it receives (and upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) a certification from the transferring Holder in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, and a representation letter from the transferee, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, and shall have no duty to determine whether such transfer is so exempt or complies with such federal and state laws.

 

(d)           Any purported transfer of a Note to a Person that does not comply with the requirements of this Section 2.04 will be null and void ab initio and the transferor (or the last preceding Holder of such Note (or interest therein)) that was not so disqualified shall be restored to all rights as a Holder thereof retroactively to the date of transfer of such Note by such disqualified transferee. None of the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar or any other Person shall be obligated to register or otherwise recognize such purported transfer of a Note that does not comply with the requirements of this Section 2.04. Without limiting the express obligations of the Note Registrar and Indenture Trustee otherwise set forth in this Section 2.04, nothing herein shall impose an affirmative duty on the Note Registrar or Indenture Trustee to investigate or make other inquiries as to whether a purported transferee has complied with the requirements set forth in this Section 2.04.

 

(e)           If a Person is acquiring any Note or interest therein as a fiduciary or agent for one or more accounts, such Person shall be required to deliver to the Note Registrar a certification to the effect that it has (i) sole investment discretion with respect to each such account and (ii) full power to make the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties, certifications and agreements with respect to each such account as set forth in this Section 2.04 (and upon receipt, the Note Registrar may conclusively rely upon such certification) and shall

 

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have no duty to determine whether the Person acquiring such Note or interest therein is such a fiduciary or agent, or has such discretion or power, as the case may be.

 

(f)            Subject to the preceding provisions of this Section 2.04, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the offices of the Note Registrar maintained for such purpose, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees (and, to the extent that only a portion of the transferring Holder’s Note Balance is being transferred, to the transferring Holder), one or more new Notes of authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Note Balance of the surrendered Note.

 

(g)           At the option of any Holder, its Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of a like aggregate Note Balance of the surrendered Notes upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the offices of the Note Registrar maintained for such purpose. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Notes of a like aggregate Note Balance of the surrendered Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

 

(h)           Every Note presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Note Registrar) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Note Registrar duly executed by, the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Note Registrar may require any Holder, among other things, to furnish any appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and to have signatures guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in a recognized “signature guarantee program” (e.g., the securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the Stock Exchange Medallion Program or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program).

 

(i)            No service charge shall be imposed for any transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment from the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Notes.

 

(j)            All Notes surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be physically canceled by the Note Registrar, and the Note Registrar shall dispose of such canceled Notes in accordance with its standard procedures.

 

(k)           The Note Registrar shall provide to the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, upon reasonable prior written request, and at the expense of the Issuer, an updated copy of the Note Register. The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to obtain a copy thereof within a reasonable amount of time after receipt of notice by the Note Registrar, and to rely conclusively upon a certificate of the Note Registrar as to the information set forth in the Note Register.

 

(l)            Neither the Note Registrar nor the Indenture Trustee shall be under any duty to monitor or determine compliance with any federal, state or other securities or tax laws that may be applicable; provided, however, that the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee, as

 

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the case may be, shall be under a duty to receive and to examine to determine whether the certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 or the representation letter in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 specifically required by the express terms of this Section 2.04 has been delivered to the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee as a requirement of the registration of a transfer of a Note.

 

(m)          The Note Registrar shall be entitled to all of the protections, privileges, limitations on liability, rights of reimbursement and indemnities that the Indenture Trustee is entitled to hereunder as fully as if it were the Indenture Trustee.

 

SECTION 2.05     Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes .

 

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Note Registrar, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange therefor, a new Note of the same tenor and denomination, registered in the same manner, dated the date of its authentication and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

If there shall be delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction (including mutilation tantamount to destruction), loss or theft of any Note and the ownership thereof and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be reasonably required by them to hold each of them, and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice received by the Issuer or a Trust Officer that such Note has been acquired by a Protected Purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of the same tenor and denomination registered in the same manner, dated the date of its authentication and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 2.05, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar may require the payment by the Holder of an amount sufficient to pay or discharge any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses, but no service charge.

 

Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.05 in lieu of any destroyed, mutilated, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the destroyed, mutilated, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by the Holder thereof, and such new Note shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

The provisions of this Section 2.05 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

 

SECTION 2.06     Holder Lists .

 

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other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture (which purpose the Note Registrar shall have no duty to determine or inquire about), the Note Registrar shall within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of such written request furnish such Holder with a list of the other Holders of record identified in the Note Register at the time of the request. Every Holder, by receiving such access, agrees with the Note Registrar that the Note Registrar will not have any liability or be held accountable in any way by reason of the disclosure of any information as to the names and addresses of any Holder regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

 

SECTION 2.07     SECTION 2 . 07 . Persons Deemed Owners .

 

Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar and any agents of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name a Note is registered as the owner of such Note (subject to the Record Date and special record date provisions of this Indenture) and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Registrar or any agents of any of them, shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

SECTION 2.08     Payments on the Notes .

 

(a)           With respect to each Payment Date, any interest, payable on the Notes shall be paid to the Person that is the registered Holder thereof at the close of business on the related Record Date (subject to the special record date provisions of this Indenture). Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purpose. Payments of interest, principal and other amounts on the Notes shall be made by wire transfer to such account as such Holder shall designate by written instruction received by the Indenture Trustee not later than five Business Days prior to the applicable Payment Date. Such payments shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

(b)           If a Note is issued in exchange for any other Note during the period commencing after close of business at the office of the Note Registrar where such exchange occurs on any Record Date and ending before the opening of business at such office of the Note Registrar on the related Payment Date, no interest, principal or other amounts will be payable on such Payment Date in respect of such new Note, but will be payable on such Payment Date only in respect of the prior Note to the Person that is the registered Holder thereof at the close of business on the related Record Date.

 

(c)           The Issuer shall pay to the Indenture Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay in full all amounts of interest, principal, and if any, premium due on any Payment Date, redemption date, the Maturity Date, or otherwise prior to 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on such date.

 

(d)           The Indenture Trustee shall pay each Note in full as provided herein on the Maturity Date, in immediately available funds, no later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Maturity Date (to the extent such amounts are received from the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.08(c)). Such payment to the Holder of each Note shall be made on the Maturity Date of such Note and such Holder shall present the Note promptly thereafter.

 

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The Indenture Trustee is hereby directed to establish and maintain pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.08, a non-interest bearing trust account in the name of the Issuer (such account and any successor account, even if renumbered, the “ Payment Account ”). All payments to be made on the Notes to or by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture shall, as applicable, be made into, or out of, the Payment Account. Funds on deposit in the Payment Account will be disbursed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Issuer Order to make payments to the Holders in respect of principal or interest or redemption price or other amounts in respect of the Secured Obligations. The Issuer shall deliver such Issuer Orders to the Indenture Trustee at least one (1) Business Day prior to any payment date. For purposes of causing the application of funds in accordance with this Section 2.08(e), the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely exclusively upon any Issuer Order provided by the Issuer with respect to any payments to be made pursuant to this Section, and shall have no duty to independently determine, verify or calculate any information therein, including with respect to the amounts or recipients set forth in or delivered together with any such Issuer Order, except as expressly required hereby. Cash held in the Payment Account shall not be invested. Subject to any applicable abandoned property or escheat law, any money deposited with the Indenture Trustee in trust for the payment of the Notes and remaining unclaimed for two years after such payment has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on its request, and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof, and all liability of the Indenture Trustee with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease.

 

SECTION 2.09     Compliance with Withholding and Other Requirements .

 

The Indenture Trustee shall comply with all backup withholding tax and information reporting requirements that it is required to comply with under applicable law (including the Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations issued thereunder) in respect of any payment on, or in respect of, the Notes.

 

By acceptance of any Note issued hereunder, unless otherwise prohibited by law, each Holder is deemed to agree to provide to the Issuer or Indenture Trustee any information or certification that may be required under applicable law with respect to withholding, backup withholding or information reporting (including the Noteholder Tax Identification Information, and, to the extent any FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information), and update or replace such form, information or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments to the extent necessary. Failure of a Holder to provide the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer with required tax certificates and information may result in amounts of tax being withheld from the payment to such Holder (without any corresponding gross-up). If the Issuer has knowledge that FATCA Withholding Tax applies, the Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee thereof.

 

In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (collectively, “ Applicable Regulations ”), the Indenture Trustee, is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Indenture Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto and each Holder agrees to provide the Indenture Trustee, upon its request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be necessary in order to

 

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enable the Indenture Trustee to comply with such Applicable Regulations. It is expressly agreed that the Indenture Trustee shall have no duty to perform any services hereunder for, on behalf of or for the benefit of, any Person not having furnished such information as the Indenture, in its sole discretion, determines to be necessary to comply with the Applicable Regulations.

 

SECTION 2.10               Cancellation .

 

The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Note Registrar for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall, in accordance with an Issuer Order, be promptly canceled by the Note Registrar.

 

All Notes delivered to the Indenture Trustee for payment shall be forwarded by the Indenture Trustee to the Note Registrar. All such Notes and all Notes surrendered for transfer and exchange in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and disposed of by the Note Registrar in accordance with its customary procedures. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid in full and have been delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation.

 

SECTION 2.11               Lien of the Indenture .

 

This Indenture shall evidence a continuing Lien on and security interest in the Trust Estate to secure the Secured Obligations, including the full payment of the principal, interest and other amounts on all the Notes, which shall in all respects be equally and ratably secured hereby without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time or times of the authentication and delivery of the Notes.

 

SECTION 2.12               Acknowledgment of Trustee .

 

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it holds each item of Collateral within its possession or control on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall not hold any item of Collateral through an agent or nominee except as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The Collateral delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Pledge Agreement shall be held by the Indenture Trustee at all times during which such Collateral is in its possession pursuant to the Indenture Trustee’s internal policies and procedures relating to holding property of the type substantially similar to such Collateral.

 

ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION

 

SECTION 3.01               Applicability of Article . Redemption of Notes at the election of the Issuer or otherwise, as permitted or required by any provision of this Indenture, shall be made in accordance with such provision and this Article 3.

 

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SECTION 3.02               Optional Redemption;  Notices to Indenture Trustee .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer may elect to redeem the Notes, in whole, but not in part, at any time at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus (A) the Applicable Premium, if any, and (B) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, to, but not including, the date of redemption.

 

(b)                                  If the Issuer redeems the Notes pursuant to this Article 3 (whether such redemption is optional or mandatory), it shall notify the Indenture Trustee and the Holders in writing of (i) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, and (iv) the redemption price. The Issuer shall provide notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Holders provided for in this Section 3.02(b) at least three (3) Business Days before a redemption date unless a shorter period is acceptable to all of the Holders, as evidenced by each such Holder’s written consent. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein. Any such notice may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect.

 

SECTION 3.03               Effect of Notice of Redemption . Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.02(b), Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price stated in the notice, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions precedent in the notice of redemption and the last sentence of Section 3.02(b), as applicable. Such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest, to, but not including, the redemption date; provided , however , that if the redemption date is after a Record Date and on or prior to the related Payment Date, the accrued interest shall be payable to the Holder of the redeemed Notes registered on such Record Date. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

 

SECTION 3.04               Payment of Redemption Price . Pursuant to Section 2.08(c), the Issuer shall pay to the Indenture Trustee by deposit to the Payment Account money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date other than Notes previously called for redemption that have been delivered by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation.

 

SECTION 3.05               Reserved .

 

SECTION 3.06               Mandatory Redemption. Within 10 Business Days of receipt of Net Proceeds from any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) and upon notice given as provided in Section 3.02(b), the Issuer shall redeem each Holder’s Notes in full at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, to, but not including, the date of redemption.

 

SECTION 3.07               Redemption Upon a Change of Control . Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control and upon notice given as provided in Section 3.02(b), the Issuer shall make an offer (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) to each Holder to redeem such Holder’s Notes in full at a redemption price in cash equal to 107.5% of such Note Balance thereof, plus accrued and unpaid

 

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interest to, but not including, the date of redemption. The Change of Control Offer will remain open for a period of at least 15 days following its commencement and not more than 30 days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “ Change of Control Offer Period ”). No later than 30 Business Days after the termination of the Change of Control Offer Period, the Issuer will purchase all Notes tendered in response to the Change of Control Offer.

 

ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS

 

SECTION 4.01               Deposit and Payment of Notes . The Issuer shall promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture.

 

SECTION 4.02               Reports and Other Information .

 

(a)                                  Annual Financials . The Issuer shall post on the SEC EDGAR website, as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days (or such earlier date on which the Issuer is required to file a Form 10-K under the Exchange Act, if applicable) after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, cash flows and stockholder’s equity for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, with such consolidated and consolidating financial statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of the Issuer’s independent certified public accounting firm of recognized national standing (which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP), stating that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer as of the dates and for the periods specified in accordance with GAAP. Such consolidated and consolidating financial statements shall be certified by a Financial Officer as fairly presenting the consolidated and consolidating financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods specified in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

(b)                                  Quarterly Financials . The Issuer shall post on the SEC EDGAR website, as soon as available, but in any event within 60 days (or such earlier date on which the Issuer is required to file a Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, if applicable) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Issuer, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017, a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, cash flows and stockholder’s equity for such fiscal quarter and (in respect of the second and third fiscal quarters of such fiscal year) for the then-elapsed portion of the Issuer’s fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the comparable period or periods in the previous fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, with such consolidated and consolidating financial statements to be certified by a Financial Officer as fairly presenting the consolidated and consolidating financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods specified in accordance

 

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with GAAP consistently applied, and on a basis consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements referred to under Section 4.02(a), subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

(c)                                   Information During Event of Default . The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, promptly, such additional information regarding the business or financial affairs of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of this Indenture, as the Indenture Trustee, any Holder or any holder of beneficial interests in the Notes may from time to time reasonably request during the existence of any Event of Default (subject to reasonable requirement of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by law or contract; and provided that the Issuer shall not be obligated to disclose any information that is reasonably subject to the assertion of attorney-client privilege). The Issuer shall further inform the Indenture Trustee that such additional information is being delivered pursuant to this Section 4.02(c). The Indenture Trustee will within three (3) Business Days of receipt notify the Holders by electronic mail of receipt of such information.

 

(d)                                  Rule 144A Information . The Issuer shall deliver to the Holders and any prospective purchaser of the Notes designated by a Holder, promptly upon the request of any such Person, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

(e)                                   Notice of Default . The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days after the occurrence thereof, notice of any Default or Event of Default and specifying the nature thereof in reasonable detail. The Indenture Trustee will promptly (and, in any event, within five (5) Business Days of receipt) notify the Holders by electronic mail of receipt of any such notice of Default or Event of Default.

 

SECTION 4.03               Further Instruments and Acts . Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 4.04               Liens on Pledged Subsidiaries or Collateral . The Issuer shall not Incur or suffer to exist any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on (i) any Equity Interests of the Issuer in the Pledged Subsidiaries or (ii) any Collateral.

 

SECTION 4.05               Maintenance of Office or Agency .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Indenture Trustee or an affiliate of the Indenture Trustee or Note Registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made at the corporate trust place of payment and notices and demands

 

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may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee as set forth in Section 10.01.

 

(b)                                  The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however , that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

(c)                                   The Issuer hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or its agent as such office or agency of the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.04.

 

SECTION 4.06               Amendment of Security Documents . The Issuer shall not amend, modify or supplement, or permit or consent to any amendment, modification or supplement of, the Security Documents except as described in Article 9 or as permitted in Article 8.

 

SECTION 4.07               Limitation of Incurrence of Indebtedness .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer shall not directly Incur any Indebtedness.

 

(b)                                  The limitations set forth in Section 4.07(a) shall not apply to any Permitted Indebtedness.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding Section 4.07(a), Indebtedness not permitted by Section 4.07(b) may be incurred or issued by the Issuer provided that the proceeds thereof are applied to redeem the Notes in full in accordance with Section 3.06.

 

(d)                                  For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, in the event an item of Indebtedness Incurred by the Issuer meets the criteria of more than one of the categories listed in the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, the Issuer will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with Section 4.07.

 

(e)                                   The Issuer shall not increase the interest rate payable on the Convertible Notes.

 

SECTION 4.08               Maintenance of Existence; Compliance . The Issuer shall (a) (i) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all contractual obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 4.09               Maintenance of Property; Insurance . The Issuer shall (i) keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (ii) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a Similar Business.

 

SECTION 4.10               Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions . The Issuer shall (i) keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (ii) following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, permit representatives of the Indenture Trustee or any Holder to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time and as often as may reasonably be desired and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Issuer with officers and employees of the Issuer and with their independent certified public accountants.

 

SECTION 4.11               Post-Closing Obligations . Within 10 Business Days after receipt by the Issuer of any Litigation Proceeds, if ever, the Issuer shall establish and maintain a Litigation Proceeds Account, deposit any such Litigation Proceeds therein and cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee a Litigation Proceeds Account Control Agreement. At the time of delivery of any Deposit Account Control Agreement and any Litigation Proceeds Account Control Agreement, the Issuer shall deliver an Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee that such agreement creates an enforceable perfected security interest in favor of the Indenture Trustee against the applicable Collateral under applicable law.

 

SECTION 4.12               Restricted Payments .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer shall not (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on or with respect to its Capital Stock, other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests; or (ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of the Issuer except under any equity incentive plan maintained by the Issuer ((all such payments set forth in clauses (i) through (ii) being collectively referred to as “ Restricted Payments ”), if, at the time of, and after giving effect to, the proposed Restricted Payment the Issuer’s aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents are less than $20,000,000; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.12 shall be deemed to prohibit the Issuer from paying principal, interest or other sums payable in respect of any Indebtedness of the Issuer convertible into Capital Stock or from issuing Capital Stock upon exercise of the conversion rights set forth therein.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding Section 4.12(a), the Issuer may make Restricted Payments if:

 

(i)                                      at the time of, and after giving effect to, any such proposed Restricted Payment the Issuer’s aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents are at least equal to $25,000,000 and such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments over the preceding 12 months does not exceed $5,000,000;

 

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(ii)                                   at the time of, and after giving effect to, any such proposed Restricted Payment the Issuer’s aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents are at least equal to $30,000,000 and such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments over the preceding 12 months does not exceed $10,000,000; or

 

(iii)                                at the time of, and after giving effect to, any such proposed Restricted Payment the Issuer’s aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents are at least equal to an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes plus the then Applicable Premium, and such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments over the preceding 12 months does not exceed $15,000,000;

 

provided, however, that in no event may the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments permitted under this Section 4.12(b) exceed $30,000,000.

 

SECTION 4.13               Additional Deposit Accounts . If a New Issuer Deposit Account has a balance in excess of $100,000 at any time, the Issuer shall within ten (10) Business Days thereafter (i) transfer from such New Issuer Deposit Account the amount by which the deposits in such account are in excess of $100,000 to a Pledged Deposit Account, or (ii) cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee a New Issuer Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to such New Issuer Deposit Account. At the time of delivery of any New Issuer Deposit Account Control Agreement, the Issuer shall deliver an Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee that such agreement creates an enforceable perfected security interest against the applicable Collateral under applicable law.

 

ARTICLE 5
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

SECTION 5.01               Events of Default . An “ Event of Default ” occurs if:

 

(a)                                  the Issuer fails to pay interest on any Note when due, whether on any Payment Date, at its Maturity Date, upon redemption, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise and such failure continues for five Business Days,

 

(b)                                  the Issuer fails to pay principal or premium, if any on any Note when due, whether on any Payment Date, at its Maturity Date, upon redemption, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise,

 

(c)                                   the Issuer fails to comply with (i) the agreements contained in Section 4.04, Section 4.07 or Section 4.12 or (ii) any of its other agreements in the Notes or this Indenture (other than those referred to elsewhere in this Section 5.01) and, in the case of this clause (ii), such failure continues for 45 days,

 

(d)                                  a representation or warranty of the Issuer set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document is shown to be false in any material respect when made, and if capable of cure, such breach remains uncured for 45 days,

 

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(e)                                   the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary fails to pay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness (i) owing to a Subsidiary or (ii) that is Non-Recourse Indebtedness) within any applicable grace period after final maturity or the acceleration of any such Indebtedness by the holders thereof because of a default, in each case, if the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent,

 

(f)                                    the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(i)                                      commences a voluntary case;

 

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

 

(iii)                                consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or

 

(iv)                               makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency,

 

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

 

(i)                                      is for relief against the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

 

(ii)                                   appoints a custodian of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property; or

 

(iii)                                (iii)                                orders the winding up or liquidation of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary;

 

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 120 days;

 

(h)                                  the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any Pledged Subsidiary fails to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent (net of any amounts which are covered by enforceable insurance policies issued by solvent carriers), which judgments are not discharged, waived or stayed for a period of 120 days following the entry thereof,

 

(i)                                      the Issuer shall assert, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any Lien created under any Security Document is invalid or unenforceable, or

 

(j)                                     (i) any security interest created by any Security Document ceases to be in full force and effect (except as permitted by the terms of the Indenture or the Security Documents) or (ii) the breach or repudiation by the Issuer or any of its Pledged Subsidiaries of any of their obligations under any Security Document.

 

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The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

 

The term “ Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state law for the relief of debtors (or their foreign equivalents). The term “custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

SECTION 5.02               Acceleration . If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01 (f) or (g)) occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Issuer may, and if such notice is given by such Holders such notice shall be given to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, declare that the principal of, and the premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on, all Notes is due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(f) or (g) occurs, the principal of, and the premium, if any, and accrued but unpaid interest on, all the Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Indenture Trustee or any Holders. The Required Holders by written notice to the Indenture Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if such Required Holders determine that the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.

 

SECTION 5.03               Other Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee, after notice to the Holders and receipt of specific written direction from the Required Holders as to how to proceed, may pursue any available remedy at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

 

The Indenture Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Indenture Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. To the extent required by law, all available remedies are cumulative.

 

Following an Event of Default, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may instruct the Indenture Trustee to deliver a notice (including a “ Notice of Exclusive Control ”) giving the Indenture Trustee exclusive control over any securities account or deposit account covered by an Account Control Agreement. The Indenture Trustee may give such notice only upon an Event of Default.

 

SECTION 5.04               Waiver of Past Defaults . Provided the Notes are not then due and payable by reason of a declaration of acceleration, the Required Holders by written notice to the Indenture Trustee may waive an existing Default or an Event of Default and its consequences

 

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except (a) a Default or an Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on a Note, (b) a Default or an Event of Default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase any Note when required pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or (c) a Default or an Event of Default in respect of a provision that under Section 8.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected. When a Default or an Event of Default is waived, it is deemed cured and the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders will be restored to their former positions and rights under this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or an Event of Default or impair any consequent right. Any past Default or an Event of Default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with the consent of the Required Holders.

 

SECTION 5.05               Control by Specified Percentage of Holders . The Required Holders (or such other percentage as expressly provided for herein) may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee. However, the Indenture Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Indenture Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Indenture Trustee in personal liability. Prior to taking any action under this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action. The Holders understand and agree that in fulfilling its role as Indenture Trustee under any Account Control Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Irish Share Charge and the Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note Assignment, the Indenture Trustee shall act solely in accordance with the written direction of the Required Holders, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.03 and 5.06(a)(ii). The delivery to the Indenture Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel as described in Section 4.11 with respect to each of the Irish Share Charge, the Pledged Irish Profit Participating Note Assignment, any Deposit Account Control Agreement or any Litigation Proceeds Account Control Agreement or as described in Section 4.13 with respect to any New Issuer Deposit Account Control Agreement shall be deemed to be conclusive authorization by the Holders on which the Indenture Trustee may exclusively rely, and by its receipt of such an Opinion of Counsel the Indenture Trustee shall be fully protected, in executing and delivering each such agreement and any document or instrument contemplated thereby, without any obligation to determine or confirm the advisability or suitability thereof on behalf of the Holders.

 

SECTION 5.06               Limitation on Suits .

 

(a)                                  Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

 

(i)                                      the Holder gives the Indenture Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(ii)                                   the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Indenture Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(iii)                                such Holder or Holders offer to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense; and

 

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(iv)                               the Indenture Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity.

 

(b)                                  A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.

 

SECTION 5.07               Rights of the Holders to Receive Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in this Indenture or in the Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

SECTION 5.08               Collection Suit by Indenture Trustee . If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on overdue principal and (to the extent lawful) on any unpaid interest at the rate provided for in the Notes) and the amounts provided for in Section 6.06.

 

SECTION 5.09               Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Indenture Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation, expenses disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee (including counsel, accountants, experts or such other professionals as the Indenture Trustee deems necessary, advisable or appropriate)) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its creditors or its property, shall be entitled to participate as a member, voting or otherwise, of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matters and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions and be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee, and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Indenture Trustee and, in the event that the Indenture Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.06.

 

SECTION 5.10               Priorities . If the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 5, it shall pay out such money or property in the following order:

 

FIRST: to the Indenture Trustee for amounts due under Section 6.06;

 

SECOND: to the Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for interest;

 

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THIRD: to the Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, and premium, if any, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal and, if any, premium; and

 

FOURTH: to the Issuer.

 

The Indenture Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to the Holders pursuant to this Section 5.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Holder and the Issuer a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

 

SECTION 5.11               Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . The Issuer shall not (to the extent it may lawfully do so) 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, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

ARTICLE 6
TRUSTEE

 

SECTION 6.01               Duties of Indenture Trustee .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer and each Holder authorizes and directs the Indenture Trustee to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document to the contrary:

 

(i)                                      the Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and each Transaction Document to which it is a party and no implied duties, covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture or such Transaction Document against the Indenture Trustee (it being agreed that the permissive right of the Indenture Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture or any Transaction Document shall not be construed as a duty); and

 

(ii)                                   in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall be under no duty to make any investigation as to any statement contained in any such instance, but may accept the same as conclusive evidence of the truth and accuracy of such statement or the correctness of such opinions. However, in the case of certificates or opinions required by any provision hereof to be provided to it, the Indenture Trustee shall examine

 

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the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

 

(c)                                   The Indenture Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(i)                                      this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 6.01;

 

(ii)                                   the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

(iii)                                the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 5.05; and

 

(iv)                               no provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document shall require the Indenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

 

(d)                                  Every provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document that in any way relates to the Indenture Trustee is subject to this Section 6.01.

 

(e)                                   The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Indenture Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.

 

(f)                                    Money held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

(g)                                   Every provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

 

SECTION 6.02               Rights of Indenture Trustee .

 

(a)                                  The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Indenture Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following provisions of this Section 6.02 shall apply notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document to the contrary.

 

(b)                                  Before the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require, at the expense of the Issuer, an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The

 

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Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on any Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)                                   The Indenture Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

 

(d)                                  The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however , that the Indenture Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

(e)                                   The Indenture Trustee may, at the expense of Issuer, consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the Notes, or any other Transaction Documents or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(f)                                    The Indenture Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document unless requested in writing to do so by the Required Holders, but the Indenture Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Indenture Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney, at the expense of the Issuer and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

(g)                                   The Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

(h)                                  The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Indenture Trustee, including its right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified as provided in Section 6.06, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Indenture Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

(i)                                      The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith at the direction of the Required Holders or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes, including, without limitation, any action with respect to the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or the exercising of any power conferred by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.

 

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(j)                                     Any action taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Indenture Trustee in good faith pursuant to this Indenture or any other Transaction Document upon the request or authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon future Holders of Notes and upon Notes executed and delivered in exchange therefor or in place thereof.

 

(k)                                  In no event shall the Indenture Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, any force majeure event, or strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Indenture Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

(l)                                      In the event the signature of the Indenture Trustee is required in connection with any sale of any portion of the Collateral, the Issuer, or if during or after an Event of Default, the Holders, shall ensure that the language set forth in Exhibit C shall be included in any document where such signature(s) may be required. The failure of such language to be so included shall excuse the Indenture Trustee from being required to join in the execution of such documents, without regard to any consequences that may result therefrom.

 

(m)                              Any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Order.

 

(n)                                  As a condition to the taking or omitting of any action by it hereunder, the Indenture Trustee may at the expense of the Issuer consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to take any action hereunder or otherwise if it shall have reasonably determined, on the advice of counsel, that such action is likely to result in liability on the part of the Indenture Trustee for which it has not received adequate indemnity or is contrary to the terms hereof or is otherwise contrary to law.

 

(o)                                  Whenever this Indenture or any other Transaction Document provides that an action may be taken or not taken at the option, election or in the discretion of the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to exercise such option, make such election, or exercise such discretion except upon the reasonable written instructions of the Issuer or the Required Holders. The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability to any party for carrying out any such direction.

 

(p)                                  The permissive rights of the Indenture Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action enumerated in this Indenture or any other Transaction Document shall not be treated as a duty.

 

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(q)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary, the Indenture Trustee (as such and in its individual capacity) shall have no duty or responsibility to perform any calculations for, or make any determinations as to the amounts, times, recipients, or other particulars of, any payments and/or transfers to be made by the Indenture Trustee or any other Person under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, except as expressly required by the terms of this Indenture.

 

(r)                                     The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of and makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of any provision of this Indenture or for the due execution hereof by the Issuer or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any of the Collateral, and the Indenture Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to the Issuer, to any Holders, or to any other Person other than as expressly provided for herein.

 

(s)                                    The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document or otherwise.

 

(t)                                     Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document (including, without limitation, the Pledge Agreement and the Irish Share Charge) relating to the conduct, rights, powers, duties obligations or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 6.02.

 

(u)                                  The Issuer hereby agrees and, as evidenced by its acceptance of any benefits hereunder, each Holder agrees that the Indenture Trustee in any capacity has not provided and will not provide in the future, any advice, counsel or opinion regarding the tax, financial, investment or insurance implications and consequences of the preservation, funding, ongoing administration or otherwise with respect to the Collateral. By accepting delivery of a Note or any portion thereof, each of the Holders will be deemed to have acknowledged that it has conducted its own thorough investigation and exercised its own due diligence before considering an investment in the Notes, and acknowledged that the decision to purchase a Note or any portion thereof is its own and that it has not and will not rely on the Indenture Trustee for such purpose. The Indenture Trustee assumes no responsibility whatsoever as to the advisability of purchasing the Notes or any portion thereof.

 

(v)                                  The Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Indenture or in relation to this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby.

 

(w)                                If the Indenture Trustee believes inconsistent alternative courses of action are permitted or required by the terms of this Indenture or any of the Transaction Documents, to which the Indenture Trustee is a party, believes that the terms of the Indenture or any of the Transaction Documents, to which the Indenture Trustee is a party are ambiguous, or is unsure as to the application, intent, interpretation or meaning of any provision of this Indenture or any

 

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other Transaction Document to which it is a party, the Indenture Trustee after reasonable diligence and consultation with counsel, shall take such action which, in its view, is in the best interest of the Holders and consistent with this Indenture unless it otherwise receives written direction from the Required Holders prior to such action, and notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any Transaction Document, or otherwise, the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability to any Person for any such action or following such direction.

 

(x)                                  The receipt by the Indenture Trustee of any reports, information or other documents that are provided to the Indenture Trustee for purposes of enabling the sending party to comply with its document delivery requirements hereunder shall not constitute constructive or actual notice of any information contained therein or determinable from any information contained therein, including any other Person’s compliance with any of its covenants, representations or warranties hereunder, unless otherwise specifically set forth in this Indenture.

 

(y)                                  The parties hereto hereby agree that to the extent that any security or instrument issued by the Issuer is rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, Wilmington Trust, National Association, whether in its capacity as Indenture Trustee or any other capacity hereunder, shall have no duty or obligation to (i) maintain any password-protected web site within the meaning of 17 CFR 240.17g-5 (a “ Site ”), or (ii) upload any information required to be maintained on such Site.

 

(z)                                   The Indenture Trustee assumes no responsibility for the performance of any obligations of the Issuer or any other Person, or for the enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Notes, or any other instruments or other documents executed or delivered in connection herewith (or the suitability or advisability thereof for any particular purpose). The Indenture Trustee may assume performance by all such Persons of their obligations under the Transaction Documents absent written notice or actual knowledge of a Trust Officer to the contrary.

 

(aa)                           The Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with any knowledge held by or imputed to any of the Issuer, any Holder or any other Person other than itself, in its capacity as the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of, or be required to act, based on any event or matter unless a Trust Officer receives written notice or has actual knowledge of such event or matter.  The delivery or availability of reports or other documents (including news or other publically available reports or documents, or any reports or documents delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture or related agreements or documents) to the Indenture Trustee shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of information contained in or determinable from those reports or documents, except for such information that this Indenture specifically requires the Indenture Trustee to examine in such report or document and to take an action with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 6.03               Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee and its affiliates have engaged, currently are engaged and may in the future engage in financial or other transactions with the Issuer and its affiliates in the Ordinary Course of Business. Any Note Registrar may do the same with like rights.

 

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SECTION 6.04               Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer . The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, any guarantee, the Notes, any Security Documents or any other Transaction Documents, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication. The Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or of the identity of any Significant Subsidiary unless either (a) a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge thereof or (b) a Trust Officer shall have received written notice thereof in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof from the Issuer or any Holder.

 

SECTION 6.05               Reserved .

 

SECTION 6.06               Compensation and Indemnity . The Issuer shall pay to the Indenture Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its services as set forth in a separate instrument. The Indenture Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer shall reimburse the Indenture Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Issuer shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee, and each of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ”) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by such Person or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder and under any other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of (i) enforcing this Indenture or any other Transaction Document against the Issuer (including this Section 6.06), (ii) indemnifying, defending, holding harmless or otherwise reimbursing any party to any Account Control Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof and (iii) defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Issuer, any Holder or any other Person). The obligation to pay such amounts shall survive the payment in full or defeasance of the Notes or the removal or resignation of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall notify the Issuer of any claim for which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof (such notice, the “ Claim Notice ”); provided , however , that any failure so to notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of its indemnity obligations hereunder. The Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by an indemnified party through such party’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.

 

To secure the Issuer’s payment obligations in this Section 6.06, the Indenture Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Indenture Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Notes.

 

The Issuer’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 6.06 shall survive the satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture, any rejection or termination of this Indenture under any bankruptcy law or the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee. Without prejudice to

 

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any other rights available to the Indenture Trustee under applicable law, when the Indenture Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 5.01(f) or Section 5.01(g) with respect to the Issuer, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law.

 

No provision of this Indenture shall require the Indenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to its satisfaction.

 

The Issuer may assume the defense of any proceeding for which a Claim Notice has been received by the Issuer, with a nationally recognized (or regionally recognized, if local counsel is necessary in such jurisdiction) counsel of its choosing, by delivering written notice of the Issuer’s election to do so to the Indemnified Person (the “ Selection Notice ”); provided , that, without limiting the generality of subsections (i)-(iii) of this paragraph, such counsel shall not assume the defense of any Indemnified Person if such Indemnified Person objects to the appointment of such counsel within a commercially reasonable time period after its receipt of the Selection Notice. The parties hereto hereby agree that for purposes of the proviso immediately preceding this sentence, a “ commercially reasonable time period ” shall include a minimum of fifteen (15) business days after the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of the Selection Notice. After delivery of the Selection Notice and the retention of such counsel by the Issuer without objection by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Section 6.06 (the “ Retained Counsel ”), the Issuer shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person under this Indenture for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person with respect to the same proceeding, provided that if (i) the employment of counsel other than the Retained Counsel has been previously authorized by the Issuer in writing with respect to the loss, liability or expense described in the Claim Notice, (ii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Issuer and the Indemnified Person in the conduct of any such defense after providing prior written notice to the Issuer of the Indemnified Person’s reasonable conclusion of a conflict of interest and providing the Issuer a reasonable opportunity, and the Indemnified Person’s reasonable cooperation, to cure such conflict, if practicable, or (iii) the Issuer shall not, in fact, within a commercially reasonable amount of time after its receipt of the Claim Notice, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Person’s counsel shall be borne by the Issuer in accordance with this Section 6.06. For the avoidance of doubt, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ their own counsel in any proceeding for which a Claim Notice has been received by the Issuer, at the Indemnified Person’s sole cost and expense, in which event the Issuer shall have no further obligation or liability to the Indemnified Person under this Indenture for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person with respect to such proceeding. Neither the Issuer nor the Indemnified Person will unreasonably withhold its or their consent to any proposed settlement of a claim for which it may seek indemnity pursuant to Section 6.06, provided, however, that any such consent will be without prejudice to the right of the Indemnified Person to receive indemnification hereunder.

 

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SECTION 6.07               Replacement of Indenture Trustee .

 

(a)                                  The Indenture Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer. The Required Holders may remove the Indenture Trustee by so notifying the Indenture Trustee and may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee. The Issuer shall remove the Indenture Trustee if:

 

(i)                                      the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.09;

 

(ii)                                   the Indenture Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

 

(iii)                                a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Indenture Trustee or its property; or

 

(iv)                               the Indenture Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

 

(b)                                  If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed by the Issuer or by the Required Holders and such Required Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Indenture Trustee for any reason (the Indenture Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Indenture Trustee), the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee.

 

(c)                                   A successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee and to the Issuer. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Indenture Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Indenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the Holders. The retiring Indenture Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 6.06.

 

(d)                                  If a successor Indenture Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition at the expense of the Issuer any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding the replacement of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.07, the Issuer’s obligations under Section 6.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

 

SECTION 6.08               Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger . If the Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges with or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association without any further act shall be the successor Indenture Trustee.

 

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Indenture Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Indenture Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so

 

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authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Indenture Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Indenture Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Indenture Trustee shall have.

 

SECTION 6.09     Eligibility; Disqualification . The Indenture Trustee (together with its Affiliates) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

ARTICLE 7
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

SECTION 7.01     Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture .

 

(a)           This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect except as to (i) any surviving rights herein expressly provided for and (ii) in the case of clause (1)(B) below, the rights of the Holders hereunder to receive payment of the Note Balance of and interest on the Notes and any other rights of the Holders hereunder, when

 

(1)           either (A) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered to Holders (other than (i) Notes which have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.05, and (ii) Notes for which payment of money has theretofore been deposited in trust pursuant to Section 2.08 and thereafter repaid to the Issuer) have been delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation; or (B) all such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation have been paid in full;

 

(2)           the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder or reasonably expected to become payable hereunder and the other Transaction Documents (including amounts associated with the termination thereof) by the Issuer hereunder and thereunder; and

 

(3)           the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights, privileges, protection and immunities afforded the Indenture Trustee under Article 6, the obligations of the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.06 shall survive satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

(b)           Upon payment of all the outstanding Notes in full, the Indenture Trustee shall (i) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Issuer any releases or termination statements prepared by the Issuer which the Issuer reasonably requests to evidence discharge of the lien hereof as to the Trust Estate; and (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered all other items reasonably requested by the Issuer, and take all other actions reasonably requested by the Issuer, in order to cause transfer of any portion of the Collateral to the Issuer or its designee.

 

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(c)           Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to the foregoing, the Indenture Trustee shall pay, in accordance with an Issuer Order all amounts, if any, previously received from the Issuer and not otherwise disbursed.

 

SECTION 7.02     Application of Trust Money .

 

All cash paid to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture shall be applied by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 2.08 or Section 5.10, as applicable, to pay the Persons entitled thereto, the interest, principal and other amounts payable on the Notes and to pay or reimburse the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06.

 

ARTICLE 8
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

SECTION 8.01     Without Consent of the Holders . The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents without notice to or consent of any Holder:

 

(a)           to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;

 

(b)           to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer;

 

(c)           to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;

 

(d)           to add additional assets as Collateral to secure the Notes;

 

(e)           to release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by this Indenture or the Security Documents; or

 

(f)            to issue Additional Notes in accordance with this Indenture.

 

After an amendment under this Section 8.01 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 8.01.

 

SECTION 8.02     With Consent of the Holders .

 

(a)           The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents with the written consent of the Required Holders. However, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected, an amendment may not:

 

(i)            reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment,

 

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(ii)           reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note,

 

(iii)          reduce the principal of or change the Maturity Date of any Note,

 

(iv)          reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed in accordance with Article 3,

 

(v)           make any Note payable in money other than that stated in such Note,

 

(vi)          expressly subordinate the Notes to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer,

 

(vii)         impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of or premium, if any, 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,

 

(viii)        make any change in this Section 8.02, or

 

(ix)          release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents, except as otherwise provided in this Indenture or the Security Documents.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 8.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

(b)           After an amendment under this Section 8.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 8.02.

 

SECTION 8.03     Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers .

 

(a)           A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Note shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder’s Note or portion of the Note if the Indenture Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date on which the Indenture Trustee receives an Officers’ Certificate from the Issuer certifying that the requisite principal amount of Notes have consented. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective, it shall bind every Holder. An amendment or waiver becomes effective upon the (i) receipt by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee of consents by the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes, (ii) satisfaction of conditions to effectiveness as set forth in this Indenture and any indenture supplemental hereto containing such amendment or waiver, (iii) execution of such amendment or waiver (or supplemental indenture) by the Issuer

 

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and the Indenture Trustee and (iv) delivery to the Indenture Trustee of each Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required under Section 8.05 and Article 10 hereof.

 

(b)           The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding Section 8.03(a), those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.

 

SECTION 8.04     Notation on or Exchange of Notes . If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, the Issuer may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee so determines, the Issuer in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with an Issuer Order, shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

SECTION 8.05     Indenture Trustee to Sign Amendments . The Indenture Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 8 if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Indenture Trustee. If it does, the Indenture Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing any amendment, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and shall be provided with, and shall be fully protected in relying exclusively and conclusively upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment, supplement or waiver (i) is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, (ii) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, (iii) and has been authorized by the requisite principal amount of Notes, and (iv) complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 8.03).

 

SECTION 8.06     Reserved .

 

SECTION 8.07     Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount . All Notes issued under this Indenture shall vote and consent together on all matters (as to which any of such Notes may vote) as one class. Determinations as to whether Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent shall be made in accordance with this Article 8.

 

SECTION 8.08     Payment for Consent . The Issuer shall not, 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 Notes 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 consent, waiver or amendment.

 

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ARTICLE 9
SECURITY DOCUMENTS

 

SECTION 9.01     Collateral and Security Documents . The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on a Payment Date, at the Maturity Date, or by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes to the Holders or the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture, the Notes and the other Security Documents, and all other amounts in respect of the Secured Obligations according to the terms hereunder or thereunder, shall be secured by a security interest in the Collateral as provided in the Security Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Secured Obligations. The Issuer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Indenture Trustee holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders, pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees (subject to Section 4.11) to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their respective terms and this Indenture, and authorizes and directs the Indenture Trustee to enter into the Security Documents and, subject to the provisions of this Indenture, to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance herewith and therewith. The Issuer shall take any and all actions reasonably required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain at all times, as security for the Secured Obligations of the Issuer hereunder, a valid and enforceable perfected Lien on all of the Collateral, in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders under the Security Documents.

 

The Issuer hereby covenant (A) to perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents and (B) take any and all commercially reasonable actions (including without limitation the covenants set forth in the Security Documents and in this Article 9) required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Secured Obligations contained in this Indenture, the Notes and the other Security Documents, valid and enforceable, perfected (except as expressly provided herein or therein) security interests in and on all the Collateral, in favor of the Indenture Trustee, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons, and subject to no other Liens, in each case, except as expressly permitted herein or therein.

 

The Issuer shall do or cause to be done, at its sole cost and expense, all such actions and things as may be necessary, or as may be required by the provisions of the Security Documents, to confirm to the Indenture Trustee the security interests in the Collateral contemplated hereby and by the Security Documents, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the Collateral available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purpose herein and therein expressed.

 

SECTION 9.02     Recording and Opinions .

 

(a)           The Issuer shall, at its sole cost and expense, take or cause to be taken all commercially reasonable action required to perfect (except as expressly provided in the Security Documents), maintain (with the priority required under the Security Documents), preserve and protect the security interests in the Collateral granted by the Security Documents, including (i)

 

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the filing of financing statements, continuation statements, collateral assignments and any instruments of further assurance, in such manner and in such places as may be required by law to preserve and protect fully the rights of the Holders and the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture and the Security Documents to all property comprising the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and (ii) the delivery of the certificates, if any, evidencing the certificated securities pledged under the Security Documents, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer executed in blank. The Issuer shall from time to time promptly pay all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and recording and similar taxes relating to this Indenture, the Security Documents and any amendments hereto or thereto and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant thereto. The Issuer will not be permitted to take any action, or omit to take any action, which action or omission might or would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee or the Holders except as expressly set forth herein or the Security Documents. The Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to file or monitor any financing statements (or amendments of financing statements, continuation statements, collateral assignments or any instruments of further assurance).

 

(b)           If property of a type constituting Collateral is acquired by the Issuer that is not automatically subject to a Lien or perfected security interest under the Security Documents, then the Issuer will, as soon as reasonably practicable after such property’s acquisition and in any event within 10 Business Days, grant Liens on such property in favor of the Indenture Trustee, and deliver certain certificates (including in the case of real property title insurance) and any filings or other documentation in respect thereof as required by this Indenture or the Security Documents and take all necessary steps to perfect the security interest represented by such Liens.

 

SECTION 9.03     Release of Collateral .

 

(a)           Subject to 8.01 and Section 8.02 hereof, the Collateral may be released from the Lien and security interest created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents or as provided hereby. The Issuer will be entitled to a release of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes, and the Indenture Trustee shall release the same from such Liens at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:

 

(i)            to enable the Issuer or any Subsidiary to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral to the extent permitted by this Indenture and each other Security Document; or

 

(ii)           pursuant to an amendment or waiver in accordance with Article 8 of this Indenture.

 

(b)           Upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate (and upon receipt, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely upon such Officers’ Certificate and shall have no duty to make any determination or investigation with respect to the contents thereof) certifying that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents, if any, to such release have been met and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release

 

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have been prepared by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee shall execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Issuer’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents

 

(c)           At any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the maturity of the Notes has been accelerated (whether by declaration or otherwise), no release of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents will be effective as against the Holders.

 

SECTION 9.04     Permitted Releases Not To Impair Lien . The release of any Collateral from the terms hereof and of the Security Documents or the release of, in whole or in part, the Liens created by the Security Documents, will not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral or Liens are released pursuant to the applicable Security Documents and the terms of this Article 9. Each of the Holders acknowledges that a release of Collateral or a Lien in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents and of this Article 9 will not be deemed for any purpose to be in contravention of the terms of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 9.05     Suits To Protect the Collateral . Subject to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, may take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to:

 

(a)           enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

(b)           collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Secured Obligations of the Issuer hereunder.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, the Indenture Trustee shall have power (but not the obligation) to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Indenture Trustee, in its sole discretion, may deem expedient to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Lien on the Collateral or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders or the Indenture Trustee).

 

SECTION 9.06     Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Indenture Trustee Under the Security Documents . The Indenture Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 9.07     Purchaser Protected . In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Indenture Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of

 

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any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 9 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Issuer to make any such sale or other transfer.

 

SECTION 9.08     Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Indenture Trustee . In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 9 upon the Issuer with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 9; and if the Indenture Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Indenture Trustee.

 

SECTION 9.09     Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations . In the event that the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, an Officers’ Certificate (and upon receipt, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely upon such Officers’ Certificate and shall have no duty to make any determination or investigation with respect to the contents thereof) certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Secured Obligations under this Indenture and the Security Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest, if any), are paid, or (ii) all the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents have been satisfied and discharged by complying with the provisions of Article 7, the Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Issuer a notice stating that the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral, and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon delivery of such notice, the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Holders and shall do or cause to be done all acts reasonably necessary to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

 

ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 10.01  Notices .

 

(a)           Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and delivered in person, via facsimile, via overnight courier or via first-class mail addressed as follows:

 

if to the Issuer:

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, FL 33486

Attention of: Office of the General Counsel

Facsimile: (561) 995-4207

Telephone: (561) 995-4206

 

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if to the Indenture Trustee:

 

Wilmington Trust, N.A., as Indenture Trustee

300 Park Street, Suite 390

Birmingham, Michigan 48009

Attention: Capital Markets Insurance Services

Facsimile: (248) 723-5424

Telephone: (248) 723-5422

E-mail: SpecializedInsurance@wilmingtontrust.com

 

The Issuer or the Indenture Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

(b)           Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder shall be mailed, first class mail, to the Holder at the Holder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Note Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.

 

(c)           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, whether or not the addressee receives it, except that notices to the Indenture Trustee are effective only if received.

 

SECTION 10.02  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent . Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee at the request of the Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, and the Indenture Trustee shall be fully protected in relying exclusively and conclusively upon such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel in taking or refraining from taking any action.

 

SECTION 10.03  Statements Required in Certificate . Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:

 

(a)           a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

 

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

 

(c)           a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

 

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

 

SECTION 10.04  When Notes Disregarded . In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by or on behalf of the Issuer shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes with respect to which the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge are so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination. On the Initial Issue Date and on any Additional Issue Date, the Issuer shall identify in writing to the Indenture Trustee which, if any, Notes are owned by or on behalf of the Issuer.

 

SECTION 10.05  Rules by Indenture Trustee and Note Registrar . The Indenture Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of the Holders. The Note Registrar may make reasonable rules for their functions.

 

SECTION 10.06  Legal Holidays . If a Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on any amount that would have been otherwise payable on such Payment Date if it were a Business Day for the intervening period. If a Record Date is not a Business Day, the Record Date shall not be affected.

 

SECTION 10.07  GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION;  WAIVER OF IMMUNITY . THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES, THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT LOCAL LAW GOVERNS THE CREATION, PERFECTION, PRIORITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTERESTS. The Issuer the Indenture Trustee, and, by its acceptance of a Note, each Holder (and holder of beneficial interests in a Note) hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of competent jurisdiction in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 10.08  Successors . All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

SECTION 10.09  Multiple Originals . 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 Indenture.

 

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SECTION 10.10        Table of Contents; Headings . The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 10.11        Indenture Controls . If and to the extent that any provision of the Notes limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of this Indenture, such provision of this Indenture shall control.

 

SECTION 10.12        Severability . In case any provision in this Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

 

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

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

Name:

Antony Mitchell

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[ Indenture Signature Page ]

 



 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert J. Donaldson

 

Name:

Robert J. Donaldson

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

[ Indenture Signature Page ]

 



 

Schedule 1 . 01(A)

 

Pledged Deposit Accounts

 



 

Schedule 1 . 01(B)

 

Pledged Subsidiaries

 

Company Name

 

Jurisdiction of
Organization

 

Organizational
Identification
Number

 

Federal Identification
Number

 

Red Reef Alternative Investments, LLC*

 

Delaware

 

5433325

 

46-4120302

 

OLIPP IV, LLC*

 

Delaware

 

4966935

 

45-3115563

 

Blue Heron Designated Activity Company*

 

Ireland

 

548361

 

47-4412706

 

 


*65% Pledge

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NOTE

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

8.5% SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE 2021

 

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE AND HAS BEEN SOLD IN RELIANCE ON AN EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS; THEREFORE, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE RESOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPTED FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS AND UNTIL ANY ADDITIONAL TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS IN THE INDENTURE ARE SATISFIED.

 

[ CANADIAN RESTRICTED LEGEND TO BE INSERTED ON NOTES ISSUED TO CANADIAN HOLDERS : UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY BEFORE THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND A DAY AFTER THE LATER OF (I) [INSERT THE DISTRIBUTION DATE], AND (II) THE DATE THE ISSUER BECAME A REPORTING ISSUER IN ANY PROVINCE OR TERRITORY.]

 

Note No.: [        ]

 

Initial Note Balance: [                  ]

Dated: [                           ]

 

[Name of Registered Holder]

 

Registered Holder

 

This Note (this “Note”) has been issued by Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Issuer”) in the Initial Note Balance of [            ] (US$[        ]) to [Name of Purchaser] or its registered assigns. This Note is being issued pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Indenture (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Indenture”) dated as of [         ], 2017, by and among the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have their respective meanings as set forth in the Indenture. This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the rights thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee (in each capacity thereunder) and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are authenticated and delivered.

 

Exhibit A- Page 1



 

This Note shall accrue interest on the Note Balance of this Note at the Note Interest Rate calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year. Interest on this Note shall be payable in cash in arrears on the Payment Date. Interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Law whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on overdue principal, premium, if any, and interest shall accrue (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful.  Interest on overdue installments of interest without regard to any applicable grace period shall accrue at the rate equal to 2.0% per annum to the extent lawful and shall be payable in cash in accordance with the Indenture.

 

The Note Balance of this Note plus any accrued interest shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date, unless the Note Balance and accrued interest of this Note becomes due and payable (and is so paid) at an earlier date by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise pursuant to the Indenture.

 

This Note is subject to optional and mandatory redemption in accordance with the Indenture. With respect to each Payment Date, any interest payable on this Note shall be paid to the Person that is the registered Holder thereof at the close of business on the related Record Date (subject to the special record date provisions of the Indenture). Principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purpose. Payments of interest, principal and other amounts on the Notes shall be made by wire transfer to such account as such Holder shall designate by written instruction received by the Indenture Trustee not later than five Business Days prior to the applicable Payment Date. Such payments shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

This Note is a registered promissory note and, subject to the provisions of the Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 2.04 thereof), upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer or exchange in the Note Register of the Note Registrar (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer in the Note Register of the Note Registrar, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered Holder in respect of this Note in form satisfactory to the Note Registrar), one or more new Notes for a like aggregate principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to the due presentment for registration and transfer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered (subject to the Record Date and special record date provisions of the Indenture) as the Holder in the Note Register as the owner of this Note for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes of this Note and the Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the right to receive payments of interest and principal under this Note shall be transferable only upon surrender for cancellation of this Note, and the issuance of a new Note registered in the name of the transferee in the Note Register. The Note Registrar may require any Holder, among other things, to furnish any appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and to have signatures guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in a recognized “signature guarantee program” (e.g., the securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the Stock Exchange Medallion Program or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program).

 

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This Note will be secured by the Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture and the Security Documents. The Indenture Trustee holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders, in each case pursuant to the Security Documents.

 

The Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the Holder hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof for the purpose of adding to, changing or eliminating certain provisions of the Indenture or of modifying the rights of the Holders thereunder with the consent of Holders as specified in the Indenture. Any such consent or waiver thereof shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

 

It is understood and agreed by the Holder of this Note that (a) this Note is being authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by the Indenture Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the Holder hereof and by any person claiming by, through or under the Holder hereof, and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association, be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expense of the Issuer or any other Person or be liable for the breach or failure of any warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Note or the Indenture.

 

This Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof, other than 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee (or the Indenture Trustee’s Authenticating Agent designated pursuant to the terms of the Indenture) whose name appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

[Signature follows on next page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Emergent Capital, Inc. has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit A- Page 4



 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Dated: [                ]

 

Exhibit A- Page 5



 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

 

[Date]

 

[NOTE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:                        EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

8 . 5% Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes” )

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter relates to the sale by the undersigned transferor[s] (the “Transferor[s]”) to the transferee(s) identified in Annex A hereto (the “Transferee(s)”) of the Note Balance(s) of Notes identified in Annex A hereto (the “Transferred Notes”). The Transferred Notes were issued pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Indenture (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Indenture ”) dated as of [     ], 2017, by and among the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association as indenture trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”). All capitalized terms used but  not  otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

 

The Transferor[s] hereby certif[y][ies], represent[s] and warrant[s] to you, as Note Registrar, and for the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Transferee(s), that the Transferred Notes are being transferred (i) in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and (ii) in reliance upon and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 

TRANSFEROR[S]

 

 

 

 

 

[Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

cc:

 

Exhibit B-1 - Page 1



 

ANNEX A

DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

 

Transferor[s]

 

Transferee(s)

 

Note Balance of Notes
Transferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B-1 - Page 2



 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE

 

[Date]

 

[NOTE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:                        EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

8 . 5% Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter relates to the sale by the holder(s) of the Notes described in Annex A hereto (the “Transferor(s)”) to the undersigned transferee[s] (the “Transferee[s]”) of the Note Balance(s) of Notes identified in Annex A hereto (the “Transferred Notes”). The Transferred Notes were issued pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Indenture (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Indenture”) dated as of [    ], 2017, by and among the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.

 

In  connection  with  our  proposed  purchase  of  $   aggregate Note Balance of Transferred Notes, we confirm that:

 

1.                                       We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Transferred Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Transferred Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

2.                                       We understand that the offer and sale of the Transferred Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Transferred Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Transferred Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only in accordance with the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and that prior to such transfer the applicable purchaser shall furnish (or have furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker dealer) to you and to the Issuer a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter.

 

3.                                       We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Transferred Notes or beneficial interest therein in accordance with paragraph 4(a) of this letter, we will be required to furnish to you and the Issuer such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Issuer may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Transferred Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

 

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4.                                       We are either (one must be checked):

 

(a)  o  in the United States or a U.S. Person (as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Transferred Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment; or

 

(b)  o  a  non-”U.S.  Person”  as  such  term  is  defined  in  Rule  902(k)  of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

If 4(b) above is checked and the undersigned is in Canada, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall include the Canadian Restricted Legend on the Transferred Notes.

 

5.                                                       If we are a non U.S. person for federal income tax purposes, we confirm that we are (one must be checked):

 

(a)  o  a natural individual person;

 

(b)  o  treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

(c)  o  disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes (in which case a copy of this certificate at least insofar as it relates to this paragraph 5 must also be completed and signed by its sole beneficial owner); or

 

(d)  o  treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (in which case each partner also has completed as to itself and signed a copy of this certificate and an appropriate IRS Form W-8, a copy of each of which is attached, or, if applicable, has completed as to itself and signed an IRS Form W-9, a copy of which is attached).

 

6.                                       If we are a non U.S. person for federal income tax purposes, we confirm that we are not a bank, as such term is used in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

7.                                       If we are a non U.S. person for federal income tax purposes, we confirm that we are not a 10-percent shareholder of the Issuer within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) of the Code or Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code.

 

8.                                       We are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Issuer within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

 

You and the Issuer are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a  copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Exhibit B-2 - Page 2



 

 

TRANSFEREE[S]

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Acquiring Investor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit B-2 - Page 3



 

ANNEX A DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

 

Transferor[s]

 

Transferee(s)

 

Note Balance of Notes
Transferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

INDENTURE TRUSTEE SIGNATURE PAGE LEGEND

 

It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this [specify name of agreement] is executed by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee under that certain Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of [    ], 2017 (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), (ii) in no event shall Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the seller hereunder, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of such seller, (iii) in no event shall the Trustee have any obligation to perform any of the obligations and covenants of the seller under this [specify name of agreement], and (iv) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the seller under this [specify name of agreement].

 

Exhibit C - Page 1


Exhibit 4.5

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

U.S. $57,000,000.00

 

July 28, 2017

 

 

For value received, LAMINGTON ROAD DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY (f/k/a Lamington Road Limited), an Irish section 110 company (the “Maker”), unconditionally promises to pay to the order of MARKLEY ASSET PORTFOLIO, LLC ., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Payee”), the principal sum of FIFTY-SEVEN MILLION AND 00/100 Dollars ($57,000,000.00), together with interest on so much thereof as is outstanding and unpaid from time to time at the Interest Rate (as hereinafter defined), until maturity, both principal and interest being payable in lawful money of the United States and immediately available funds, at 5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701,  Boca Raton, Florida 33486, or at such other place as the holder hereof (Payee and any other subsequent holder of this Note may be hereinafter referred to as the “Holder”) may designate in writing, said principal and interest to be due and payable as provided herein.

 

The Interest Rate on this Note shall be equal to five percent (5.00%) per annum.

 

Interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual number of days elapsed in an interest period (actual/360 computation). Interest shall accrue monthly on this Note and be paid at the end of each calendar year; provided, that any interest accrued at the end of a calendar year which is not paid within seven business days thereafter shall be capitalized and increase the principal balance due hereunder. THE ENTIRE REMAINING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE DUE ON JULY 28, 2027.

 

Absent the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Holder will not commence any action or proceeding against the Maker to recover all or any part of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note (an “Enforcement Action”) unless and until the Partial Repayment Date has occurred (the period of time from the date hereof until the occurrence of the Partial Repayment Date being referred to herein as the “Standstill Period.”). At the end of the Standstill Period, the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all rights and remedies hereunder without further delay; provided, that until repayment in full in cash of all obligations of the Maker and White Eagle Asset Portfolio, LP (“White Eagle”) under the Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, the Aggregate Participation Interest) and the other Transaction Documents and the termination thereof, the Holder shall not commence any actions or proceedings against the Maker if such actions or proceedings could have an adverse effect on any of the Pledged Policies, any other Collateral, any of the Pledged Interests, or any of the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement or under any other Transaction Document. For purposes hereof, the “Loan Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2017 (as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms), by and among the White Eagle, CLMG Corp., as the administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Lamington Road Bermuda, Ltd., Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC and the financial institutions party thereto from time to time (each, a

 



 

“Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement.

 

Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, if from any circumstances whatsoever fulfillment of any provision hereof at the time performance of said provision shall be due shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by the usury laws applicable to this note, then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity so that in no event shall exaction be possible under any of the aforesaid documents in excess of the limit of such validity, but such obligation shall be fulfilled to the limit of such validity, and if under any circumstances whatsoever interest in excess of the limit of such validity will have been paid in connection with the loan evidenced by this Note, such excess shall be applied by Holder, the manner of handling such excess to be at Holder’s election, and in case any such excess interest has accrued, Holder shall eliminate such excess interest so that under no circumstances shall interest on the loan evidenced by this Note exceed the maximum rate allowed by applicable law as preempted and prescribed from time to time by the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or any rule or regulation of any department or agency thereof.

 

Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note: (i) failure of Maker to pay any principal, interest or other amount due hereunder (otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this Note) when due; (ii) any written representation or warranty made at any time by Maker to Holder in this Note or in any other document, instrument, contract or agreement now or hereafter entered into by Maker and Holder or executed by Maker in favor of Holder shall prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made; (iii) a default, event of default or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a default or event of default, shall have occurred under any other document, instrument, contract or agreement now or hereafter entered into by Maker and Holder or executed by Maker in favor of the Holder or any affiliate of Holder; (iv) a default, event of default. or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a default or event of default, shall have occurred under any document, instrument, contract or agreement now or hereafter entered into that evidences or secures indebtedness of Maker or its successors or assigns; (v) a final judgment or order for the payment of money, or any final order granting equitable relief, shall be entered against Maker and such judgment or order, in the Holder’s reasonable opinion, has or will have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition of Maker; (vi) Maker shall (a) commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law or law for the relief of debtors (as now or hereafter in effect); (b) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition for adjustment of debts; (c) consent to or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws; (d) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (e) be unable to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; (f) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (g) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any state, federal or other applicable law; or (vii) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced

 

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against Maker in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking (a) relief under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended or other federal bankruptcy law (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or adjustment of debts or (b) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like for Maker or all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of Maker.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (vi) or (vii) of the definition thereof), any and all of the obligations hereunder, at the option of Holder, and without demand or notice of any kind, may be immediately declared and thereupon shall immediately become in default and due and payable, and Holder may exercise any and all rights and remedies available to it at law, in equity or otherwise; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provision or anything contained in any documents securing the obligations hereunder, Maker shall have a period of five (5) days after notice of an Event of Default described in clause (i) — (v) of the definition thereof to cure such Event of Default before the Holder may exercise its remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clause (vi) or (vii) of the definition thereof, any and all of the obligations hereunder, without demand or notice of any kind, shall immediately become in default and due and payable and the Holder may exercise any and all rights and remedies available to it at law, in equity or otherwise.

 

Time is of the essence of this Note.

 

In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, Maker hereby authorizes the Holder, at any time or from time to time after an Event of Default has occurred, without notice to Maker or to any other person or entity, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set-off and to appropriate and to apply any and all indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Holder, to or for the credit or the account of Maker, against and on account of all obligations of Maker owing hereunder or otherwise to the Holder, irrespective of whether or not the Holder shall have declared any or all of such obligations of Maker to be due and payable, and although such obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

Maker and all endorsers and guarantors waive demand, notice of demand, presentment, notice of presentment, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of protest and any other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and all other requirements necessary to hold Maker liable. Maker further ‘waives any venue privilege and diversity of citizenship privilege that Maker now has or may have in the future, and hereby specifically agrees, notwithstanding the provision of any state, federal or other applicable law to the contrary, that the venue for the enforcement, construction or interpretation of this Note shall be the court selected by Holder.

 

Maker agrees to pay to Holder all costs of collection, including reasonable solicitors and attorneys’ fees, whether incurred with respect to collection, trial, appeal, enforcement of any judgment, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or any subsequent proceedings or appeals from any order or judgment entered therein, or otherwise, whether suit be

 

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brought or not, if, after maturity of this Note, or the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, counsel shall be employed to collect this Note.

 

This Note and all sums due hereunder shall bear interest from the date when due, whether by lapse of time or on acceleration, at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by applicable law.

 

Maker reserves the right to prepay this Note, in full or in part, without premium or penalty, but any such partial prepayments shall be applied first against accrued interest until all accrued interest has been paid in full and then to the reduction of the principal balance.

 

BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF HOLDER AGREES, AND BY EXECUTION HEREOF MAKER AGREES, THAT THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN STANDSTILL AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF THE DATE HEREOF (THE “STANDSTILL AGREEMENT”), BETWEEN THE PAYEE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.  ANY ASSIGNEE OF PAYEE (AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEE OF THIS NOTE) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS NOTE SUBJECT TO THE STANDSTILL AGREEMENT AND ASSUME ALL OF PAYEE’S DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT UNDER THE STANDSTILL AGREEMENT.

 

BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF HOLDER AGREES, AND BY EXECUTION HEREOF MAKER AGREES, THAT NEITHER HOLDER NOR MAKER, NOR ANY ASSIGNEE, SUCCESSOR, HEIR OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EITHER OF THEM (ALL OF WHOM ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE “PARTIES”) SHALL SEEK A JURY TRIAL IN ANY LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING, COUNTERCLAIM OR ANY OTHER LITIGATION PROCEDURE BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE, OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT EVIDENCING, SECURING OR RELATING TO THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY. NONE OF THE PARTIES WILL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH ACTION, IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED, WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH HAVE BEEN FULLY NEGOTIATED BY HOLDER AND MAKER, ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR HOLDER TO MAKE THE LOAN OR EXTENSION OF CREDIT EVIDENCED HEREBY AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NO EXCEPTIONS. NEITHER MAKER NOR HOLDER HAS IN ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR PRESENTED TO THE OTHER THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN ALL INSTANCES.

 

BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF HOLDER AGREES, AND BY EXECUTION HEREOF MAKER AGREES TO EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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Maker’s rights and obligations under this Note shall not be assignable nor subject to pledge or encumbrance. Any such purported assignment, pledge or encumbrance shall be null and void.  There are no third party beneficiaries of this Note.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Note, the obligation of the Maker to pay any amounts due and payable under or in connection with this Note at any time shall be limited to the proceeds available at such time to make such payment from the unsecured assets of the Maker. If the net proceeds from a liquidation of the unsecured assets of the Maker (the “Liquidation Funds”) are less than the aggregate amount payable by the Maker to the Holder in respect of its obligations under or in connection with this Note and its obligations to its other creditors (such negative amount being referred to herein as a “shortfall”), the amount payable by the Maker to the Holder in respect of the Maker’s obligations under this Note will be reduced to such amount of the Liquidation Funds which is available to satisfy such payment obligation upon the distribution of the Liquidation Funds among all of the Maker’s unsecured creditors on a pari passu and pro rata basis. In such circumstances the other assets of the Maker will not be available for the payment of such shortfall, and the Holder’s right to receive any further amounts in respect of such obligations shall be extinguished and the Holder may not take any further action to recover such amounts.

 

Neither the Holder (nor any other person acting on its behalf) shall be entitled at any time to institute against the Maker, or join in any institution against the Maker of, any bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement, insolvency, winding-up, examinership, receivership or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any applicable bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations of the Maker owed to the Holder under or in connection with this Note, save for lodging a claim in the liquidation of the Maker which is initiated by another non-affiliated party or taking proceedings to obtain a declaration or judgment as to the obligations of the Maker in relation thereto.

 

No party shall have any recourse against any shareholder, member, equity holder, officer, agent, employee or director of a party in his capacity as such, by any proceedings under this Note or otherwise, in respect of any obligation, covenant, or agreement of a party (acting in any capacity whatsoever) contained in this Note.

 

No personal liability shall attach to or be incurred by any shareholder, member, equity holder, officer, agent, employee or director of a party in his capacity as such, under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements of such party contained in this Note or implied from this Note, and any and all personal liability of every such shareholder, member, equity holder, officer, agent, employee or director for breaches by such party of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, either at law or by statute or constitution, is hereby expressly waived by the parties as a condition of and consideration for the execution of this Note.

 

This Note shall be construed in all respects and enforced according to the laws of the State of New York. This Note may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original.

 

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WITNESSES:            

 

“MAKER”           

 

 

 

 

 

LAMINGTON ROAD DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

/s/ Charles Mount

 

 

Name (printed):

 

Signed by a duly authorized signatory for and on behalf of LAMINGTON ROAD DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name (printed):

 

 

 

 

/s/ Miriam Martinez

 

 

Name: Miriam Martinez

 

 

Title: CFO

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

among

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

and

 

THE PURCHASERS REFERRED TO HEREIN

 

July 28, 2017

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1

1.1

Definitions

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

4

2.1

Agreement to Sell and Purchase

4

2.2

Closing

4

2.3

Deliveries

5

2.4

Closing Conditions

5

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

6

3.1

Representations and Warranties of the Company

6

3.2

Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers

8

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

11

4.1

Transfer Restrictions

11

4.2

Furnishing of Information

12

4.3

Integration

12

4.4

Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity; Confidentiality

12

4.5

Form D; Blue Sky Filings

13

4.6

Shareholder Rights Plan

13

4.7

Use of Proceeds

13

4.8

Indemnification of Purchasers

13

4.9

Listing of Common Stock

16

4.10

Short Sales and Confidentiality After the Date Hereof

16

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

16

5.1

Termination

16

5.2

Fees and Expenses

16

5.3

Entire Agreement

17

5.4

Notices

17

5.5

Amendments; Waivers

17

5.6

Headings

18

5.7

Successors and Assigns

18

5.8

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

18

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

5.9

Governing Law

18

5.10

Survival

19

5.11

Execution

19

5.12

Severability

19

5.13

Replacement of Shares

19

5.14

Remedies

19

5.15

Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights

19

5.16

Liquidated Damages

20

5.17

Construction

20

 

SCHEDULE 1

Purchasers

 

 

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COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), and each purchaser listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively the “ Purchasers ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has authorized the sale and issuance of up to 115,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”); and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 (collectively, the “ Shares ”), as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I     DEFINITIONS

 

1.1          Definitions .  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:

 

Affiliate ” “ means, in respect of any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the first Person. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.

 

Applicable Law ” means, with respect to any Person, all provisions of Law that apply to such Person and such Person’s activities, assets and property.

 

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Claim ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7(c).

 

Claim Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7(c).

 

Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and (x) all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares have been satisfied or waived and (y) the required conditions, actions, deliveries and approvals set forth in Article II of the Master

 



 

Transaction Agreement have been met, completed, made and obtained, as appropriate, or waived, by the relevant party thereunder.

 

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Common Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.

 

Contemplated Transactions ” means the Transactions as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Contract ” means any written or oral contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, loan, instrument, lease, commitment or other arrangement or agreement.

 

Control ” means, in relation to any Person, where a Person (or Persons acting in concert) has direct or indirect control (a) of the affairs of another Person, (b) over more than 25% of the total voting rights conferred by all the issued shares in the capital of another Person which are ordinarily exercisable in a general meeting or (c) of a majority of the board of directors of another Person (in each case whether pursuant to relevant governance documents, Contract or otherwise) and “ Controlled ” shall be construed accordingly.

 

Equitable Exceptions ” means, with respect to the enforceability of any obligation, that such obligation is subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors or other similar state or federal laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally (including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyance or transfer laws) and judicially developed doctrines in this area, such as equitable subordination and substantive consolidation of entities and (b) equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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

 

Governmental Authority ” means any international, supranational or national government, any state, provincial, local or other political subdivision thereof, any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of the United States or another nation or jurisdiction, any State of the United States or any political subdivision of any thereof, any court, tribunal or arbitrator, or any self-regulatory organization.

 

Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Investor ” means Investor, as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

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Judicial Authority ” means any court, arbitrator, special master, receiver, tribunal or similar body of any kind (including any Governmental Authority exercising judicial powers or functions of any kind).

 

Law ” means any treaty, code, statute, law (including common law), rule, regulation, convention, ordinance, Order, regulatory policy statement or similar guidance, binding directive or decree of any Governmental Authority or Judicial Authority.

 

Legal Proceedings ” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral claim, action, complaint, hearing, petition, suit, mediation, litigation, investigation, examination, inspection or other proceeding, at law or in equity, in any case, by or before a Governmental Authority or Judicial Authority.

 

Liabilities ” means any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, deficiencies, penalties, assessments, fines, claims, causes of action or other losses, fees, costs or expenses, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, due or to become due and whether arising under any Order, Contract or otherwise.

 

Liens ” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, or preemptive right.

 

Master Transaction Agreement ” means one or more Master Transaction Agreement(s) dated as of March 15, 2017 or May 12, 2017 among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC and the applicable Consenting Convertible Note Holders (as defined therein) party thereto.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means Material Adverse Effect as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Noteholder ” means a Consenting Convertible Note Holder as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement that is also a Purchaser.

 

Order ” means any judgment, writ, decree, directive, decision, injunction, ruling, award assessment, arbitration award, or order (including any consent decree or cease and desist order) of any kind of any Governmental Authority or Judicial Authority.

 

Permit ” means any consent, franchise, license, approval, authorization, registration, certificate, certification or permit issued or granted by any Governmental Authority.

 

Person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity

 

Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Purchaser Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement ” means Registration Rights Agreement as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Resolutions ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(b)(iv).

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Reports ” means all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference) required to be filed or furnished by the Company with or to the SEC since January 1, 2011.

 

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

 

Short Sales ” shall include all “ short sales ” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the primary Trading Market of the Common Stock is open for trading.

 

Trading Market ” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the OTCQX and the OTCQB (or any of their respective successors).

 

Transaction Documents ” means the Transaction Documents as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II     PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1          Agreement to Sell and Purchase .  At the Closing, the Company will issue and sell to each of the Purchasers, and each Purchaser will, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the number of Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 for an aggregate purchase price set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 ; provided, however, that (i) the number of Shares sold to Investor shall be 75,000,000 and (ii) the number of Shares sold to Noteholders shall not be greater than 40,000,000 in the aggregate. The purchase price per Share shall be $0.20 (the “ Purchase Price ”).

 

2.2          Closing .  On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or its designee via wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Company immediately available funds equal to its Purchase Price as set forth on

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Schedule 1 and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective number of Shares as set forth on Schedule 1 and the other items set forth in Section 2.3 issuable at the Closing.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.3 and 2.4, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.3          Deliveries .

 

(a)           On the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser or other applicable Person the following:

 

(i)            irrevocable instructions to the transfer agent for the Common Stock to issue the Shares being purchased by such Purchaser in book entry form unless a physical certificate is requested by such Purchaser, registered in the name of such Purchaser as set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page;

 

(ii)           a secretary’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (A) the incorporation and active status of the Company in the State of Florida based upon a certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Florida as of a date within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, (B) the Resolutions, (C) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to date, certified as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date, and (D) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, each as in effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(iii)          the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company; and

 

(iv)          such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

(b)           On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i)            such Purchaser’s Purchase Price by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Company;

 

(ii)           the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(iii)          such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

2.4          Closing Conditions .

 

(a)           The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

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(i)            the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;

 

(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers under this Agreement required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)          the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement; and

 

(iv)          the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions is occurring contemporaneously with the Closing.

 

(b)           The respective obligations of each Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)            the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;

 

(ii)           all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company under this Agreement required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)          the delivery by the Company of the items required to be delivered to such Purchaser set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)          The Board shall have approved the transactions contemplated hereby and shall have adopted resolutions consistent therewith (the “ Resolutions ”);

 

(v)           there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(vi)          the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions is occurring contemporaneously with the Closing.

 

ARTICLE III       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1          Representations and Warranties of the Company .  The Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to each Purchaser as follows:

 

(a)           Incorporation by Reference .  The representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Company in Article III of the Master Transaction Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein as if made by the Company to each Purchaser, including each Purchaser who is not a party to the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

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(b)           Issuance of the Shares .  The Shares to be issued to such Purchaser, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.

 

(c)           Private Placement .  Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby.  The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

(d)           Listing and Maintenance Requirements .  The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration.  Other than as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.

 

(e)           Disclosure .  All disclosure provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby furnished by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct in all material respects with respect to such representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, and when taken as a whole, not misleading.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 or in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

(f)            No Integrated Offering .  Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 and other than with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or quoted.

 

(g)           No General Solicitation .  Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.  The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

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(h)           Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Shares .  The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby.  The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Contemplated Transactions and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Contemplated Transactions is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Shares.  The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(i)            Manipulation of Price .  Other than in relation to the Contemplated Transactions, the Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.

 

Each of the Purchasers acknowledges and agrees that the Company has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the Contemplated Transactions other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1 or in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

3.2          Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers .  Each Purchaser, for itself and no other Purchaser, hereby severally represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:

 

(a)           Existence; Good Standing . It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation and has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and to conduct its business, as conducted and planned to be conducted as of the date hereof.  The state of residence or principal place of business of each Purchaser is set forth on Schedule 1.

 

(b)           Authority; Enforceability . It has the requisite corporate or other entity (as applicable) power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or other entity (as applicable) action on its part and no other corporate or other entity (as applicable) authorization or proceedings on its part is required therefor.  This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is or shall be a party has been or shall be duly executed and

 

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delivered by it, as the case may be, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other Transaction Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, each constitutes or shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except for the Equitable Exceptions.

 

(c)           Approvals . No notices are required to be delivered to, and no approvals and consents are required to be obtained from, the board of directors (or similar governing body, as applicable) or stockholders or equity holders of such Purchaser under: (i) Applicable Law; (ii) the organizational documents of such Purchaser; or (iii) any Contract to which such Purchaser is a party in connection with the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall become a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein.

 

(d)           No Conflicts . Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Purchaser of the Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, nor the consummation by such Purchaser of the Contemplated Transactions herein or therein, does or shall violate, conflict with, breach or constitute a default under, or shall violate, conflict with, breach or constitute a default under (in each case, with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) any of the provisions of: (i) any of the organizational documents of such Purchaser; (ii) any Contract; (iii) any Applicable Law; or (iv) any Permit or Order or judgment applicable to such Purchaser.

 

(e)           All Necessary Consents . Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, nor the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, does or will: (i) require such Purchaser to obtain or make any consent, waiver, approval, authorization, Order or Permit of, declaration, filing or registration with, other action by, or notification to, any Governmental Authority or other authority of any kind other than the written approval of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation; or (ii) require the consent, waiver, approval, authorization, notification or action of, by or to (as applicable) any other Person pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Contract in order to avoid any breach, default, violation, termination, modification or prepayment thereunder and to avoid the acceleration or cancellation of any rights or obligations thereunder.

 

(f)            Own Account .  Such Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no arrangement or understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.  Such Purchaser is acquiring the

 

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Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.  Such Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Shares.

 

(g)           Purchaser Status .  At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it receives the Shares it will be, either:  (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.  Such Purchaser was not organized for the purpose of acquiring the Shares and is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(h)           Experience of Such Purchaser .  Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.  Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(i)            General Solicitation .  Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement. Such Purchaser further acknowledges that he or it, or his or its Affiliate, has a pre-existing relationship with the Company such as (i) as a holder of currently outstanding securities of the Company or (ii) another affiliation with the Company.

 

(j)            Brokers .  No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person has been engaged by such Purchaser that is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(k)           Certain Trading Activities .  Such Purchaser has not, directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, engaged in any direct or indirect purchases or sales in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities) since the time that such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or any other Person regarding the Contemplated Transactions, including the purchase of Shares  pursuant to this Agreement.  Such Purchaser covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will engage in any direct or indirect purchases or sales in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, Short Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company in the manner set forth in Section 4.3.  Such Purchaser has maintained, and covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company in the manner set forth in Section 4.3 such Purchaser will maintain, the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this

 

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transaction).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.  Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

(l)            Access to Information .  Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has reviewed the SEC Reports and the Transaction Documents and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospectus sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Shares.  Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the SEC Reports and the Transaction Documents, and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the Contemplated Transactions hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

 

ARTICLE IV        OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1          Transfer Restrictions .  Each Purchaser acknowledges and understands, severally and not jointly, that (i) the Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws and (ii) in connection with any transfer of Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including Rule 144), to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in this Section 4.1, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities Act.  As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement.  Any transfer or purported transfer of the Shares in violation of this Section 4.1 shall be void.

 

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The Purchasers agree to the imprinting or notating, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on or to any of the Shares (and any certificates or instruments representing the Shares) substantially as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Shares to the pledgees or secured parties.  Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith.  Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge.  At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares.

 

4.2          Furnishing of Information .  As long as any Purchaser beneficially or legally owns Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act.  As long as any Purchaser owns Shares, but only until all such Shares may be sold under Rule 144(b)(i) without regard to meeting the requirements of Rule 144(c), if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for any Purchaser to sell the Shares under Rule 144.  The Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports to the Purchasers if the Company has filed such reports with the SEC using the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system and such reports are publicly available. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Purchaser to sell such Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

 

4.3          Integration .  The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4          Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity; Confidentiality .  In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company shall cause a Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the sale of the Shares under this Agreement to be transmitted to the SEC for filing, which Form 8-K shall be reasonably acceptable to each Purchaser, disclose the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and attach forms of the Transaction Documents thereto.  The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, and no Purchaser shall issue any such

 

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press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, except if such disclosure is required by Applicable Law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the Company with prior notice of such public statement or communication.

 

4.5          Form D; Blue Sky Filings The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D.  The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Shares for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing and issuance to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Purchasers on or prior to the Closing Date.  The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer and sale of the Shares required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States following the Closing Date.

 

4.6          Shareholder Rights Plan . No shareholder rights plan or similar plan or arrangement is in effect.

 

4.7          Use of Proceeds .  The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

4.8          Indemnification of Purchasers .

 

(a)           Indemnification . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and each of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, agents and employees (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”) harmless from any and all out-of-pocket loss, Liability, claim, charge, assessed interest, judgment, fine, penalty, damage, fee or expense (including reasonable legal, consultant, accounting and other professional fees and expenses and including any mitigation cost and any cost of determining that there has been a breach under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document) (collectively, “ Losses ”) incurred by such Purchaser Party resulting from (a) any breach of any representation and warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document or (b) any failure by the Company to perform any covenant or agreement hereunder, under any other Transaction Document or under any agreement contemplated hereby or thereby (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).  For purposes of determining the amount of Losses incurred with respect to a breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, each such representation or warranty shall be read without reference to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” qualifier. The Purchaser Parties shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 4.8, each of whom may enforce the provisions of this Section 4.8.

 

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(b)           Limitations on Indemnification . In no event shall any Purchaser Party be entitled to double recovery hereunder.  If any circumstance constitutes a breach of more than one representation, warranty or covenant, the Purchaser Party(ies) shall only be entitled to recover once in respect of such circumstance. The right to indemnification, recovery of Losses or any other remedy shall not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company, or any other matter.  The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any such representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any such covenant or agreement, shall not affect the right to indemnification, recovery of Losses or any other remedy based on any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.  No Purchaser Party shall be required to show reliance on any representation, warranty, certificate or other agreement in order.  In no event shall the Company  (and/or its Affiliates, or any of its respective, members, directors, officers, employees, servants, agents or attorneys) be liable to the Purchaser Parties for any consequential damages whatsoever including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of savings, business interruption, work stoppages, or other indirect, special, consequential, punitive, or incidental damages arising out of this Agreement, and on any theory of liability, even if it has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

 

(c)           Procedures . If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser Party shall promptly cause written notice (the “Third Party Notice”) of the assertion of such Legal Proceeding to be forwarded to the Company. The Company shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, by providing written notice to the Purchaser Party, to (i) take control of the defense and investigation of such Legal Proceeding, (ii) employ and engage attorneys of its own choice (subject to the prior written approval of the Purchaser Party, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to handle and defend the same, at the Company’s sole cost, risk and expense and (iii) compromise or settle such Legal Proceeding, which compromise or settlement shall be made only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser Party; provided, that such consent shall not be required if such settlement (w) includes an unconditional release of the Purchaser Party, (x) otherwise provides solely for payment of monetary damages for which the Company shall be responsible and no other form of relief or penalty, (y) shall not increase the tax liability of the Purchaser Party for any taxable year or other taxable period and (z) does not involve the admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Purchaser Party.  The Purchaser Party shall, at the Company’s expense, cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Company and its attorneys in the investigation, trial and defense of such Legal Proceeding and any appeal arising therefrom, and the Purchaser Party may, at its own cost, monitor and further participate in the investigation, trial and defense of such Legal Proceeding and any appeal arising therefrom.  Notwithstanding the Company’s election to assume the defense of such Legal Proceeding, the Purchaser Party shall have, upon giving prior written notice to the Company, the right to employ one separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such Legal Proceeding, and the

 

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Company shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel for the Purchaser Party if, but only if, the Purchaser Party shall have reasonably concluded in good faith that (x) an actual or potential conflict of interest (including one or more legal defenses or counterclaims available to it or to other Purchaser Parties that are different from or additional to those available to the Company) makes it inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser Party (upon and in conformity with the advice of counsel) for the same counsel to represent both the Purchaser Party and the Company or (y) the claim seeks nonmonetary relief which, if granted, could materially and adversely affect the Purchaser Party or its Affiliates.  If the Company elects not to defend against such Legal Proceeding, does not, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Third Party Notice (or such earlier date, if the failure to assume the defense by such earlier date would materially impair the ability of the indemnified party to defend such Legal Proceeding), acknowledge in writing its intent to assume the defense of such Legal Proceeding pursuant to this Section 4.8(c), contests its obligation to indemnify the Purchaser Party in connection with such Legal Proceeding, or fails to defend against such Legal Proceeding with reasonable diligence, the Purchaser Party may defend against such Legal Proceeding, in which cases the costs of defending such Legal Proceeding shall constitute indemnifiable Losses under this Section 4.8, and the Company shall have the right to participate therein at its own cost.  If the Purchaser Party defends any Legal Proceeding, then it shall keep the Company regularly apprised of the status of the Legal Proceeding and the Company shall reimburse the Purchaser Party for the reasonable expenses of counsel engaged by the Purchaser Party to defend such Legal Proceeding upon submission of periodic bills unless (A) the Company is asserting in good faith a bona fide contest to its obligation to indemnify the Purchaser Party and (B) the Company deposits in escrow in a manner and with and an escrow agent reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser Party all amounts that would have been payable to such Purchaser Party under this sentence in the absence of such a contest as and when such amounts would have been payable.  In no event shall the Purchaser Party be entitled to compromise or settle any Legal Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If a claim for Losses (a “ Claim ”) is to be made by any Purchaser Party not in connection with a Legal Proceeding instituted by a third party, such Purchaser Party shall give written notice (a “ Claim Notice ”) to the Company reasonably promptly after such Purchaser Party becomes aware of any fact, condition or event giving rise to Losses for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 4.8(c).  If the Company notifies the Purchaser Party that it does not dispute the Claim described in such Claim Notice, the Losses identified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Company. After any final judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court, arbitration board or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, and the time in which to appeal therefrom has expired, or a settlement shall have been consummated, or the Purchaser Party and the Company shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to a Legal Proceeding hereunder, the Purchaser Party shall forward to the Company notice of any sums due and owing by the Company pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter and, unless the Company in good faith disputes any such amounts, the Company shall promptly pay such amounts.

 

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4.9          Listing of Common Stock . The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, and to list, if applicable, effective upon Closing, all of the Shares on such Trading Market.  The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will include in such application all of the Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible.  The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. The Company further agrees that if the Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQX or OTCQB, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer the listing of the Common Stock to a national securities exchange, as such term is recognized by the SEC, promptly after eligibility requirements for such national securities exchange are met.

 

4.10        Short Sales and Confidentiality After the Date Hereof .  Each Purchaser severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers covenants that neither it nor any Affiliates acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it has executed or will execute any Short Sales during the period after the time such Purchaser and/or the Company started discussing the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.4.  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain, the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section 4.3.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V         MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1          Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before August 31, 2017; provided , however , that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).  This Agreement shall be automatically terminated as to all parties hereto if and at such time as the Master Transaction Agreement is terminated.

 

5.2          Fees and Expenses .  Except as expressly set forth in the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel,

 

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accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.  The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Shares.

 

5.3                                Entire Agreement .  The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4                                Notices .  Any and all notices, requests, consents, or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by hand or via facsimile to 5:30 p.m.  (Eastern time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by hand or via facsimile on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m.  (Eastern time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given, if addressed as follows, or to such other address or addresses as may have been furnished in writing by a party to another party pursuant to this paragraph:

 

if to the Company, to:

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, FL 33486

Attention: Christopher O’Reilly
Facsimile: (561) 995-4201

Email: coreilly@emergentcapital.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Holland & Knight LLP

701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300

Miami, FL 33131

Attention: Rodney H. Bell

Facsimile: (305) 789-7799

Email: rodney.bell@hklaw.com

 

if to the Purchaser, at its address as set forth on  its signature page.

 

5.5                                Amendments; Waivers .  No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought.  No waiver of any default with respect to any

 

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provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.6                                Headings .  The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. All references in this Agreement to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits, unless otherwise expressed or indicated are to the Sections, Schedules or Exhibits of this Agreement.

 

5.7                                Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares, provided such transferee agrees in a writing reasonably satisfactory to the Company to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “ Purchasers ”.

 

5.8                                No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 4.8.

 

5.9                                Governing Law .  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof that would require the application of the Laws of any other jurisdiction.  Each party agrees that all Legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is an improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY

 

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DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10                         Survival .  The representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares as applicable for the applicable statute of limitations.  Each Purchaser shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

 

5.11                         Execution .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12                         Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

5.13                         Replacement of Shares .  If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested.  The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.

 

5.14                         Remedies .  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights and remedies provided herein or granted by Law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.  The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.15                         Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights .  The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document.  Nothing contained herein

 

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or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.  Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.  The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.

 

5.16                         Liquidated Damages .  The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.17                         Construction .  The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Common Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

COMPANY:

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name: Antony Mitchell 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer 

 

[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Agreement]

 



 

PURCHASER:

[NAME]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ PURCHASERS

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Registered Name:

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

Attention:

Facsimile: (   )    -

Email:

 

Federal Tax ID:

 

Copies of notices to be sent to:

 

 

Attention:

Facsimile: (   )    -

Email:

 

[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Agreement]

 



 

SCHEDULE 1

PURCHASERS

 

Name and Address of Purchasers

 

Number of
Shares

 

Per Share
Purchase Price

 

Aggregate Purchase
Price

 

EVERMORE GLOBAL VALUE FUND

89 Summit Avenue, 3rd Fl.

Summit, New Jersey 07901

 

16,710,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

3,342,000.00

 

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

5082 Wolverine Tower,

3003 South State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1287

 

6,975,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

1,395,000.00

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx140)

Birger Jarlsgatan 56B

SE-113  96 Stockholm Sweden

 

2,630,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

526,000.00

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx138)

Birger Jarlsgatan 56B

SE-113  96 Stockholm Sweden

 

11,185,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

2,237,000.00

 

OPAL SHEPPARD OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LP

40 Lake Bellevue Dr, Suite 245,

Bellevue, WA 98005

 

10,000,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

2,000,000.00

 

MIMESIS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

224 Lees Hill Road

New Vernon, NJ 07976

 

2,500,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

500,000.00

 

TIN-REZ CORP.

6615 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., #394

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

 

5,000,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

1,000,000.00

 

INVESTCO I, LLC

204 Woodhew Drive

Waco, TX 76712

 

17,700,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

3,540,000.00

 

JSARCO, LLC

c/o Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

101 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10078

Attn: Jack Miles, Esq.

 

7,320,038

 

$

0.20

 

$

1,464,007.60

 

PJC INVESTMENTS, LLC

204 Woodhew Drive

Waco, TX 76712

 

14,300,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

2,860,000.00

 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

1,693,671

 

$

0.20

 

$

338,734.20

 

 



 

OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

1,068,261

 

$

0.20

 

$

213,652.20

 

FULL VALUE PARTNERS, LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

981,879

 

$

0.20

 

$

196,375.80

 

MCM OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

109,415

 

$

0.20

 

$

21,883.00

 

CALAPASAS WEST PARTNERS LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

331,707

 

$

0.20

 

$

66,341.40

 

FULL VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

152,607

 

$

0.20

 

$

30,521.20

 

STEADY GAIN PARTNERS, LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

608,131

 

$

0.20

 

$

121,626.20

 

MERCURY PARTNERS, LP

Park 80 West, Plaza II

250 Pehle Avenue, STE 708

Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

 

377,201

 

$

0.20

 

$

75,440.20

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

19 Old Kings Highway S, Suite 200

Darien, CT 06820

 

468,767

 

$

0.20

 

$

93,753.40

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

19 Old Kings Highway S, Suite 200

Darien, CT 06820

 

523,476

 

$

0.20

 

$

104,695.20

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS SI, LP

19 Old Kings Highway S, Suite 200

Darien, CT 06820

 

2,376,668

 

$

0.20

 

$

475,333.60

 

Silver Creek CS SAV, L.L.C.

1301 Fifth Avenue, 40th Floor

Seattle, WA 98101

 

607,555

 

$

0.20

 

$

121,511.00

 

 



 

BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC - SERIES A

280 Mangum Street, Suite 210

Durham, NC 27701

 

1,185,742

 

$

0.20

 

$

237,148.40

 

FORT GEORGE INVESMENTS, LLC

590 Madison Ave, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10022

 

3,746,694

 

$

0.20

 

$

749,338.80

 

NORTH STAR PARTNERS, L.P.

274 Riverside Ave.

Westport, CT 06880

 

5,182,947

 

$

0.20

 

$

1,036,589.40

 

ANDREW JONES

274 Riverside Ave.

Westport, CT 06880

 

262,500

 

$

0.20

 

$

52,500.00

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LP

3 Forest Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

306,500

 

$

0.20

 

$

61,300.00

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

3 Forest Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

17,500

 

$

0.20

 

$

3,500.00

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

3 Forest Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

626,000

 

$

0.20

 

$

125,200.00

 

JOEL LUSMAN

53 Forest Avenue, Suite 202

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

 

52,741

 

$

0.20

 

$

10,548.20

 

 



 

EXHIBIT A

LEGEND

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER AGREES NOT TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY PRIOR TO THE DATE PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”), EXCEPT (A) TO EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (B) OR (D) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.

 


Exhibit 10.2

 

 

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

among

 

THE INVESTORS REFERRED TO HEREIN

 

and

 

THE SELLERS REFERRED TO HEREIN

 

July 28, 2017

 

 



 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

1.1

Definitions

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

4

 

 

 

2.1

Agreement to Sell and Purchase

4

 

 

 

2.2

Closing

4

 

 

 

2.3

Deliveries

4

 

 

 

2.4

Closing Conditions

5

 

 

 

2.5

Acknowledgement

6

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

6

 

 

 

3.1

Representations and Warranties of the Investor

6

 

 

 

3.2

Representations and Warranties of the Sellers

8

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION

9

 

 

 

4.1

Indemnification of Investors

9

 

 

 

4.2

Limitations on Indemnification

10

 

 

 

4.3

Procedures

10

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

12

 

 

 

5.1

Termination

12

 

 

 

5.2

Fees and Expenses

12

 

 

 

5.3

Entire Agreement

12

 

 

 

5.4

Notices

12

 

 

 

5.5

Amendments; Waivers

13

 

 

 

5.6

Headings

13

 

 

 

5.7

Successors and Assigns

13

 

 

 

5.8

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

13

 

 

 

5.9

Governing Law

13

 

 

 

5.10

Survival

14

 

 

 

5.11

Execution

14

 

 

 

5.12

Severability

14

 

 

 

5.13

Remedies

14

 

 

 

5.14

Independent Nature of Sellers’ Obligations and Rights

14

 

 

 

5.15

Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights

15

 

 

 

5.16

Construction

15

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Note Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of July 28, 2017, by and among each investor listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, an “ Investor ” and collectively the “ Investors ”), PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ PJC ”), and each seller listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “ Seller ” and collectively the “ Sellers ”).

 

WHEREAS, Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), has issued $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 15% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “ Senior Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Senior Notes will be amended and will then constitute $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2021 (“ New Senior Notes ” and, together with the Senior Notes, the “ Notes ”); and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Seller, severally and not jointly, desires to sell the principal amount of Senior Notes set forth opposite such Seller’s name on Schedule 1 and each Investor desires to purchase the amount of New Senior Notes to be allocated among the Investors as set forth on Schedule 1 , as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Investor agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I                                 DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                                Definitions.  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:

 

Affiliate ” means, in respect of any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the first Person.  With respect to an Investor, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Investor will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Investor.

 

Applicable Law ” means, with respect to any Person, all provisions of Law that apply to such Person and such Person’s activities, assets and property.

 

Claim ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3.

 

Claim Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3.

 

Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

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Closing Date ” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and (x) all conditions precedent to (i) each Investor’s obligations to pay the Purchase Price and (ii) each Sellers’ obligations to deliver the Notes have been satisfied or waived and (y) the required conditions, actions, deliveries and approvals set forth in Article II of the Master Transaction Agreement have been met, completed, made and obtained, as appropriate, or waived, by the relevant party thereunder.

 

Contemplated Transactions ” means the Transactions as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement and the Sale Participation Fee as that term is defined in certain Exchange Participation Agreements dated April 7, 2017 between the Company and the Sellers party thereto.

 

Contract ” means any written or oral contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, loan, instrument, lease, commitment or other arrangement or agreement.

 

Equitable Exceptions ” means, with respect to the enforceability of any obligation, that such obligation is subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors or other similar state or federal laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally (including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyance or transfer laws) and judicially developed doctrines in this area, such as equitable subordination and substantive consolidation of entities and (b) equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

Governmental Authority ” means any international, supranational or national government, any state, provincial, local or other political subdivision thereof, any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of the United States or another nation or jurisdiction, any State of the United States or any political subdivision of any thereof, any court, tribunal or arbitrator, or any self-regulatory organization.

 

Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Indemnified Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.

 

Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.

 

Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of March 11, 2016 between Emergent and the Trustee pursuant to which the Senior Notes were issued.

 

Investor ” or “ Investors ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.

 

Judicial Authority ” means any court, arbitrator, special master, receiver, tribunal or similar body of any kind (including any Governmental Authority exercising judicial powers or functions of any kind).

 

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Law ” means any treaty, code, statute, law (including common law), rule, regulation, convention, ordinance, Order, regulatory policy statement or similar guidance, binding directive or decree of any Governmental Authority or Judicial Authority.

 

Legal Proceedings ” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral claim, action, complaint, hearing, petition, suit, mediation, litigation, investigation, examination, inspection or other proceeding, at law or in equity, in any case, by or before a Governmental Authority or Judicial Authority.

 

Liabilities ” means any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, deficiencies, penalties, assessments, fines, claims, causes of action or other losses, fees, costs or expenses, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, due or to become due and whether arising under any Order, Contract or otherwise.

 

Losses ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.

 

Master Transaction Agreement ” means those certain Master Transaction Agreements dated as of March 15, 2017 or May 12, 2017, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC and the applicable Consenting Convertible Note Holders (as defined therein) party thereto.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means Material Adverse Effect as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Note Registrar ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.

 

Order ” means any judgment, writ, decree, directive, decision, injunction, ruling, award assessment, arbitration award, or order (including any consent decree or cease and desist order) of any kind of any Governmental Authority or Judicial Authority.

 

Permit ” means any consent, franchise, license, approval, authorization, registration, certificate, certification or permit issued or granted by any Governmental Authority.

 

Person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity

 

PJC ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.

 

Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Reports ” means all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference) required to be filed or furnished by the Company with or to the SEC since January 1, 2011.

 

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Seller ” and “ Sellers ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Recitals.

 

Senior Notes ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the primary Trading Market of the Common Stock is open for trading.

 

Trading Market ” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the OTCQX and the OTCQB (or any of their respective successors).

 

Transaction Documents ” means the Transaction Documents as that term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

Transferee Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 annexed to the Indenture.

 

Transferor Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 annexed to the Indenture.

 

Trustee ” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee under the Indenture.

 

ARTICLE II                            PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1                                Agreement to Sell and Purchase.  At the Closing, each Investor will purchase from each of the Sellers, and each Seller will, severally and not jointly, sell to such Investor, the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite such Seller’s name on Schedule 1 for an aggregate purchase price set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Schedule 1 ; provided , however , that the Investors shall purchase and the Sellers shall sell all of the Senior Notes held by such Sellers.  The aggregate purchase price for the Notes shall be equal to the face amount of each Note plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the “ Purchase Price ”).

 

2.2                                Closing.  On the Closing Date, each Investor shall deliver to each Seller via wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by such Seller immediately available funds equal to its Purchase Price as set forth on Schedule 1 and each Seller shall deliver to the Trustee and Note Registrar its respective Notes and the other items set forth in Section 2.3 issuable at the Closing.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.3 and 2.4, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.3                                Deliveries.

 

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(a)                                  On the Closing Date, each Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee and Note Registrar pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, each of the following:

 

(i)                                      the certificated Notes being sold by such Seller, as set forth on Schedule 1 ;

 

(ii)                                   an executed Transferor Certificate relating to the transfer of the Notes to the relevant Investor;

 

(iii)                                such other documents as the Note Registrar or Trustee may require in connection with the transfer of such Notes; and

 

(iv)                               such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as each of the Investors or its respective counsel may reasonably request.

 

(b)                                  On the Closing Date, the Investors shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee and Note Registrar or to each Seller, as noted, the following:

 

(i)                                      such Seller’s Purchase Price by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing by such Seller;

 

(ii)                                   an executed Transferee Certificate relating to the transfer of the Notes to the Note Registrar or Trustee;

 

(iii)                                such other documents as the Note Registrar or Trustee may require in connection with the transfer of such Notes; and

 

(iv)                               such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents as such Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

2.4                                Closing Conditions.

 

(a)                                  The obligations of each of the Investors hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)                                      the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Sellers contained herein;

 

(ii)                                   all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Sellers required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)                                the delivery by the Sellers of the items set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement; and

 

(iv)                               the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions is occurring contemporaneously with the Closing.

 

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(b)                                  The respective obligations of each Seller hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)                                      the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained herein;

 

(ii)                                   all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Investors required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)                                the delivery by the Investors of the items required to be delivered to such Seller set forth in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)                               there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(v)                                  the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions is occurring contemporaneously with the Closing.

 

2.5                                Acknowledgement. The parties hereto acknowledge that, solely in order to facilitate the sale of the Notes from the various Sellers to the various Investors and as an accommodation to the Sellers and the Investors, in connection with the Closing, (i) the Sellers will transfer the Notes to PJC, (ii) PJC will amend the Senior Notes to become New Senior Notes, and (iii) PJC will immediately transfer the New Senior Notes to the Investors in accordance with the allocation set forth on Schedule 1 . Notwithstanding the transfer of the Notes to PJC by the Sellers, each Investor shall be responsible for paying its share of the Purchase Price to the Sellers as set forth opposite such Investor’s name on Schedule 1 as a condition to Closing.

 

ARTICLE III                       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1                                Representations and Warranties of the Investor.  Each Investor for itself and no other Investor, hereby severally represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to each Seller as follows:

 

(a)                                  Existence; Good Standing .  It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation and has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and to conduct its business, as conducted and planned to be conducted as of the date hereof.

 

(b)                                  Authority; Enforceability .  It has the requisite corporate or other entity (as applicable) power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or other entity (as applicable) action on its part and no other corporate or other entity (as applicable) authorization or proceedings on its part is required therefor.  This Agreement and each other Transaction

 

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Document to which it is or shall be a party has been or shall be duly executed and delivered by it, as the case may be, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other Transaction Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, each constitutes or shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except for the Equitable Exceptions.

 

(c)                                   Approvals .  No notices are required to be delivered to, and no approvals and consents are required to be obtained from, the board of directors (or similar governing body, as applicable) or stockholders or equity holders of each Investor under: (i) Applicable Law; (ii) the organizational documents of the Investor; or (iii) any Contract to which such Investor is a party in connection with the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall become a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein.

 

(d)                                  No Conflicts .  Neither the execution, delivery or performance by an Investor of the Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, nor the consummation by such Seller of the Contemplated Transactions herein or therein, does or shall violate, conflict with, breach or constitute a default under, or shall violate, conflict with, breach or constitute a default under (in each case, with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) any of the provisions of: (i) any of the organizational documents of such Seller; (ii) any Contract; (iii) any Applicable Law; or (iv) any Permit or Order or judgment applicable to such Investor.

 

(e)                                   All Necessary Consents .  Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Investor of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, nor the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, does or will: (i) require such Investor to obtain or make any consent, waiver, approval, authorization, Order or Permit of, declaration, filing or registration with, other action by, or notification to, any Governmental Authority or other authority of any kind; or (ii) require the consent, waiver, approval, authorization, notification or action of, by or to (as applicable) any other Person pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Contract in order to avoid any breach, default, violation, termination, modification or prepayment thereunder and to avoid the acceleration or cancellation of any rights or obligations thereunder.

 

(f)                                    Brokers .  No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person has been engaged by such Investor that is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from such Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(g)                                   Access to Information .  Each Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the SEC Reports and the Transaction Documents and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the merits and risks of investing in the Notes; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospectus sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity

 

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to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Notes.  Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Investor or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the SEC Reports and the Transaction Documents, and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.

 

Each of the Sellers acknowledges and agrees that each Investor has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the Contemplated Transactions other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.1.

 

3.2                                Representations and Warranties of the Sellers.

 

Each Seller, for itself and no other Seller, hereby severally represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to each Investor as follows:

 

(a)                                  Existence; Good Standing .  If an entity, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation and has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and to conduct its business, as conducted and planned to be conducted as of the date hereof.

 

(b)                                  Authority; Enforceability .  If an entity, it has the requisite corporate or other entity (as applicable) power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  If an entity, the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or other entity (as applicable) action on its part and no other corporate or other entity (as applicable) authorization or proceedings on its part is required therefor.  This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is or shall be a party has been or shall be duly executed and delivered by it, as the case may be, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other Transaction Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, each constitutes or shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except for the Equitable Exceptions.

 

(c)                                   Approvals .  If an entity, no notices are required to be delivered to, and no approvals and consents are required to be obtained from, the board of directors (or similar governing body, as applicable) or stockholders or equity holders of such Seller under: (i) Applicable Law; (ii) the organizational documents of such Seller; or (iii) any Contract to which such Seller is a party in connection with the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall become a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein.

 

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(d)                                  No Conflicts .  Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Seller of the Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, nor the consummation by such Seller of the Contemplated Transactions herein or therein, does or shall violate, conflict with, breach or constitute a default under, or shall violate, conflict with, breach or constitute a default under (in each case, with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) any of the provisions of: (i) any of the organizational documents of such Seller; (ii) any Contract; (iii) any Applicable Law; or (iv) any Permit or Order or judgment applicable to such Seller.

 

(e)                                   All Necessary Consents .  Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a party, nor the consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, does or will: (i) require such Seller to obtain or make any consent, waiver, approval, authorization, Order or Permit of, declaration, filing or registration with, other action by, or notification to, any Governmental Authority or other authority of any kind; or (ii) require the consent, waiver, approval, authorization, notification or action of, by or to (as applicable) any other Person pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Contract in order to avoid any breach, default, violation, termination, modification or prepayment thereunder and to avoid the acceleration or cancellation of any rights or obligations thereunder.

 

(f)                                    Good Title . Seller owns, beneficially and of record, good and marketable title to Notes being sold pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of any taxes or encumbrances; and at the Closing, the Seller will convey to the Investor good and marketable title to such Notes, free and clear of any security interests, liens, adverse claims, taxes or encumbrances.

 

(g)                                   Brokers .  No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person has been engaged by such Seller that is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from such Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Each of the Investors acknowledges and agrees that each Seller does not make or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the Contemplated Transactions hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

 

ARTICLE IV                        INDEMNIFICATION

 

4.1                                Indemnification of Investors. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.1, each Seller, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold each of the Investors and each of its respective officers, directors, Affiliates, agents and employees (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) harmless from any and all out-of-pocket loss, Liability, claim, charge, assessed interest, judgment, fine, penalty, damage, fee or expense (including reasonable legal, consultant, accounting and other professional fees and expenses and including any mitigation cost and any cost of determining that there has been a breach under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document) (collectively, “ Losses ”) incurred by such Indemnified Party resulting from (a) any breach of any representation and warranty of any Seller or Sellers (hereinafter referred to singly or collectively, as appropriate, as the “ Indemnifying Party ”) contained in this Agreement or in

 

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any other Transaction Document or (b) any failure by the Indemnifying Party to perform any covenant or agreement hereunder, under any other Transaction Document or under any agreement contemplated hereby or thereby (unless such action is based upon a breach of the Investor’s representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement or any violations by an Investor of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by an Investor which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).  For purposes of determining the amount of Losses incurred with respect to a breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, each such representation or warranty shall be read without reference to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” qualifier.  The Indemnified Parties shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 4.1, each of whom may enforce the provisions of this Section 4.1.

 

4.2                                Limitations on Indemnification.  In no event shall any Indemnified Party be entitled to double recovery hereunder.  If any circumstance constitutes a breach of more than one representation, warranty or covenant, the Indemnified Party(ies) shall only be entitled to recover once in respect of such circumstance.  The right to indemnification, recovery of Losses or any other remedy shall not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Indemnifying Party, or any other matter.  The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any such representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any such covenant or agreement, shall not affect the right to indemnification, recovery of Losses or any other remedy based on any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.  No Indemnified Party shall be required to show reliance on any representation, warranty, certificate or other agreement in order.  In no event shall the liability of a Seller be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such Seller upon the sale of such Seller’s Notes to any Investor pursuant to this Agreement.

 

4.3                                Procedures.  If any action shall be brought against any Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall promptly cause written notice (the “ Third Party Notice ”) of the assertion of such Legal Proceeding to be forwarded to the Indemnifying Party.  The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, by providing written notice to the Indemnified Party, to (i) take control of the defense and investigation of such Legal Proceeding, (ii) employ and engage attorneys of its own choice (subject to the prior written approval of the Indemnified Party, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to handle and defend the same, at the Indemnifying Party’s sole cost, risk and expense and (iii) compromise or settle such Legal Proceeding, which compromise or settlement shall be made only with the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party; provided, that such consent shall not be required if such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party, (y) otherwise provides solely for payment of monetary damages for which the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible and no other form of relief or penalty, (y) shall not increase the tax liability of the Indemnified Party for any taxable year or other taxable period and (z) does not involve the admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Indemnified Party.  The Indemnified Party shall, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Indemnifying Party

 

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and its attorneys in the investigation, trial and defense of such Legal Proceeding and any appeal arising therefrom, and the Indemnified Party may, at its own cost, monitor and further participate in the investigation, trial and defense of such Legal Proceeding and any appeal arising therefrom.  Notwithstanding the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense of such Legal Proceeding, the Indemnified Party shall have, upon giving prior written notice to the Indemnifying Party, the right to employ one separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such Legal Proceeding, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel for the Indemnified Party if, but only if, the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded in good faith that (x) an actual or potential conflict of interest (including one or more legal defenses or counterclaims available to it or to other Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party) makes it inappropriate in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party (upon and in conformity with the advice of counsel) for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party or (y) the claim seeks nonmonetary relief which, if granted, could materially and adversely affect the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates.  If the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend against such Legal Proceeding, does not, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Third Party Notice (or such earlier date, if the failure to assume the defense by such earlier date would materially impair the ability of the indemnified party to defend such Legal Proceeding), acknowledge in writing its intent to assume the defense of such Legal Proceeding pursuant to this Section 4.3, contests its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party in connection with such Legal Proceeding, or fails to defend against such Legal Proceeding with reasonable diligence, the Indemnified Party may defend against such Legal Proceeding, in which cases the costs of defending such Legal Proceeding shall constitute indemnifiable Losses under this Article IV, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate therein at its own cost.  If the Indemnified Party defends any Legal Proceeding, then it shall keep the Indemnifying Party regularly apprised of the status of the Legal Proceeding and the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for the reasonable expenses of counsel engaged by the Indemnified Party to defend such Legal Proceeding upon submission of periodic bills unless (A) the Indemnifying Party is asserting in good faith a bona fide contest to its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party and (B) the Indemnifying Party deposits in escrow in a manner and with an escrow agent reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party all amounts that would have been payable to such Indemnified Party under this sentence in the absence of such a contest as and when such amounts would have been payable.  In no event shall the Indemnified Party be entitled to compromise or settle any Legal Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  If a claim for Losses (a “ Claim ”) is to be made by any Indemnified Party not in connection with a Legal Proceeding instituted by a third party, such Indemnified Party shall give written notice (a “ Claim Notice ”) to the Indemnifying Party reasonably promptly after such Indemnified Party becomes aware of any fact, condition or event giving rise to Losses for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 4.3.  If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the Claim described in such Claim Notice, the Losses identified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party.  After any final judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court, arbitration board or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, and the time in which to appeal therefrom has expired, or a settlement shall have been consummated, or the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to a Legal Proceeding hereunder,

 

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the Indemnified Party shall forward to the Indemnifying Party notice of any sums due and owing by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter and, unless the Indemnifying Party in good faith disputes any such amounts, the Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay such amounts.

 

ARTICLE V                             MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1                                Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated by (i) any Investor or (ii) any Seller, as to such Investor’s or Seller’s respective obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the other Investors and the other Sellers, in either case by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before August 31, 2017; provided , however , that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).

 

5.2                                Fees and Expenses.  Except as expressly set forth in the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

5.3                                Entire Agreement.  The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4                                Notices.  Any and all notices, requests, consents, or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by hand or via facsimile to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered by hand or via facsimile on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given, if addressed as follows, or to such other address or addresses as may have been furnished in writing by a party to another party pursuant to this paragraph:

 

if to an Investor, at its address set forth on its signature page.

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

101 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10178

Attention: Jack Miles

Facsimile: (212) 808-7897

Email: jmiles@kelleydrye.com

 

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if to a Seller, at its address as set forth on its signature page.

 

5.5                                Amendments; Waivers.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Seller and each Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought.  No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.6                                Headings.  The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.  All references in this Agreement to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits, unless otherwise expressed or indicated are to the Sections, Schedules or Exhibits of this Agreement.

 

5.7                                Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  Each Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Investor assigns or transfers any Notes, provided such transferee agrees in a writing reasonably satisfactory to the Company to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions hereof that apply to the “ Investor ”.

 

5.8                                No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 4.1.

 

5.9                                Governing Law.  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof that would require the application of the Laws of any other jurisdiction.  Each party agrees that all Legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is an improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process

 

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and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10                         Survival.  The representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Notes as applicable for the applicable statute of limitations.  Each Seller and each Investor shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.

 

5.11                         Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12                         Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

5.13                         Remedies.  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights and remedies provided herein or granted by Law, including recovery of damages, each of the Investors and each of the Sellers will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.  The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.14                         Independent Nature of Sellers’ Obligations and Rights.  The obligations of each Seller under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Seller, and no Seller shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Seller under any Transaction Document.  Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Seller pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to

 

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constitute the Sellers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Sellers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Each Seller shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Seller to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.  Each Seller has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.

 

5.15                         Independent Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights.  Except as expressly provided therein, the obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under any Transaction Document.  Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.  Each Investor has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.

 

5.16                         Construction.  The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

INVESTOR:

[NAME]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ INVESTORS

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

Facsimile: (   )    -                

 

 

 

Email:

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement]

 



 

SELLER:

[NAME]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ SELLERS

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

Facsimile: (   )    -                

 

 

Email:

 

 

 

Copies of notices to be sent to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

Facsimile: (   )    -

 

 

Email:

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement]

 



 

PJC:

PJC Investments, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick J. Curry

 

 

Name: Patrick J. Curry

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

Facsimile: (   )    -                        

 

 

Email:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copies of notices to be sent to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

Facsimile: (   )    -

 

 

Email:

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement]

 



 

SCHEDULE 1

 

NOTE
NUMBER

 

SELLER

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF
SENIOR NOTES

 

AGGREGATE
PURCHASE
PRICE

 

A-1

 

MICHAEL CROW

 

$

50,000.00

 

$

50,000.00

 

A-2

 

THOMAS R. KAPLAN

 

$

25,000.00

 

$

25,000.00

 

A-3

 

RICHARD O’CONNELL

 

$

70,000.00

 

$

70,000.00

 

A-4

 

GEORGE NATHAN

 

$

50,000.00

 

$

50,000.00

 

A-5

 

LUCIANO MORELLI

 

$

200,000.00

 

$

200,000.00

 

A-6

 

JEFFREY KEIZER

 

$

80,000.00

 

$

80,000.00

 

A-7

 

GERALD HELLERMAN

 

$

100,000.00

 

$

100,000.00

 

A-8

 

OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS LP

 

$

200,000.00

 

$

200,000.00

 

A-9

 

FULL VALUE PARTNERS LP

 

$

185,000.00

 

$

185,000.00

 

A-10

 

MCM OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS LP

 

$

25,000.00

 

$

25,000.00

 

A-11

 

CALAPASAS WEST PARTNERS LP

 

$

65,000.00

 

$

65,000.00

 

A-12

 

FULL VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND LP

 

$

30,000.00

 

$

30,000.00

 

A-13

 

STEADY GAIN PARTNERS LP

 

$

115,000.00

 

$

115,000.00

 

A-14

 

MERCURY PARTNERS LP

 

$

70,000.00

 

$

70,000.00

 

A-15

 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

 

$

500,000.00

 

$

500,000.00

 

A-16

 

PARK LAKES, LLC

 

$

200,000.00

 

$

200,000.00

 

A-17

 

HERITAGE DRIVE CAPITAL, LLC

 

$

400,000.00

 

$

400,000.00

 

A-18

 

RICHARD DAYAN

 

$

90,000.00

 

$

90,000.00

 

A-19

 

AARON S. ADLER

 

$

25,000.00

 

$

25,000.00

 

 



 

A-20

 

LAWRENCE N. ADLER

 

$

25,000.00

 

$

25,000.00

 

A-21

 

JASON L. ADLER

 

$

25,000.00

 

$

25,000.00

 

A-23

 

ANCORA CATALYST FUND LP

 

$

500,000.00

 

$

500,000.00

 

A-24

 

MERLIN PARTNERS LP

 

$

250,000.00

 

$

250,000.00

 

A-25

 

GILBERT NATHAN

 

$

150,000.00

 

$

150,000.00

 

A-28

 

CORRIB MASTER FUND LTD

 

$

3,000,000.00

 

$

3,000,000.00

 

A-29

 

LONG BALL PARTNERS, LLC

 

$

2,000,000.00

 

$

2,000,000.00

 

A-30

 

INDABA CAPITAL FUND, L.P.

 

$

10,000,000.00

 

$

10,000,000.00

 

A-36

 

ANTONY MITCHELL

 

$

25,000.00

 

$

25,000.00

 

A-37

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

 

$

175,000.00

 

$

175,000.00

 

A-38

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNES II, LP

 

$

95,000.00

 

$

95,000.00

 

A-39

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

 

$

30,000.00

 

$

30,000.00

 

A-40

 

JEFFERIES LLC

 

$

2,263,000.00

 

$

2,263,000.00

 

A-41

 

JEFFERIES LLC

 

$

536,000.00

 

$

536,000.00

 

A-42

 

JEFFERIES LLC

 

$

1,326,000.00

 

$

1,326,000.00

 

B-1

 

KURT M. HOFFMAN

 

$

200,000.00

 

$

200,000.00

 

B-2

 

ALPIN FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST UAD 04/24/03

 

$

200,000.00

 

$

200,000.00

 

C-2

 

GMP SECURITIES LP ITF #600-FA1-F

 

$

1,000,000.00

 

$

1,000,000.00

 

C-3

 

RBC DOMINION SECURITIES IN TRUST FOR GEORGE ANDREW FITCH 7018201520

 

$

100,000.00

 

$

100,000.00

 

C-4

 

INVESTOR COMPANY, ITF A/C 7X9321F JARR FAMILY TRUST

 

$

295,000.00

 

$

295,000.00

 

C-16

 

CORRIB MASTER FUND, LP

 

$

238,000.00

 

$

238,000.00

 

 



 

C-17

 

DG VALUE PARTNERS, LP

 

$

44,000.00

 

$

44,000.00

 

C-18

 

DG VALUE PARTNERS II MASTER FUND, LP

 

$

193,000.00

 

$

193,000.00

 

C-19

 

CORRIB MASTER FUND LTD.

 

$

1,500,000.00

 

$

1,500,000.00

 

C-20

 

JEFFERIES LLC

 

$

2,000,000.00

 

$

2,000,000.00

 

C-21

 

JEFFERIES LLC

 

$

500,000.00

 

$

500,000.00

 

C-22

 

JEFFERIES LLC

 

$

850,000.00

 

$

850,000.00

 

 

INVESTORS

 

Investor

 

Principal Amount of Senior
Notes

 

Aggregate Purchase Price

 

EVERMORE GLOBAL VALUE FUND

 

$

9,358,000

 

$

9,358,000

 

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

 

$

3,905,000

 

$

3,905,000

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx140)

 

$

1,474,000

 

$

1,474,000

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx138)

 

$

6,263,000

 

$

6,263,000

 

FULL VALUE PARTNERS, LP

 

$

580,000

 

$

580,000

 

OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

 

$

590,000

 

$

590,000

 

FULL VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, LP

 

$

105,000

 

$

105,000

 

MCM OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

 

$

115,000

 

$

115,000

 

CALAPASAS WEST PARTNERS, LP

 

$

220,000

 

$

220,000

 

MERCURY PARTNERS, LP

 

$

340,000

 

$

340,000

 

 



 

STEADY GAIN PARTNERS, LP

 

$

450,000

 

$

450,000

 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

 

$

1,600,000

 

$

1,600,000

 

OPAL SHEPPARD OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LP

 

$

3,500,000

 

$

3,500,000

 

MIMESIS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

 

$

1,500,000

 

$

1,500,000

 

 


Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of July 28, 2017, by and among (i) Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), (ii) the designees (the “ Investors ”) jointly appointed by PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ PJC ”) and Triax Capital Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company (and listed on Schedule A attached hereto), (iii) the New Convertible Note Holders that are party to that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement (and listed on Schedule B attached hereto (the “ Purchasers ”)), by and among the Company, the Investors, and each such Purchaser and (iv) holders of the Company’s 5.0% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “ New Convertible Notes ”) listed on Schedule C attached hereto as same may be amended and supplemented by the Company as a result of the closing of the transactions contemplated in the Master Transaction Agreements (as defined below) (individually, a “ New Convertible Note Holder ” and collectively, the “ New Convertible Note Holders ,” and, together with the Company, the Investors and the Purchasers, the “ Parties ”).

 

WHEREAS , on March 15, 2017 and May 12, 2017, the Company entered into a series of separate Master Transaction Agreements (collectively, as amended, the “ Master Transaction Agreements ”) by and among the Company, PJC, and each Consenting Convertible Note Holder that is a party to each such Master Transaction Agreement (the “ Consenting Convertible Note Holders ”) regarding a series of integrated Transactions (as such term is defined in the Master Transaction Agreements) with the intent to effect a recapitalization of the Company, which includes this Agreement, a Convertible Note Exchange Offer, Common Stock Purchase Agreements, Warrants, and certain other agreements and documents to be delivered in connection with the Transactions.

 

WHEREAS , it is a condition under the Master Transaction Agreements and the Common Stock Purchase Agreement that this Agreement be executed by the Parties hereto, and the Parties are willing to execute this Agreement and to be bound by the provisions hereof.

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Definitions .

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated below.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Transaction Agreements.

 

Closing Date ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(a).

 

Demand Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(b).

 

Demand Party ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(b).

 

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(d)(i).

 



 

Holder ” means each and/or any of, (i) the Investors, (ii) the Purchasers, (iii) the New Convertible Note Holders, and (iv) any holder of Registrable Securities to whom registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 7(c) hereof.

 

Holder Indemnified Person ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4(a).

 

Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(d)(xii).

 

Losses ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4(a).

 

New Convertible Notes Indenture ” means that certain Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and the Company, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Opt Out Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(c).

 

Other Holder ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(b).

 

Other Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(b).

 

Piggyback Offering Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(c).

 

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any Prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

Registrable Securities ” means (a) the Shares and (b) any securities issued in exchange for or in replacement of Registrable Securities; provided , however , that Registrable Securities shall not include:  (i) any Shares that have been registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or otherwise transferred to a Person who is not entitled to the registration and other rights hereunder; (ii) any Shares that have been sold or transferred by the Holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 such that the transferee thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144; and (iii) any Shares that cease to be outstanding.

 

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.

 

Registration Statement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(a).

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

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S-3 Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(a).

 

Shares ” means (i)  shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, (ii) the shares of Common Stock to be issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, (iii) the New Convertible Notes, (iv) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the New Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms of the New Convertible Notes Indenture, and (v) any other equity interests of the Company or equity interests in any successor of the Company issued in respect of such Shares in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) hereunder by reason of or in connection with any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, reclassification, merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, conversion to another type of entity or similar event involving a change in the capital structure of the Company.

 

Suspension Period ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(f).

 

Suspension Notice ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(f).

 

Trustee ” means the trustee under the New Convertible Notes Indenture.

 

Underwritten Shelf Take-Down ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2(b).

 

Unless the context requires otherwise: (a)  references to Sections refer to Sections of this Agreement; (b) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (c)  the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (d) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (e) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (f) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (g) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

 

2.                                       Registration Procedures; Transfer of Shares After Registration; Suspension Period .

 

(a)                                  As soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the Transactions are consummated (the “ Closing Date ”), and in any event within 60 days following the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a shelf registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act covering the resale of the Registrable Securities (the “ Registration Statement ”) and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date, (ii) the date that is two (2) Business Days after the date that the SEC communicates to the Company that it has no comments to the Registration Statement, and (iii) the date that is two (2) Business Days after the date that the SEC communicates to the Company that all comments with respect to the Registration Statement have been resolved.  The Registration Statement when declared effective will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain

 

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any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of the prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made).  If the Company subsequently becomes eligible to use Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement form under the Securities Act, the Company shall promptly give notice of such eligibility to the Holders and may (unless the Holders reasonably object) or shall, at the request of the Holders, promptly convert the Registration Statement to a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement by means of a post-effective amendment or otherwise (the “ S-3 Shelf Registration Statement ”) for the resale of any then existing Registrable Securities unless any Holder with Registrable Securities registered under the Registration Statement notifies the Company within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the Company notice that such conversion would interfere with its distribution of Registrable Securities already in progress and provides a reasonable explanation therefor, in which case the Company will delay the conversion of the Registration Statement for a reasonable time after receipt of the first such notice, not to exceed 30 days in the aggregate, for all Holders requesting such suspension (unless the Company, at such time as the conversion to Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement may occur, would otherwise be required to amend the Registration Statement and require that Holders suspend sales). Upon the effectiveness of the S-3 Shelf Registration Statement, all references to the Registration Statement in this Agreement shall then automatically be deemed to be a reference to the S-3 Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding Section 2(a), Holders (i) holding at least 45% of the aggregate Registrable Securities outstanding as of the date hereof (assuming exercise of all outstanding Warrants and conversion of all New Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the New Convertible Notes Indenture) then held by the Holders or (ii) who wish to dispose of Registrable Securities and who reasonably anticipate gross proceeds from an underwritten offering and sale of such Registrable Securities would be at least $5 million (in either case, each such Holder, a “ Demand Party ” and collectively, the “ Demand Parties ”) by written request (a “ Demand Notice ”) to the Company may notify the Company of their intention to have the Company initiate an underwritten offering and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement (an “ Underwritten Shelf Take-Down ”). Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of a Demand Notice, the Company shall give written notice (the “ Other Notice ”) to the Holders other than the Demand Parties (each, an “ Other Holder ”) regarding such Demand Notice, and any Other Holder that wishes to have its Registrable Securities included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down must, within ten (10) Business Days of receiving the Other Notice, notify the Company in writing of the amount of such Other Holder’s Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down. Upon such request and notice(s), the Company shall file and use its best efforts to have declared effective, if applicable, an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement for such purpose as soon as practicable.

 

(i)                                      In the event of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Demand Party and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. The Company and all the Holders proposing to include Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with a managing underwriter or underwriters

 

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selected for such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down by the Demand Parties and reasonably acceptable to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2(b), if the underwriter(s) advise(s) the Company in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of securities to be underwritten, or if counsel to the Company or the underwriter(s) advise in writing that the rules or regulations of the Securities Act require such a limitation on the number of securities to be underwritten, then the Company shall so advise all the Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be registered and underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be reduced as required by the underwriter(s) and allocated among the Holders of Registrable Securities pro rata based on the ratio that the number of Registrable Securities that each such Holder requesting registration (including the Demand Party or Demand Parties, as applicable) requested to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down bears to the total number of Registrable Securities that all Demand Parties and Other Holders requested to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided , that if, as a result of such pro-ration, any Demand Party or Other Holder shall not be entitled to include in a registration all Registrable Securities of the class that such Holder had requested be included, such Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include such Registrable Securities in such registration or may reduce the number requested to be included, whereupon only the Registrable Securities, if any, it desires to have included will be so included and the Holders not so reducing shall be entitled to have a corresponding increase in the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided , however , that such withdrawal or reduction (x) must be made in writing by the Holder desiring to effect such withdrawal or reduction prior to the earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement and the execution of the custody agreement with respect to such registration and (y) shall be irrevocable; provided , however , that in any underwritten offering of securities in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the right of the underwriter(s) to exclude securities (including Registrable Securities) from the registration and underwriting as described above shall be restricted so that all originally issued securities by the Company and all securities that are not Registrable Securities and are held by any other person other than a Holder, including, without limitation, any person who is an employee, officer or director of the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) shall first be excluded from such registration and underwriting before any Registrable Securities are so excluded. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting with respect to an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter(s), which notice shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.

 

(ii)                                   The Company shall be obligated to effect only four (4) such registrations pursuant to this Section 2(b); provided , that a registration requested pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall not be deemed to have been effected unless the relevant amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement (i) has been filed with the SEC and, if required, been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) has remained effective for the period set forth below and (iii) is not subject to any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC (other than any such stop order, injunction, or other requirement of the SEC prompted by act or omission of the Holders of Registrable Securities) that has not been withdrawn; provided , however , that if, after a registration statement has become effective, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement is terminated by any stop order, injunction, or other order of the SEC or other governmental agency or court, such registration pursuant thereto will be deemed

 

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not to have been effected and will not count as a registration pursuant to this Section 2(b) for purposes of the limitations set forth in this paragraph.  In addition, a registration will not count as a registration pursuant to this Section 2(b) for purposes of the limitations set forth in this paragraph if, (A) the registration statement amendment and/or supplement, as applicable, relating to such registration pursuant to this Section 2(b) is not declared effective within forty-five (45) days (in any case where the SEC has no comments on the registration statement amendment and/or supplement, as applicable) or ninety (90) days (in any case where the SEC has comments on the registration statement amendment and/or supplement, as applicable) of the date such registration statement amendment and/or supplement, as applicable, is first filed with the SEC (so long as the Demand Parties withdraw their request prior to the effective date of the registration statement amendment and/or supplement, as applicable), (B) more than ten percent (10%) of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demand Parties to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down are not so included pursuant to Section 2(b), or (C) the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement or purchase agreement entered into in connection with the registration relating to such Demand Request are not satisfied.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, regardless of whether or not such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down counts as one of the permitted Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs under Section 2(a).

 

(iii)                                The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep effective any registration effected pursuant to this Section 2(b) until the earlier of (i) that date that all of the Registrable Securities registered thereon have been sold and (ii) the date that the Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in such registration notify the Company in writing that they will not make any further sales thereunder.

 

(iv)                               The Company may, by notice to the Holders, suspend for up to ninety (90) days the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement and the use of the related prospectus for any such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down if the Company determines in good faith that such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at that time, in the good faith judgment of the Company, would not be in the best interests of the Company; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. The Company may delay an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to this Section 2(b)(iv) only once in any period of 12 consecutive months.

 

(c)                                   If the Company proposes to register securities under the Securities Act (other than a registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or any successor or other forms promulgated for similar purposes, and other than registrations pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b)), whether or not for sale for its own account, in a manner which would permit registration of Registrable Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Act, it will, at each such time, give prompt (and, in any event, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing of a registration statement with respect thereto with the SEC) written notice (a “ Piggyback Offering Notice ”) to the Holders of its intention to do so, the anticipated filing date with the SEC of such registration statement, the anticipated date that the registration statement will be declared or otherwise become effective, whether the offering is to be underwritten and the anticipated date and time that the offering will be made.  The registration rights provided for in this Section 2(c) are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the registration rights set forth in Section 2(a) and Section 2(b).

 

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(i)                                      If the Company delivers a Piggyback Offering Notice, upon the written request of any Holder (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be included in such registration), made within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of any such Piggyback Offering Notice, the Company will, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 6, use all commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Holders thereof.

 

(ii)                                   If a registration pursuant to this Section 2(c) involves an underwritten offering, any Holder may, in writing (i) request to include some or all of its Registrable Securities, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 6, and (ii) elect, prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, not to register all or any part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in connection with such registration.

 

(iii)                                Nothing in this Section 2(c) shall limit the right of any Holder to request the registration of the Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the New Convertible Notes by such Holder (subject to such exercise or conversion, as applicable, occurring prior to the completion of the sale by such Holder of the underlying Registrable Securities), notwithstanding the fact that at the time of the request such Holder holds Warrants and/or New Convertible Notes, and not the underlying shares of Common Stock.

 

(iv)                               Any Holder may deliver written notice (an “ Opt Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive from the Company any notice of any underwritten offering or any blackout periods contemplated by Section 2(b)(iv). Such Opt Out Notice shall contain a covenant that the Holder will not attempt to effect any sales under the Registration Statement while the Opt Out Notice is in effect; however such Holder may make sales under Rule 144. Any Holder that delivers an Opt Out Notice may later revoke any such notice.

 

(d)                                  In connection with its obligations contained in Section 2(a), Section 2(b) and Section 2(c) and during the Effectiveness Period (as defined below), the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

(i)                                      prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary or advisable to keep the Registration Statement current and effective for the Registrable Securities held by the Holders for a period ending on such time as all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, have been sold (collectively, the “ Effectiveness Period ”).  The Company shall notify each Holder promptly upon the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto, being declared effective by the SEC and advise each Holder that the form of Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment thereto, as the case may be, at the time of effectiveness meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act or that it intends to file a Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act;

 

(ii)                                   furnish, upon reasonable request, to each applicable Holder (x) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing the Registration Statement or any

 

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other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference into such registration statement or any supplement or amendment thereto), and provide each such applicable Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Holder with respect to such information prior to filing such registration statement and the prospectus included therein or any supplement or amendment thereto and (y) copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities;

 

(iii)                                furnish to each Holder with respect to the Registrable Securities registered under the Registration Statement such number of copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including supplemental prospectuses) filed with the SEC in conformance with the requirements of the Securities Act and such other documents as each such Holder may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Registrable Securities by such Holder;

 

(iv)                               make any necessary blue sky filings;

 

(v)                                  advise each Holder and any applicable underwriters, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of the issuance or threat of issuance of any stop order by the SEC delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the initiation of any Legal Proceeding for that purpose; and the Company will promptly use all commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued;

 

(vi)                               with a view to making available to each Holder the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit each Holder to sell Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as such term is understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) such date as all of the Registrable Securities qualify to be resold immediately pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect during any three-month period without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) and without regard to volume or manner of sale restrictions, or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold pursuant to Rule 144 (and may be further resold without restriction, including, without regard to volume or manner of sale restrictions); (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to each Holder upon request, as long as such Holder owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company as to whether it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration;

 

(vii)                            immediately notify each applicable Holder and each applicable underwriter, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered

 

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under the Securities Act, of (x) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in any registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing; (y) the receipt by the SEC of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction; or (z) any SEC request that a registration statement contemplated by the Agreement be amended or supplemented; following the provision of such notice, the Company agrees to as promptly as reasonably practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(viii)                         in the case of an underwritten offering, use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish upon request, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Company in customary form dated the date of the closing of the underwritten offering, and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter or letters, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and a letter or letters of like kind dated the date of the closing of the underwritten offering, in each case, signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the financial statements included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of the opinion and the “cold comfort” letter or letters shall be in customary form and covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement included therein) and as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to the underwriters in an underwritten offering of securities of the Company and such other matters as such underwriters may reasonably request;

 

(ix)                               otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make generally available to its security holders (or otherwise provide in accordance with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) or otherwise;

 

(x)                                  make available to the appropriate representatives of the managing underwriter and each applicable Holder who is an Affiliate of the Company access to such information and personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided that the Company need not disclose any information to any such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company;

 

(xi)                               provide a transfer agent and registrar or perform the functions thereof, as applicable, for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

 

(xii)                            if any Holder could reasonably be deemed to be an “underwriter,” as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act or a “controlling person” within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the registration statement in respect of any registration of Registrable Securities

 

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of such Holder pursuant to this Agreement, and any amendment or supplement thereof (any such registration statement or amendment or supplement, a “ Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ”), then the Company will cooperate with such Holder in allowing such Holder to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to the Company and satisfy its obligations in respect thereof. In addition, at any Holder’s request, the Company will furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of any Holder Underwriter Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as such Holder may reasonably request, (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to such Holder, (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, including a standard “10b-5” negative assurance for such offering, addressed to such Holder and (iii) a standard officer’s certificate from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company addressed to such Holder. The Company will also permit one legal counsel to such Holder(s) to review and comment upon any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and all amendments and supplements to any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any Holder Underwriter Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which such Holder’s legal counsel reasonably objects;

 

(xiii)                         take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act, provided, that, to the extent that any prohibition is applicable to the Company, the Company will take all reasonable steps to make any such prohibition inapplicable; and

 

(xiv)                        cause all such Registrable Securities that consist of shares of Common Stock covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on the Trading Market.

 

The Company understands that a Holder may disclaim being an underwriter, but acknowledges that a determination by the SEC that such Holder is deemed an underwriter shall not relieve the Company of any obligations it has hereunder.

 

(e)                                   Except in the event that Section 2(f) below applies, the Company shall during the Effectiveness Period: (i) prepare and file from time to time with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that such Registration Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ii) provide each Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to clause (i) above; and (iii) upon request, inform each Holder who so requests that the Company has complied with its obligations in Section 2(f)(i) below (or that, if the Company has filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement which has not yet been declared effective, the Company will notify each Holder to that effect, will use all commercially reasonable efforts to secure the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment as promptly as possible and will

 

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promptly notify each Holder pursuant to Section 2(f)(i) when the amendment has become effective).

 

(f)                                    In the event: (i) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the Effectiveness Period for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any Legal Proceedings for that purpose; (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any Legal Proceeding for such purpose; or (iv) of any event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; then the Company shall promptly deliver a certificate in writing to each Holder (the “ Suspension Notice ”) to the effect of the foregoing and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, each Holder will refrain from selling any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the current Prospectus may be used, and have received copies from the Company of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such Prospectus (each such period, a “ Suspension Period ”).  In the event of any Suspension Period, the Company will use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Holders.  In addition to and without limiting any other remedies (including, without limitation, at law or at equity) available to the Company and each Holder, the Company and each Holder shall be entitled to specific performance in the event that the other party fails to comply with the provisions of this Section 2(f).

 

(g)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 2, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that (i) a Suspension Period shall not exceed thirty (30) days individually, (ii) Suspension Periods shall not cover more than forty five (45) days, in the aggregate, during any consecutive twelve (12) month period, and (iii) each Suspension Period shall be separated by a period of at least thirty (30) days from a prior Suspension Period.  Any suspension of the right to use any registration statement shall result in an extension of the registration period equal to the number of days of the suspension.

 

(h)                                  The Company shall cause certificates evidencing the Registrable Securities not to contain any Securities Act legend: (i) upon the effectiveness of a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering such Registrable Securities, or (ii) following a sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) upon such Registrable Securities becoming eligible for sale under Rule 144, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the SEC).  Following such time as restrictive legends are not required to be placed on certificates representing Shares, the Company will, no later than

 

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five (5) Trading Days following the delivery by a Holder to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares that are Registrable Securities containing a restrictive legend, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Holder a certificate representing such Registrable Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends.  The Company shall, immediately following the Registration Statement being declared effective, cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Registrable Securities to effect the removal of the restrictive legend contemplated by this Agreement.  The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent or the Trustee, as applicable, for the Registrable Securities that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement.  Certificates for Shares that are Registrable Securities subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent with respect to the Registrable Securities to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company system .

 

(i)                                      In the event of any underwritten offering, the Company shall (A) enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter(s) of such offering and (B) furnish, in connection with any underwritten registration, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, (1) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering addressed to the underwriters, and (ii) a “comfort” letter dated as of such date, from the independent auditors of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent auditors to underwriters in an underwritten public offering addressed to the underwriters.

 

(j)                                     The Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the cooperation of the Company’s transfer agent or Trustee, as applicable, in settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with any procedures reasonably requested by the Holders or any underwriter.

 

(k)                                  In the event of an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company and the Holders agree not to effect, without the prior written consent of a majority of the Holders, any public sale or public distribution of any securities that are the same as, or similar to, the Registrable Securities, or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any securities of the Company that are the same as, or similar to, the Registrable Securities (other than a registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or any successor or other forms promulgated for similar purposes), during the period commencing fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to such underwritten offering and ending on the ninetieth (90th) day after the effective date of such registration statement.

 

(l)                                      The Company shall take all such other reasonable actions as are necessary to effect the registration or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

3.                                       Registration Expenses .  The Company will pay all Registration Expenses associated with each registration of Registrable Securities. “Registration Expenses” shall include,

 

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without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the Trading Market and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws), (ii) printing expenses, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel, auditors and accountants for the Company, (v)  fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (vi) reasonable and documented fees and expenses of (A) one additional counsel selected by the Holders that are, as of the date hereof, holders of New Convertible Notes that own a majority of the Registrable Securities of such Holders to be included in any registration statement, prospectus or free writing prospectus contemplated by this Agreement (assuming exercise of all outstanding Warrants held by such Holders and conversion of all New Convertible Notes held by such Holders into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the New Convertible Notes Indenture) and (B) one additional counsel selected by the Holders that are Investors that own a majority of the Registrable Securities of such Holders to be included in any registration statement, prospectus or free writing prospectus contemplated by this Agreement (assuming exercise of all outstanding Warrants held by such Holders); provided, however, that for the purposes of the foregoing clauses (vi)(A) and (vi)(B), PJC and any Investor that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of PJC shall not participate in the selection of either such additional counsel and the Registrable Securities held by them shall not be counted with respect to either such selection. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.

 

4.                                       Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers and directors, members, managers and general and limited partners (and each other Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act)) and any agent thereof (collectively, “ Holder Indemnified Persons ”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any Legal Proceeding, in which any Holder Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws or otherwise (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, (i) arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement (including, in each case, all documents incorporated therein by reference), in any preliminary Prospectus or any other prospectus contemplated by this agreement (including, in each case, all documents incorporated therein by reference), or in any summary or final Prospectus or other summary or final prospectus contemplated by this Agreement or free writing Prospectus or other free writing prospectus contemplated by this Agreement (including, in each case, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all amendments and supplements thereto), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading or (ii) arising out of or based upon any violation by the Company or any of its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the

 

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Exchange Act, any other similar federal or state securities laws or “blue sky” laws applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any registration under which any Registrable Securities were registered (including all documents incorporated therein by reference), in any preliminary prospectus (including all documents incorporated therein by reference), or in any summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (including all documents incorporated therein by reference); provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable to any Holder Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof.  The Company shall notify each Holder promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Legal Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities by the Holder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 4 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

 

(b)                                  In connection with any Registration Statement in which any Holder participates, each such Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and any agent thereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Losses as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement (including all documents incorporated therein by reference), in any preliminary Prospectus (including all documents incorporated therein by reference), or in any summary or final Prospectus or free writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (including all documents incorporated therein by reference), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, but only to the extent that the same are made in reliance and in conformity with information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder for use therein.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability each Holder may otherwise have and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any indemnified party.  In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after underwriting fees, commissions or discounts) actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

(c)                                   Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim or there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. 

 

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If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld).  An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to such indemnified party that are in addition to or may conflict with those available to another indemnified party with respect to such claim.  Failure to give prompt written notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)                                  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any Losses referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by applicable law contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other, in connection with the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided , that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder hereunder exceed the net proceeds (after underwriting fees, commissions or discounts) actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

5.                                       Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144 .   The Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144.  Upon the request of any Holder in connection with that Holder’s sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

6.                                       Exceptions to the Company’s Obligations .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything in Section 2(c) to the contrary:

 

(i)                                      if, at any time after giving a Piggyback Offering Notice, the Company shall determine for any reason not to proceed with the proposed registration of the securities to be sold in connection therewith, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Holders and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to

 

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register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith); and

 

(ii)                                   if a registration pursuant to Section 2(c) involves an underwritten offering, then the Company shall so advise the Holders. In such event, the right of any such Holder’s Registrable Securities to be included in a registration pursuant to Section 2(c) shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All the Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the managing underwriter(s) determine(s) in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten, or if counsel to the Company or the underwriter(s) advise in writing that the rules or regulations of the Securities Act require such a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten, then the managing underwriter(s) may exclude securities from the registration and the underwriting, and the number of securities that may be included in the registration and the underwriting shall be allocated, first to the Company, and second, to each of the Holders requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities pro rata based on the ratio that the number of Registrable Securities that each such Holder requesting registration requested to be included in such underwritten offer bears to the total number of Registrable Securities that all other Holders requested to be included in such underwritten offering; provided , that if, as a result of such pro-ration, any Holder shall not be entitled to include in a registration all Registrable Securities of the class that such Holder had requested be included, such Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include such Registrable Securities in such registration or may reduce the number requested to be included, whereupon only the Registrable Securities, if any, it desires to have included will be so included and the Holders not so reducing shall be entitled to have a corresponding increase in the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwritten offering; provided , however , that such withdrawal or reduction (x) must be made in writing by the Holder desiring to effect such withdrawal or reduction prior to the earlier of the execution of the underwriting agreement and the execution of the custody agreement with respect to such registration and (y) shall be irrevocable; provided , however , that the right of the underwriter(s) to exclude securities (including Registrable Securities) from the registration and underwriting as described above shall be restricted so that all securities that are not Registrable Securities and are held by any other Person other than a Holder, excluding the Company but including, without limitation, any Person who is an employee, officer or director of the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) shall first be excluded from such registration and underwriting before any Registrable Securities are so excluded. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter(s), delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.

 

(b)                                  It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Section 2 that the selling Holder or Holders shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them, other Company securities held by them, and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities as shall be required to timely effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.

 

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7.                                       Miscellaneous .

 

(a)                                  Amendments and Waivers .  No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company, the Investors and Holders who are holders of at least fifty percent (50%) of the then-outstanding New Convertible Notes.  The Company shall provide prior notice to each Holder of any proposed waiver or amendment.  No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

(b)                                  Notices .  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) on the third (3 rd ) day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.  The address for such notices and communications shall be addressed to the attention of the receiving Party at the address set forth on such signature hereto.

 

(c)                                   Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.  Except as provided in this Section 7(c), this Agreement, and any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company and the Investors.  Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the rights of each Holder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to all or any portion of its Registrable Securities may be assigned without such consent with respect to such Registrable Securities (and any Registrable Securities issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of such Registrable Securities) by such Holder to a transferee of such Registrable Securities; provided the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investors.

 

(d)                                  No Third Party Beneficiaries .  Except as set forth in Section 4, nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give any Person, other than the Parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy, claim or benefit under or in respect of this Agreement.

 

(e)                                   Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or portable document format (“.pdf”)) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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(f)                                    Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.  Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in in the City and County of New York and the Federal Courts of the United States sitting in the State, County and City of New York for the purpose of any Legal Proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  Service of process in connection with any Legal Proceeding may be served on each Party anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement.  Each of the Parties irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Legal Proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any Legal Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(g)                                   Cumulative Remedies .  The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

(h)                                  Severability .  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction.

 

(i)                                      Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, together with the New Convertible Notes Indenture (as applicable), constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(j)                                     Termination .  Except for Section 4 , this Agreement shall terminate as to each Holder, when all Registrable Securities held by such Holder no longer constitute Registrable Securities.

 

(k)                                  Recapitalizations, Exchanges, Etc .  The provisions of this Agreement shall apply, to the full extent set forth herein with respect to the Registrable Securities, to any and all securities (including shares of capital stock) of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, exchanges and the like occurring after the date hereof

 

(l)                                      Injunctive Relief .  It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the Parties fail to comply with any of the obligations imposed on them by this Agreement and that in the event of any such failure, a non-breaching party hereto will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law.  Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled to injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the Parties shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law and any requirement to post bond or other security in

 

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connection with actions instituted for injunctive relief, specific performance or other equitable remedies.  The Parties hereby waive, and shall cause their respective representatives to waive, any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any action brought for injunctive relief hereunder.

 

(m)                              Aggregation of Registrable Securities . All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

 

(n)                                  Other Registration Rights . As of the date hereof, the Company represents and warrants that it is not a party to, or otherwise subject to, any other agreement granting registration rights to any other Person with respect to any securities of the Company, including securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into or for shares of any equity securities of the Company. The Company shall not grant any registration rights to third parties that are more favorable than or inconsistent with the rights granted hereunder or enter into any agreement, take any actions or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities that violates or subordinates the rights expressly granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

Name:

Antony Mitchell

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Address:

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

 

 

Boca Raton, FL 33486

 

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INVESTOR:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Investors

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Address:

 

 

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NEW CONVERTIBLE NOTE HOLDER:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ New Convertible Note Holders

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Address:

 

 

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Schedule A

 

EVERMORE GLOBAL VALUE FUND

 

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx140)

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx138)

 

OPAL SHEPPARD OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LP

 

MIMESIS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

 

BULLDOG INVESTORS LLC

 

TIN-REZ CORP.

 

INVESTCO I, LLC

 

JSARCO, LLC

 

PJC INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

IRONSIDES P FUND L.P.

 

IRONSIDES PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS MASTER FUND II L.P.

 



 

Schedule B

 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

 

OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

 

FULL VALUE PARTNERS, LP

 

MCM OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

 

CALAPASAS WEST PARTNERS LP

 

FULL VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, LP

 

STEADY GAIN PARTNERS, LP

 

MERCURY PARTNERS, LP

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS SI, LP

 

BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC — SERIES A

 

SILVER CREEK CS SAV, L.L.C.

 

NORTH STAR PARTNERS, L.P.

 

NORTH STAR PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

FORT GEORGE INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

ANDREW JONES

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LP

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

 

JOEL LUSMAN

 



 

Schedule C

 

IRONSIDES P FUND L.P.

 

IRONSIDES PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS MASTER FUND II L.P.

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL PARTNERS SI, LP

 

BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC — SERIES A

 

SILVER CREEK CS SAV, L.L.C.

 

FORT GEORGE INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

INTEGRATED CORE STRATEGIES (US) LLC

 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

 

OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

 

FULL VALUE PARTNERS, LP

 

MCM OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LP

 

CALAPASAS WEST PARTNERS LP

 

FULL VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, LP

 

STEADY GAIN PARTNERS, LP

 

MERCURY PARTNERS, LP

 

NORTH STAR PARTNERS, L.P.

 

NORTH STAR PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

ANDREW JONES

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LP

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP

 

RANGELEY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

 

JOEL LUSMAN

 


Exhibit 10.4

 

Execution Version

 

BOARD RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This BOARD RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, is entered into by and between Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Emergent ”) and Evermore Global Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Evermore Investor ”).  Both Emergent  and the Evermore Investor may also be referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

WHEREAS, Emergent is a party to certain Master Transaction Agreements, dated as of March 15, 2017 and May 12, 2017, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (collectively, the “ Master Transaction Agreement ”), by and among Emergent, PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ PJC ”) and the Consenting Convertible Note Holders party(ies) thereto;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, PJC has designated Evermore Investor and the affiliates of Evermore set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ Evermore Affiliates ”) as an “Investor” as defined in the Master Transaction Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Transaction Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Evermore Affiliates’ acquisition of equity securities of Emergent upon the Closing of the Transactions described in the Master Transaction Agreement, Emergent desires to permit the Evermore Investor to designate one (1) director to the board of directors of Emergent (the “ Board ”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             PROCEDURAL MATTERS.

 

1.1                                On the Closing Date and in connection with the Closing, Emergent shall cause the following members of the Board to resign therefrom: James Chadwick, Michael A. Crow, Phillip Goldstein, Gerald Hellerman and Gilbert Nathan.

 

1.2                                At any meeting of stockholders at which an Evermore Designated Director (as defined below) is to be elected, Emergent shall nominate no more nominees than the number of seats to be filled.

 

SECTION 2.                             DESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS.

 

2.1                                On the Closing Date, the individual nominated by the Evermore Investor and set forth on Schedule B attached hereto (such individual, an “ Evermore Designated Director ”) shall be added to the Board to fill vacancies on the Board created on such date. To the extent that the Evermore Designated Director is not appointed to the Board on the Closing Date, the Board shall promptly thereafter (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the

 



 

Closing Date) fill the existing vacancy on the Board with such Evermore Designated Director and if no such vacancy exists, the Board shall be expanded to create a vacancy and fill such newly created vacancy with the Evermore Designated Director.

 

2.2                                If the Evermore Designated Director (or any successor Evermore Designated Director) shall at any time cease to be affiliated with the Evermore Investor or any Affiliates thereof, or shall cease to be able to serve on the Board by reason of his resignation, death, incapacity, disability, disqualification or removal, or as a result of a conflict of interest, but not as a result of the Evermore Designated Director’s failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of Emergent, then the Evermore Investor shall be entitled to nominate a new individual to serve as a member of the Board and the Board shall fill the vacancy created by such departed Evermore Designated Director with such nominated individual, provided that such nominated individual satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.  Any such nominated individual shall be deemed to be the Evermore Designated Director hereunder.  As of the date of the Closing, the Evermore Investor shall have the right to designate one Evermore Designated Director and thereafter, for so long as the Evermore  Investor and/or any Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) at least a number of shares of common stock of Emergent (the “ Common Stock ”) equal to 25% of the aggregate number of shares that the Evermore Investor, together with the Evermore Affiliates, purchased pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement at the Closing, the Evermore Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) Evermore Designated Director to serve until the next annual or other meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected; in each case as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2, and the Board shall, subject to Section 2.4 below, recommend at each meeting of stockholders at which an Evermore Designated Director is to be elected to include an Evermore Designated Director as the Board’s nominee for election to the Board or to fill a vacancy left by the departed Evermore Designated Director, in each case in order to have such Evermore Designated Director on the Board.  The Board shall not take any action which is inconsistent with making such recommendation.  In the event that the stockholders do not elect the Evermore Designated Director at a meeting of stockholders at which such Evermore Designated Director is nominated for election, then, promptly after such meeting of stockholders (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such meeting of stockholders), the Evermore Investor shall have the right to designate an Evermore Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such event as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2; provided , that if (a) the nominated Evermore Designated Director is not elected at such meeting of stockholders and (b) there is no vacancy on the Board following the election of directors at such meeting of stockholders, then the Board shall be expanded by one (1) director and the Evermore Investor shall have the right to designate a new Evermore Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board expansion as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2.

 

2.3                                If the Evermore Investor and/or any Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) a number of shares of Common Stock that is less than 25% of the aggregate number of shares that the Evermore Investor, together with the Evermore Affiliates, purchased pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement at the Closing (the “ Minimum Percentage ”), the Evermore Investor’s right to designate an Evermore Designated Director shall terminate and the Evermore Designated Director shall, and the Evermore Investor shall cause the Evermore Designated Director to, promptly upon request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.

 

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2.4                                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it shall be a condition precedent to any Evermore Designated Director’s service on the Board, whether in order to fill a vacancy on the Board or following an election to the Board, that such Evermore Designated Director shall, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, (a) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a publicly traded company, (b) not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Emergent pursuant to (i) any applicable rule or regulation of the SEC, (ii) any applicable rule or regulation imposed by any exchange on which Emergent’s common stock is traded or (iii) any applicable law, and (c) qualify as an independent director under any applicable SEC and exchange requirements, rules and interpretations.  The Board will adopt standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board, which will be reflected in a charter of a committee of the Board or other similar document.  The Parties agree that the individual  named on Schedule B hereto shall be deemed to satisfy the standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board.  The Evermore Investor agrees to timely provide Emergent with accurate and complete information relating to a prospective Evermore Designated Director that may be required to be considered by the Board or disclosed by Emergent under applicable exchange listing requirements or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, at Emergent’s request, the Evermore Investor shall cause its Evermore Designated Director to complete and execute Emergent’s standard Director and Officer Questionnaire prior to being admitted to the Board or standing for reelection at an annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by Emergent.  Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or prohibit the Board from removing an Evermore Designated Director from the Board in accordance with Emergent’s Bylaws (as then in effect).  If an Evermore Designated Director is removed from the Board in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Evermore Investor shall have the right to designate a new Evermore Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.

 

2.5                                No Evermore Designated Director shall receive compensation from Emergent for his or her service on the Board, provided , however , Emergent shall reimburse each Evermore Director for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such director’s participation in the meetings of the Board or any committee of the Board, including reasonable travel and lodging expenses if such Evermore Designated Director does not live in the area where the meeting is held.

 

2.6                                Emergent shall provide customary director and officer indemnity insurance on the same terms as provided to other directors and officers of Emergent in effect from time to time and subject to the conditions and terms thereof, and Emergent further agrees that it shall enter into a customary indemnification agreement with any Evermore Designated Director.  Emergent hereby acknowledges that any director, officer or other indemnified person covered by such policy (any such persons, an “ Indemnitee ”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Evermore Investor or one or more of its Affiliates (the “ Evermore Indemnitors ”).  To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent hereby (i) agrees that Emergent or any subsidiary of Emergent that provides indemnity shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to an Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of any Evermore Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by an

 

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Indemnitee shall be secondary), (ii) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this agreement or any other agreement between Emergent and the Indemnitee, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Evermore Indemnitors or their insurers, and (iii) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Evermore Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Evermore Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Evermore Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which an Indemnitee has sought indemnification from Emergent, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Evermore Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against Emergent.

 

2.7                                Each Evermore Designated Director shall use reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in connection with such Evermore Designated Director’s service on the Board.  If an Evermore Designated Director does not obtain any such necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation within one hundred (100) days of the commencement of such Evermore Designated Director’s service on the Board, the Evermore Investor shall cause such Evermore Designated Director to, promptly upon the request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.  If an Evermore Designated Director resigns from the Board pursuant to this Section 2.7, the Evermore Investor shall have the right to designate a new Evermore Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.  Emergent shall reimburse the Evermore Designated Director for all reasonable costs and expenses of the Evermore Designated Director incurred in connection with obtaining any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.                             TERMINATION.

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date that the Parties mutually agree to terminate this Agreement and (b) the date on which the Evermore Investor and/or any Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own less than the Minimum Percentage of shares of Common Stock.  The Evermore Investor shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) provide written notice to Emergent if at any time the Evermore Investor and/or Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, fail to beneficially own the Minimum Percentage of shares of Common Stock.

 

SECTION 4.                             MISCELLANEOUS.

 

4.1                                Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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4.2                                Parties in Interest .  Subject to the immediately following sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided, however, that Evermore Investor may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates so long as such Affiliate (x) is a holder of shares of Common Stock at the time of the assignment, and (y) executes and delivers a joinder agreement to this Agreement that is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Emergent.  There shall be no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement except for the Evermore Indemnitors under Section 2.6 and other than such Section 2.6, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

4.3                                Amendment .  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

 

4.4                                Severability .  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

4.5                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that state and without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.

 

4.6                                Headings .  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

4.7                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

4.8                                Specific Performance .  The Parties agree that, in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, (a) the non-breaching Party will sustain irreparable damages for which there is not an adequate remedy at law for money damages and (b) the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

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4.9                                Notices .  All notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given, sent, provided, delivered or received (a) when personally delivered to the Party to be notified, or (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile or by electronic transmission (“ e mail ”) to the Party to be notified, in either case to such Party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on Schedule C .  A Party may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice of such change to each other Party in the manner provided in this Section 4.9.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name: Antony Mitchell 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

EVERMORE GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Eric LeGoff

 

 

Name: Eric LeGoff 

 

 

Title: President

 



 

Schedule A

 

EVERMORE GLOBAL VALUE FUND

 

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx140)

 

SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (PUBL) (a/c xxx138)

 



 

Schedule B

 

Matthew Epstein

 



 

Schedule C

 

Evermore Global Advisors, LLC

 

Evermore Global Advisors, LLC

89 Summit Avenue, 3rd Floor

Summit, New Jersey 07901

Fax No.: 908-378-2890

E-mail:   elegoff@evermoreglobal.com

Attention: Eric LeGoff

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Fax No.: (561) 995 - 4201

E-mail:   coreilly@emergentcapital.com

Attention:  Office of the General Counsel

 


Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Version

 

BOARD RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This BOARD RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, is entered into by and among (a) Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Emergent ”), (b) PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (on behalf of itself and InvestCo 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) (“ PJC ”) and (c) JSARCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ JSARCo ”) (PJC and JSARCo are jointly referred to as the “ Investor ”).  Each of Emergent, PJC and JSARCo may also be referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

WHEREAS, PJC and Emergent are parties to certain Master Transaction Agreements, dated as of March 15, 2017 and May 12, 2017, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (collectively, the “ Master Transaction Agreement ”), by and among Emergent, PJC and the Consenting Convertible Note Holders party(ies) thereto;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement (i) PJC and Triax Capital Advisors LLC (“ Triax ”) may designate JSARCo to be party to the Board Documents and (ii) upon such designation, the Investor may designate three (3) directors to the board of directors of Emergent (the “ Board ”); and

 

WHEREAS, PJC and Triax have agreed with Opal Sheppard Opportunities Fund I LP (“ Opal Sheppard ”) that of such director designees, one (1) such designation is to be made by Opal Sheppard pursuant to a Designation Agreement between Opal Sheppard and Emergent dated as of the date hereof (the “ Opal Sheppard Agreement ”) while the Opal Sheppard Agreement is in effect. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             PROCEDURAL MATTERS.

 

1.1                                Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, PJC hereby designates JSARCo as an “Investor” as defined in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

1.2                                On the Closing Date and in connection with the Closing, Emergent shall cause the following members of the Board to resign therefrom: James Chadwick, Michael A. Crow, Phillip Goldstein, Gerald Hellerman and Gilbert Nathan.

 

1.3                                At any meeting of stockholders at which Designated Directors (as defined below) are to be elected, Emergent shall nominate no more nominees than the number of seats to be filled.

 



 

SECTION 2.                             DESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS.

 

2.1                                On the Closing Date, the two (2) individuals nominated by Investor and set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (each such individual, a “ Designated Director ”) shall be added to the Board to fill vacancies on the Board created on such date. To the extent that any Designated Director is not appointed to the Board on the Closing Date, the Board shall promptly thereafter (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date) fill the existing vacancy or vacancies on the Board with such Designated Director(s) and if no such vacancy exists, the Board shall be expanded to create one (1) or more vacancies, as necessary, and fill such newly created vacancies with such Designated Director(s).

 

2.2                                If any Designated Director (or any successor Designated Director) shall at any time cease to be affiliated with the Investor or any Affiliates thereof, or shall cease to be able to serve on the Board by reason of his resignation, death, incapacity, disability, disqualification or removal, or as a result of a conflict of interest, but not as a result of the Designated Director’s failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of Emergent, then the Investor shall be entitled to nominate a new individual to serve as a member of the Board and the Board shall fill the vacancy created by such departed Designated Director with such nominated individual, provided that such nominated individual satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.  Any such nominated individual shall be deemed to be the Designated Director hereunder.  As of the date of the Closing, the Investor shall have the right to designate three (3) Designated Directors to the Board, one of which shall be designated pursuant to the Opal Sheppard Agreement, and thereafter, three (3) Designated Directors, one of which shall be designated pursuant to the Opal Sheppard Agreement so long as the Opal Sheppard Agreement is in effect; provided that for so long as the Investor and/or any Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication): (a) at least 20% but less than 30% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Emergent (the “ Common Stock ”), the Investor shall have the right to designate two (2) Designated Directors to serve until the next annual or other meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected; (b) at least 10% but less than 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) Designated Director to serve until the next annual or other meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected; in each case as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2, and the Board shall, subject to Section 2.4 below, recommend at each meeting of stockholders at which Designated Director(s) are to be elected to include such number of Designated Directors as the Board’s nominees for election to the Board or to fill a vacancy left by one or more departed Designated Director(s), in each case in order to have such Designated Director(s) on the Board.  The Board shall not take any action which is inconsistent with making such recommendation.  In the event that the stockholders do not elect one or more Designated Directors at a meeting of stockholders at which such Designated Director(s) are nominated for election, then, promptly after such meeting of stockholders (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such meeting of stockholders), the Investor shall have the right to designate one or more new Designated Director(s) to fill the vacancy created by such event as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2; provided , that if (a) the nominated Designated Director is not elected at such meeting of stockholders and (b) there is no vacancy on the Board following the election of directors at such meeting of stockholders, then the Board shall be expanded by one (1) director and Investor shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board expansion as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2.

 

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2.3                                If the Investor and/or any Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “ Minimum Percentage ”), the Investor’s right to designate one or more Designated Directors shall terminate and the Designated Director(s) shall, and the Investor shall cause the Designated Director(s) to, promptly upon request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.

 

2.4                                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it shall be a condition precedent to any Designated Director’s service on the Board, whether in order to fill a vacancy on the Board or following an election to the Board, that such Designated Director shall, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, (a) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a publicly traded company, (b) not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Emergent pursuant to (i) any applicable rule or regulation of the SEC, (ii) any applicable rule or regulation imposed by any exchange on which Emergent’s common stock is traded or (iii) any applicable law, and (c) qualify as an independent director under any applicable SEC and exchange requirements, rules and interpretations.  The Board will adopt standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board, which will be reflected in a charter of a committee of the Board or other similar document.  The Parties agree that the individuals set forth on Schedule A hereto shall be deemed to satisfy the standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board.  The Investor agrees to timely provide Emergent with accurate and complete information relating to a prospective Designated Director that may be required to be considered by the Board or disclosed by Emergent under applicable exchange listing requirements or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, at Emergent’s request, the Investor shall cause its Designated Directors to complete and execute Emergent’s standard Director and Officer Questionnaire prior to being admitted to the Board or standing for reelection at an annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by Emergent.  Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or prohibit the Board from removing a Designated Director from the Board in accordance with Emergent’s Bylaws (as then in effect).  If a Designated Director is removed from the Board in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Investor shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.

 

2.5                                As compensation for their service on the Board, each Designated Director shall receive compensation from Emergent that is consistent with the compensation of other similarly situated members of the Board.

 

2.6                                Emergent shall provide customary director and officer indemnity insurance on the same terms as provided to other directors and officers of Emergent in effect from time to time and subject to the conditions and terms thereof, and Emergent further agrees that it shall enter into a customary indemnification agreement with any Designated Director.  Emergent hereby acknowledges that any director, officer or other indemnified person covered by such policy (any such persons, an “ Indemnitee ”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Investor, PJC or one or more of its Affiliates (the “ Indemnitors ”). To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent hereby (i) agrees that Emergent or any subsidiary of Emergent that provides indemnity shall be the

 

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indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to an Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of any Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by an Indemnitee shall be secondary), (ii) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this agreement or any other agreement between Emergent and the Indemnitee, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Indemnitors or their insurers, and (iii) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which an Indemnitee has sought indemnification from Emergent, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against Emergent.

 

2.7                                Each Designated Director shall use reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in connection with such Designated Director’s service on the Board.  If a Designated Director does not obtain any such necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation within one hundred (100) days of the commencement of such Designated Director’s service on the Board, the Investor shall cause such Designated Director to, promptly upon the request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.  If a Designated Director resigns from the Board pursuant to this Section 2.7, the Investor shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.  Emergent shall reimburse the Designated Director for all reasonable costs and expenses of the Designated Director incurred in connection with obtaining any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.                             TERMINATION.

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date that the Parties mutually agree to terminate this Agreement and (b) the date on which the Investor and/or any Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Minimum Percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.  The Investor shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) provide written notice to Emergent if at any time the Investor and/or Affiliates thereof, in the aggregate, fail to beneficially own (without duplication) less than 20% or the Minimum Percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

SECTION 4.                             MISCELLANEOUS.

 

4.1                                Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Master Transaction Agreement and Opal Sheppard Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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4.2                                Parties in Interest .  Subject to the immediately following sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided, however, that Investor may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates so long as such Affiliate (x) is a holder of shares of Common Stock at the time of the assignment, and (y) executes and delivers a joinder agreement to this Agreement that is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Emergent.  There shall be no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement except for the Indemnitors under Section 2.6, and other than such Section 2.6, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

4.3                                Amendment .  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

 

4.4                                Severability .  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

4.5                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York).

 

4.6                                Headings .  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

4.7                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

4.8                                Specific Performance .  The Parties agree that, in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, (a) the non-breaching Party will sustain irreparable damages for which there is not an adequate remedy at law for money damages and (b) the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

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4.9                                Notices .  All notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given, sent, provided, delivered or received (a) when personally delivered to the Party to be notified, or (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile or by electronic transmission (“ e mail ”) to the Party to be notified, in either case to such Party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on Schedule B .  A Party may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice of such change to each other Party in the manner provided in this Section 4.9.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name:

Antony Mitchell

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

PJC INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick J. Curry

 

 

Name: Patrick J. Curry

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

 

JSARCo, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

TOPCO 1, LLC, its Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph E. Sarachek

 

 

Name: Joseph E. Sarachek 

 

 

Title: Manager

 



 

Schedule A

 

1. Patrick J. Curry

 

2. Joseph E. Sarachek

 



 

Schedule B

 

PJC Investments, LLC

 

PJC Investments, LLC

1404 New Road

Waco, TX 76711

E-mail:   pcurry@pjcinvestments.com

Attention: Pat Curry

 

JSARCo, LLC

 

c/o Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

101 Park Ave

New York, NY 11109

Attention: Jack J. Miles, Esq.

E-mail:   jsarachek@triaxadvisors.com

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Fax No.: (561) 995 - 4201

E-mail:   coreilly@emergentcapital.com

Attention:  Office of the General Counsel

 


Exhibit 10.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

 

This DESIGNATION AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, is entered into by and between (a) Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Emergent ”) and (b) Opal Sheppard Opportunities Fund I LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Opal Sheppard ”).  Each of Emergent and Opal Sheppard may also be referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

WHEREAS, Emergent has entered into certain Master Transaction Agreements, dated as of March 15, 2017 and May 12, 2017, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (collectively, the “ Master Transaction Agreement ”), by and among Emergent, PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ PJC ”) and the Consenting Convertible Note Holders party(ies) thereto;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, PJC and Triax Capital Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, have jointly designated Opal Sheppard as an “Investor” as defined in the Master Transaction Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Transaction Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Opal Sheppard acquisition of equity securities of Emergent upon the Closing of the Transactions described in the Master Transaction Agreement, Emergent desires to permit Opal Sheppard to designate one (1) director to the board of directors of Emergent (the “ Board ”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Emergent and Opal Sheppard agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             Defined Terms .

 

Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Person, any fund, account or investment vehicle that is controlled or managed by (i) such Person, (ii) an Affiliate of such Person or (iii) the same investment manager, advisor or subadvisor as such Person or an Affiliate of such investment manager, advisor or subadvisor.

 

SECTION 2.                             Designation of Director .

 

2.1                                On the Closing Date, James Hua (the “ Designated Director ”) shall be added to the Board to fill an existing vacancy on the Board.  To the extent that the Designated Director is not appointed to the Board on the Closing Date, the Board shall promptly thereafter (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date) fill an existing vacancy on the Board with the Designated Director and if no such vacancy exists, the Board shall be expanded by one (1) director to create a vacancy, which shall be filled with the Designated Director.

 



 

2.2                                If Mr. Hua (or any successor Designated Director) shall at any time cease to be affiliated with Opal Sheppard or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, or shall cease to be able to serve on the Board by reason of his resignation, death, incapacity, disability, disqualification or removal, or as a result of a conflict of interest, but not as a result of the Designated Director’s failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of Emergent, then Opal Sheppard shall be entitled to nominate a new individual to serve as a member of the Board and the Board shall fill the vacancy created by such departed Designated Director with such nominated individual, provided that such nominated individual satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.  Any such nominated individual shall be deemed to be the Designated Director hereunder.  For so long as (x) PJC has the right to designate three (3) directors pursuant to the Board Rights Agreement among Emergent, PJC and the Investors party thereto, dated as of the date hereof (the “ PJC Board Rights Agreement ”) and (y) Opal Sheppard and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) at least 15.00% (the “ Specified Percentage ”) of the original principal amount of the New Senior Notes issued by Emergent to Opal Sheppard on the Closing Date (the “ Opal Sheppard New Senior Notes ”), Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate a Designated Director as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2, and the Board shall, subject to Section 2.4 below, recommend at each meeting of stockholders at which a Designated Director is to be elected to include a Designated Director as one of the Board’s nominees for election to the Board or to fill a vacancy left by a departed Designated Director, in each case in order to have a Designated Director on the Board.  The Board shall not take any action which is inconsistent with making such recommendation.  In the event that the stockholders do not elect a Designated Director at a meeting of stockholders at which such Designated Director is nominated for election, then, promptly after such meeting of stockholders (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such meeting of stockholders), Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such event as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2; provided , that if (a) the nominated Designated Director is not elected at such meeting of stockholders and (b) there is no vacancy on the Board following the election of directors at such meeting of stockholders, then the Board shall be expanded by one (1) director and Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board expansion as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2.

 

2.3                                If (x) PJC no longer has the right to designate three (3) directors pursuant to the PJC Board Rights Agreement or (y) Opal Sheppard and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the Opal Sheppard New Senior Notes, Opal Sheppard’s right to designate a Designated Director shall terminate and the Designated Director shall, and Opal Sheppard shall cause the Designated Director to, promptly upon request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.

 

2.4                                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it shall be a condition precedent to any Designated Director’s service on the Board, whether in order to fill a vacancy on the Board or following an election to the Board, that such Designated Director shall, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, (a) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a publicly traded company, (b) not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Emergent pursuant to (i) any applicable rule or regulation of the SEC, (ii) any applicable rule or regulation imposed by any exchange on which Emergent’s common stock is

 

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traded or (iii) any applicable law, and (c) qualify as an independent director under any applicable SEC and exchange requirements, rules and interpretations.  The Board will adopt standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board, which will be reflected in a charter of a committee of the Board or other similar document. The Parties agree that Mr. Hua shall be deemed to satisfy the standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board.  Opal Sheppard agrees to timely provide Emergent with accurate and complete information relating to a prospective Designated Director that may be required to be considered by the Board or disclosed by Emergent under applicable exchange listing requirements or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, at Emergent’s request, Opal Sheppard shall cause its Designated Director to complete and execute Emergent’s standard Director and Officer Questionnaire prior to being admitted to the Board or standing for reelection at an annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by Emergent.  Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or prohibit the Board from removing a Designated Director from the Board in accordance with Emergent’s Bylaws (as then in effect).  If a Designated Director is removed from the Board in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.

 

2.5                                As compensation for his or her service on the Board, the Designated Director shall receive compensation from Emergent that is consistent with the compensation of other similarly situated members of the Board.

 

2.6                                Each Designated Director shall use reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in connection with such Designated Director’s service on the Board.  If a Designated Director does not obtain any such necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation within one hundred (100) days of the commencement of such Designated Director’s service on the Board, Opal Sheppard shall cause the Designated Director to, promptly upon the request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.  If a Designated Director resigns from the Board pursuant to this Section 2.6, the Opal Sheppard shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.  Emergent shall reimburse the Designated Director for all reasonable costs and expenses of the Designated Director incurred in connection with obtaining any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.7                                Emergent shall provide customary director and officer indemnity insurance on the same terms as provided to other directors and officers of Emergent in effect from time to time and subject to the conditions and terms thereof, and Emergent further agrees that it shall enter into a customary indemnification agreement with any Designated Director.  Emergent hereby acknowledges that any director, officer or other indemnified person covered by such policy (any such persons, an “ Indemnitee ”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Opal Sheppard and/or or one or more of its Related Funds or Affiliates (the “ Indemnitors ”). To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent hereby (i) agrees that Emergent or any subsidiary of Emergent that provides

 

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indemnity shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to an Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of any Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by an Indemnitee shall be secondary), (ii) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this agreement or any other agreement between Emergent and the Indemnitee, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Indemnitors or their insurers, and (iii) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which an Indemnitee has sought indemnification from Emergent, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against Emergent.

 

SECTION 3.                             Termination .

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date that the Parties mutually agree to terminate this Agreement and (b) the date on which (i) PJC no longer has the right to designate three (3) directors pursuant to the PJC Board Rights Agreement or (ii) Opal Sheppard and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the Opal Sheppard New Senior Notes. Opal Sheppard shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) provide written notice to Emergent and PJC if at any time Opal Sheppard and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, fail to beneficially own (without duplication) at least the Specified Percentage of the Opal Sheppard New Senior Notes.

 

SECTION 4.                             Miscellaneous .

 

4.1                                Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.2                                Parties in Interest .  Subject to the immediately following sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided , however , that Opal Sheppard may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates or Related Funds so long as such Affiliate or Related Fund (x) is a holder of Opal Sheppard New Senior Notes at the time of the assignment, and (y) executes and delivers a joinder agreement to this Agreement that is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Emergent.  Except with respect to the Indemnitors under Section 2.7, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is

 

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intended to or shall confer upon any other Person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

4.3                                Amendment .  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

 

4.4                                Severability .  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

4.5                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York).

 

4.6                                Headings .  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

4.7                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

4.8                                Specific Performance .  The Parties agree that, in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, (a) the non-breaching Party will sustain irreparable damages for which there is not an adequate remedy at law for money damages and (b) the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

4.9                                Notices .  All notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given, sent, provided, delivered or received (a) when personally delivered to the Party to be notified, or (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile or by electronic transmission (“ e mail ”) to the Party to be notified, in either case to such Party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on Schedule A .  A Party may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice of such change to each other Party in the manner provided in this Section 4.9.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name:

Antony Mitchell

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

OPAL SHEPPARD OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

OSO MANAGEMENT LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Hua

 

 

Name:

James Hua

 

 

Title:

Manager

 



 

Schedule A

 

Opal Sheppard Opportunities Fund I L.P.

 

Attn: OSO Management LLC

40 Lake Bellevue Dr, Suite 245

Bellevue, WA 98005

Tel No.: (206) 659-5113

E-mail:   james@sheppardwealth.com

Attention: James Hua

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Fax No.: (561) 995 - 4201

E-mail:   coreilly@emergentcapital.com

Attention:  Office of the General Counsel

 


Exhibit 10.7

 

Execution Version

 

DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

 

This DESIGNATION AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, is entered into by and among (a) Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Emergent ”), (b) Ironsides P Fund L.P. (“ Ironsides P Fund L.P. ”) and (c) Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund II L.P. (“ Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund II L.P. ” and together with Ironsides P Fund L.P., the “ Ironsides Funds ”).  Each of Emergent and each of the Ironsides Funds may also be referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

WHEREAS, Emergent and the Ironsides Funds have entered into that certain Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2017, by and among Emergent, PJC Investments LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and the Ironsides Funds (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Master Transaction Agreement ”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, the Ironsides Funds are permitted to designate one (1) director to the board of directors of Emergent (the “ Board ”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Emergent and the Ironsides Funds agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             Defined Terms .

 

Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Person, any fund, account or investment vehicle that is controlled or managed by (i) such Person, (ii) an Affiliate of such Person or (iii) the same investment manager, advisor or subadvisor as such Person or an Affiliate of such investment manager, advisor or subadvisor.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.                             Designation of Director .

 

2.1                                On the Closing Date, Robert Knapp (the “ Designated Director ”) shall be added to the Board to fill an existing vacancy on the Board.  To the extent that the Designated Director is not appointed to the Board on the Closing Date, the Board shall promptly thereafter (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date) fill an existing vacancy on the Board with the Designated Director and if no such vacancy exists, the Board shall be expanded by one (1) director to create a vacancy, which shall be filled with the Designated Director.

 

2.2                                If Mr. Knapp (or any successor Designated Director) shall at any time cease to be affiliated with the Ironsides Funds or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, or shall cease to be able to serve on the Board by reason of his resignation, death, incapacity, disability, disqualification or removal, or as a result of a conflict of interest, but not as a result of the Designated Director’s failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of Emergent, then the

 



 

Ironsides Funds shall be entitled to nominate a new individual to serve as a member of the Board and the Board shall fill the vacancy created by such departed Designated Director with such nominated individual, provided that such nominated individual satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.  Any such nominated individual shall be deemed to be the Designated Director hereunder.  For so long as the Ironsides Funds and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) at least 15.00% (the “ Specified Percentage ”) of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued by Emergent on the Closing Date, the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate a Designated Director as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2, and the Board shall, subject to Section 2.4 below, recommend at each meeting of stockholders at which a Designated Director is to be elected to include a Designated Director as one of the Board’s nominees for election to the Board or to fill a vacancy left by a departed Designated Director, in each case in order to have a Designated Director on the Board.  The Board shall not take any action which is inconsistent with making such recommendation.  In the event that the stockholders do not elect a Designated Director at a meeting of stockholders at which such Designated Director is nominated for election, then, promptly after such meeting of stockholders (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such meeting of stockholders), the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such event as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2; provided , that if (a) the nominated Designated Director is not elected at such meeting of stockholders and (b) there is no vacancy on the Board following the election of directors at such meeting of stockholders, then the Board shall be expanded by one (1) director and the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board expansion as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2.

 

2.3                                If the Ironsides Funds and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued on the Closing Date, the Ironsides Funds’ right to designate a Designated Director shall terminate and the Designated Director shall, and the Ironsides Funds shall cause the Designated Director to, promptly upon request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.

 

2.4                                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it shall be a condition precedent to any Designated Director’s service on the Board, whether in order to fill a vacancy on the Board or following an election to the Board, that such Designated Director shall, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, (a) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a publicly traded company, (b) not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Emergent pursuant to (i) any applicable rule or regulation of the SEC, (ii) any applicable rule or regulation imposed by any exchange on which the Emergent’s common stock is traded or (iii) any applicable law, and (c) qualify as an independent director under any applicable SEC and exchange requirements, rules and interpretations.  The Board will adopt standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board, which will be reflected in a charter of a committee of the Board or other similar document. The Parties agree that Mr. Knapp shall be deemed to satisfy the standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board.  The Ironsides Funds agree to timely provide Emergent with accurate and complete information relating to a prospective Designated Director that may be required to be considered by the Board or disclosed by Emergent under

 

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applicable exchange listing requirements or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, at Emergent’s request, the Ironsides Funds shall cause their Designated Director to complete and execute Emergent’s standard Director and Officer Questionnaire prior to being admitted to the Board or standing for reelection at an annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by Emergent.  Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or prohibit the Board from removing a Designated Director from the Board in accordance with Emergent’s Bylaws (as then in effect).  If a Designated Director is removed from the Board in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.

 

2.5                                As compensation for his or her service on the Board, the Designated Director shall receive compensation from Emergent that is consistent with the compensation of other similarly situated members of the Board.

 

2.6                                Each Designated Director shall use reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in connection with such Designated Director’s service on the Board.  If a Designated Director does not obtain any such necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation within one hundred (100) days of the commencement of such Designated Director’s service on the Board, the Ironsides Funds shall cause the Designated Director to, promptly upon the request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.  If a Designated Director resigns from the Board pursuant to this Section 2.6, the Ironsides Funds shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.  Emergent shall reimburse the Designated Director for all reasonable costs and expenses of the Designated Director incurred in connection with obtaining any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.7                                Emergent shall provide customary director and officer indemnity insurance on the same terms as provided to other directors and officers of Emergent in effect from time to time and subject to the conditions and terms thereof, and Emergent further agrees that it shall enter into a customary indemnification agreement with any Designated Director.  Emergent hereby acknowledges that any director, officer or other indemnified person covered by such policy (any such persons, an “ Indemnitee ”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Ironsides Funds and/or or one or more of its Related Funds or Affiliates (the “ Indemnitors ”).  To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent hereby (i) agrees that Emergent or any subsidiary of Emergent that provides indemnity shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to an Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of any Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by an Indemnitee shall be secondary), (ii) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this agreement or any other agreement between Emergent and the Indemnitee, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Indemnitors or their insurers, and (iii)

 

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irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which an Indemnitee has sought indemnification from Emergent, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against Emergent.

 

SECTION 3.                             Termination .

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date that the Parties mutually agree to terminate this Agreement and (b) the date on which the Ironsides Funds and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued on the Closing Date.  The Ironsides Funds shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) provide written notice to Emergent if at any time the Ironsides Funds and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, fail to beneficially own (without duplication) at least the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued by Emergent on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 4.                             Miscellaneous .

 

4.1                                Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Master Transaction Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.2                                Parties in Interest .  Subject to the immediately following sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided , however , that any Ironsides Fund may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates or Related Funds so long as such Affiliate or Related Fund (x) is a holder of New Convertible Notes at the time of the assignment, and (y) executes and delivers a joinder agreement to this Agreement that is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Emergent.  Except with respect to the Indemnitors under Section 2.7, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

4.3                                Amendment .  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

 

4.4                                Severability .  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so

 

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long as the economic or legal substance of this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

4.5                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York).

 

4.6                                Headings .  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

4.7                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

4.8                                Specific Performance .  The Parties agree that, in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, (a) the non-breaching Party will sustain irreparable damages for which there is not an adequate remedy at law for money damages and (b) the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

4.9                                Notices .  All notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given, sent, provided, delivered or received (a) when personally delivered to the Party to be notified, or (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile or by electronic transmission (“ e mail ”) to the Party to be notified, in either case to such Party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on Schedule A .  A Party may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice of such change to each other Party in the manner provided in this Section 4.9.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name:

Antony Mitchell

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

IRONSIDES P FUND L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ironsides P Fund GP LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Knapp

 

 

Name:

Robert Knapp

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRONSIDES PARTNERS SPECIAL
SITUATIONS MASTER FUND II L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Ironsides Partners Special Situations Fund GP LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Knapp

 

 

Name:

Robert Knapp

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

[ Signature page to Ironsides Board Designation Agreement ]

 



 

Schedule A

 

Ironsides P Fund L.P.

 

Ironsides Partners

100 Summer Street, 27th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

Fax No.: (617) 348-4146

E-mail:   Robert.Knapp@ironsidespartners.com

Attention: Robert Knapp

 

Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund II L.P.

 

Ironsides Partners

100 Summer Street, 27th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

Fax No.: (617) 348-4146

E-mail:   Robert.Knapp@ironsidespartners.com

Attention: Robert Knapp

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Fax No.: (561) 995 - 4201

E-mail:   coreilly@emergentcapital.com

Attention:  Office of the General Counsel

 


Exhibit 10.8

 

Execution Version

 

DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

 

This DESIGNATION AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 28, 2017, is entered into by and between (a) Emergent Capital, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ Emergent ”) and (b) Nantahala Capital Management, LLC (“ Nantahala ”), as investment manager, advisor or subadvisor to certain accounts and/or funds.  Each of Emergent and Nantahala may also be referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

WHEREAS, Emergent and certain accounts and/or funds managed, advised or subadvised by Nantahala have entered into that certain Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2017, by and among Emergent, PJC Investments LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and such funds and/or accounts managed, advised or subadvised by Nantahala (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Master Transaction Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Designation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Ironsides Agreement ”), between Emergent and the Ironsides Funds (as defined in the Ironsides Agreement), while the Ironsides Agreement is in effect, the Ironsides Funds are, subject to certain conditions, permitted to designate one (1) director (the “ Ironsides Designee ”) to the board of directors of Emergent (the “ Board ”); and

 

WHEREAS, Emergent and Nantahala have agreed that, upon termination of the Ironsides Agreement, Nantahala shall be permitted to designate one (1) director to the Board.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Emergent and Nantahala agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             Defined Terms .

 

Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Person, any fund, account or investment vehicle that is controlled or managed by (i) such Person, (ii) an Affiliate of such Person or (iii) the same investment manager, advisor or subadvisor as such Person or an Affiliate of such investment manager, advisor or subadvisor.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Transaction Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.                             Designation of Director .

 

2.1                                Upon the date of termination of the Ironsides Agreement in accordance with its terms (such date, the “ Ironsides Agreement Termination Date ”), Emergent shall promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of such termination) provide a notice to Nantahala of such termination.

 



 

(a)                                  If, on the Ironsides Agreement Termination Date, the Ironsides Designee has resigned from the Board, the Board shall fill the vacancy on its Board created by the resignation of the Ironsides Designee with an individual designated by Nantahala (the “ Designated Director ”) promptly after such Designated Director satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.  If the Ironsides Designee resigns from the Board after the Ironsides Agreement Termination Date but on a date prior to the expiration of the Ironsides Designee’s then current term on the Board, the Board shall fill the vacancy on the Board created by such resignation of the Ironsides Designee with the Designated Director promptly after such Designated Director satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.

 

(b)                                  If, on or after the Ironsides Agreement Termination Date, the Ironsides Designee does not resign from the Board prior to the expiration of the Ironsides Designee’s then current term on the Board, upon the expiration of the Ironsides Designee’s term on the Board, Nantahala shall be entitled to nominate an individual to serve on the Board and the Board shall, consistent with the reasonable exercise of its fiduciary duties, and subject to the requirements set forth in Section 2.4, recommend to include such individual as one of the Board’s nominees for election to the Board to fill the vacancy left by the departing Ironsides Designee.  Such individual nominated by Nantahala shall be deemed to be the Designated Director hereunder.

 

2.2                                If, during the period when Nantahala is entitled to designate a Designated Director pursuant to this Section 2.2, any Designated Director shall cease to be able to serve on the Board by reason of his resignation, death, incapacity, disability, disqualification or removal, or as a result of a conflict of interest, but not as a result of the Designated Director’s failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of Emergent, then Nantahala shall be entitled to nominate a new individual to serve as a member of the Board and the Board shall fill the vacancy created by such departed Designated Director with such nominated individual, provided that such nominated individual satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 2.4.  Any such nominated individual shall be deemed to be the Designated Director hereunder.  After the Ironsides Agreement Termination Date, for so long as Nantahala and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) at least 10.00% (the “ Specified Percentage ”) of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued by Emergent on the Closing Date, Nantahala shall have the right to designate a Designated Director as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2, and the Board shall, subject to Section 2.4 below, recommend at each meeting of stockholders at which a Designated Director is to be elected to include a Designated Director as one of the Board’s nominees for election to the Board or to fill a vacancy left by a departed Designated Director, in each case in order to have a Designated Director on the Board. The Board shall not take any action which is inconsistent with making such recommendation.  In the event that the stockholders do not elect a Designated Director at a meeting of stockholders at which such Designated Director is nominated for election, then, promptly after such meeting of stockholders (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of such meeting of stockholders), Nantahala shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such event as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2; provided , that if (a) the nominated Designated Director is not elected at such meeting of stockholders and (b) there is no vacancy on the Board following the election of directors at such meeting of stockholders, then the Board shall be expanded by one

 

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(1) director and Nantahala shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board expansion as provided in the first sentence of this Section 2.2.

 

2.3                                If Nantahala and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued on the Closing Date, Nantahala’s right to designate a Designated Director shall terminate and the Designated Director shall, and Nantahala shall cause the Designated Director to, promptly upon request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.

 

2.4                                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it shall be a condition precedent to any Designated Director’s service on the Board, whether in order to fill a vacancy on the Board or following an election to the Board, that such Designated Director shall, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, (a) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a publicly traded company, (b) not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Emergent pursuant to (i) any applicable rule or regulation of the SEC, (ii) any applicable rule or regulation imposed by any exchange on which the Emergent’s common stock is traded or (iii) any applicable law, and (c) qualify as an independent director under any applicable SEC and exchange requirements, rules and interpretations.  The Board will adopt standards of skill and experience desired of potential candidates for nomination to the Board, which will be reflected in a charter of a committee of the Board or other similar document.  Nantahala agrees to timely provide Emergent with accurate and complete information relating to a prospective Designated Director that may be required to be considered by the Board or disclosed by Emergent under applicable exchange listing requirements or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, at Emergent’s request, Nantahala shall cause its Designated Director to complete and execute Emergent’s standard Director and Officer Questionnaire prior to being admitted to the Board or standing for reelection at an annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by Emergent.  Nothing in this Agreement will prevent or prohibit the Board from removing a Designated Director from the Board in accordance with Emergent’s Bylaws as then in effect.  If a Designated Director is removed from the Board in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, Nantahala shall have the right to designate a new Designated Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.

 

2.5                                As compensation for his or her service on the Board, the Designated Director shall receive compensation from Emergent that is consistent with the compensation of other similarly situated members of the Board.

 

2.6                                Each Designated Director shall use reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in connection with such Designated Director’s service on the Board.  If a Designated Director does not obtain any such necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation within one hundred (100) days of the commencement of such Designated Director’s service on the Board, Nantahala shall cause such Designated Director to, promptly upon the request of Emergent, submit his or her resignation to the Board.  If a Designated Director resigns from the Board pursuant to this Section 2.6, Nantahala shall have the right to designate a new Designated

 

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Director to fill the vacancy created by such Board removal as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.2.  Emergent shall reimburse the Designated Director for all reasonable costs and expenses of the Designated Director incurred in connection with obtaining any necessary approvals from the State of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.7                                Emergent shall provide customary director and officer indemnity insurance on the same terms as provided to other directors and officers of Emergent in effect from time to time and subject to the conditions and terms thereof, and Emergent further agrees that it shall enter into a customary indemnification agreement with any Designated Director.  Emergent hereby acknowledges that any director, officer or other indemnified person covered by such policy (any such persons, an “ Indemnitee ”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by Nantahala and/or or one or more of its Related Funds or Affiliates (the “ Indemnitors ”).  To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent hereby (i) agrees that Emergent or any subsidiary of Emergent that provides indemnity shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its or their obligations to an Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of any Indemnitor to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by an Indemnitee shall be secondary), (ii) agrees that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this agreement or any other agreement between Emergent and the Indemnitee, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Indemnitors or their insurers, and (iii) irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, Emergent further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which an Indemnitee has sought indemnification from Emergent, as the case may be, shall affect the foregoing and the Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against Emergent.

 

SECTION 3.                             Termination .

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date that the Parties mutually agree to terminate this Agreement and (b) the date on which Nantahala and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, beneficially own (without duplication) less than the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued on the Closing Date.  Nantahala shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) provide written notice to Emergent if at any time Nantahala and/or any Affiliates or Related Funds thereof, in the aggregate, fail to beneficially own (without duplication) at least the Specified Percentage of the original principal amount of the New Convertible Notes issued by Emergent on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 4.                             Miscellaneous .

 

4.1                                Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Master Transaction Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the

 

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subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.2                                Parties in Interest .  Subject to the immediately following sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure solely to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided , however , that Nantahala may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates or Related Funds so long as such Affiliate or Related Fund (x) is a holder of New Convertible Notes at the time of the assignment, and (y) executes and delivers a joinder agreement to this Agreement that is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Emergent.  Except with respect to the Indemnitors under Section 2.7, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person not a party hereto any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

4.3                                Amendment .  This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

 

4.4                                Severability .  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

4.5                                Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws, to the extent such principles would require or permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York).

 

4.6                                Headings .  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

4.7                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

4.8                                Specific Performance .  The Parties agree that, in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, (a) the non-breaching Party will sustain irreparable damages for which there is not an adequate remedy at

 

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law for money damages and (b) the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.

 

4.9                                Notices .  All notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given, sent, provided, delivered or received (a) when personally delivered to the Party to be notified, or (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile or by electronic transmission (“ e mail ”) to the Party to be notified, in either case to such Party at its address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on Schedule A .  A Party may change its address, facsimile number or e-mail address for purposes of notice hereunder by giving notice of such change to each other Party in the manner provided in this Section 4.9.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

 

EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Antony Mitchell

 

 

Name: Antony Mitchell 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

 

 

 

NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wilmot Harkey

 

 

Name: Wilmot Harkey

 

 

Title: Manager

 

[ Signature page to Nantahala Board Designation Agreement ]

 



 

Schedule A

 

Nantahala Capital Management, LLC

 

19 Old Kings Highway S, Suite 200

Darien, CT 06897

Fax No.: (267) 295-6119

E-mail:   info@nantahalapartners.com; paul@nantahalapartners.com

Attention:  Paul Rehm

 

Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

5355 Town Center Road, Suite 701

Boca Raton, Florida 33486

Fax No.: (561) 995 - 4201

E-mail:   coreilly@emergentcapital.com

Attention:  Office of the General Counsel

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Emergent Capital Announces Successful Completion of its Corporate Recapitalization Plan

 

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 31, 2017 - Emergent Capital, Inc. (OTCQB: EMGC) (“Emergent” or the “Company”) announced the completion of a series of integrated transactions to effect a recapitalization of the Company.

 

On July 28, 2017, the Company consummated a series of previously-announced integrated transactions to effect a recapitalization of the Company (the “Transaction Closing”) pursuant to certain separate Master Transaction Agreements (together, the “Master Transaction Agreements”) dated March 15, 2017 or May 12, 2017, as amended, by and among the Company, PJC Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“PJC”), and each Consenting Convertible Note Holder that was a party to such Master Transaction Agreement (the “Consenting Convertible Note Holders”). Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreements, PJC and Triax Capital Advisors, a Delaware limited liability company (“Triax”) designated several investors to be parties to the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreements.

 

The series of transactions included, but was not limited to, the following:

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

The Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, PJC, certain investors jointly designated by PJC and Triax to be party to the Stock Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Common Stock Investors”), and certain Convertible Note Holders that were a party to the Stock Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Convertible Note Holder Purchasers,” and together with PJC and the Common Stock Investors, the “Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company issued and sold to the Purchasers 115,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $0.20 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $23.0 million.

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrants

 

The Company issued Common Stock Purchase Warrants to certain investors jointly designated by PJC and Triax (collectively, the “Warrant Investors”) giving the Warrant Investors the right to purchase up to an aggregate of 42,500,000 shares of the Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share (the “Warrant Shares”). The Warrant Shares are subject to anti-dilution adjustment provisions, and 25,000,000 Warrants are subject to certain vesting provisions before they become exercisable.

 

Convertible Note Exchange Offer

 

On July 26, 2017, the Company’s offer to exchange its outstanding $74,220,450 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2019 (the “Existing Convertible Notes”) for its 5.00% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “New Convertible Notes”) expired (the “Convertible Note Exchange Offer”). At least 98% of the holders of the Existing Convertible Notes tendered their Existing Convertible Notes for New Convertible Notes in the Convertible Note Exchange Offer.

 



 

New Convertible Note Indenture and New Convertible Notes

 

The Company caused to be issued the New Convertible Notes in an aggregate amount of approximately $75.8 million pursuant to an Indenture (the “New Convertible Note Indenture”) between the Company and U.S. Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee. The terms of the New Convertible Notes are governed by the New Convertible Note Indenture, which provides, among other things, that the New Convertible Notes are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and will mature on February 15, 2023. The New Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum from the issue date, payable semi-annually.

 

Additionally, within 60 days of the transaction closing date, the Company will prepare and file a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the resale of, among other things, the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Warrant Shares, shares into which the New Convertible Notes may be converted and the New Convertible Notes.

 

Senior Secured Note Purchase Agreement

 

PJC, certain investors jointly designated by PJC and Triax (the “Note Purchase Investors”) and holders (the “Senior Secured Note Holders”) representing 100% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company’s 15.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Secured Notes”) entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Note Purchase Investors purchased 100% of the Senior Secured Notes held by each Senior Secured Note Holder for an aggregate purchase price equal to the face amount of such purchased Senior Secured Notes.

 

The Company paid each Senior Secured Note Holder 5% of the face amount of the Senior Secured Notes held by such Senior Secured Note Holder as of immediately prior to the Transaction Closing, plus all accrued but unpaid interest of such Senior Secured Notes through the date of the Transaction Closing, pursuant to that certain Exchange Participation Agreement dated April 7, 2017 among the Company and Senior Secured Note Holders representing 100% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company’s Senior Secured Notes.

 

New Senior Secured Note Indenture and New Senior Secured Notes

 

The Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Senior Secured Note Trustee”) entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Note Indenture (the “New Senior Secured Indenture”) to amend and restate the Indenture dated as of March 11, 2016 (as amended and supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior Secured Indenture”) between the Company and the Senior Secured Note Trustee following the Company’s receipt of requisite consents of the holders of the Senior Secured Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the New Senior Secured Indenture, the Company caused the cancellation of all outstanding Senior Secured Notes and the issuance of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “New Senior Secured Notes”) in an aggregate amount of $30.0 million.  The New Senior Secured Indenture provides, among other things, that the New Senior Secured Notes will be secured senior obligations of the Company and will mature on July 15, 2021. The New Senior Secured Notes will bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum, payable quarterly.

 



 

Changes in Articles of Amendments

 

Effective on July 17, 2017, the Company filed an Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles Amendment”) to increase the authorized Common Stock from 80,000,000 shares to 415,000,000 shares.  As previously disclosed, the Articles Amendment was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting.

 

Change of Control

 

As a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreements, on the date of the Transaction Closing, a change in control of the Company occurred. PJC and Triax, together with certain of their affiliates, acquired beneficial ownership of approximately 38.9% of the outstanding Common Stock, based on their aggregate acquisition of 39,320,038 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 27,150,000 shares of Common Stock. Other investors designated by PJC and Triax acquired beneficial ownership of approximately 43.6% of the outstanding Common Stock, based on their aggregate acquisition of 55,000,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 13,350,000 shares of Common Stock.  Additionally, PJC and Triax designated two of seven directors to the Company’s Board,  two other investors designated a third new director and a fourth new director, and a fifth new director was designated by a holder of New Convertible Notes, collectively resulting in a change in the majority of the Company’s Board.

 

Changes in Board of Directors Composition

 

Effective July 28, 2017, the Company received resignation notices from the following members of the Company’s Board of Directors: James Chadwick, Michael Crow, Phillip Goldstein, Gerald Hellerman and Gilbert Nathan.

 

Effective July 28, 2017 the Company appointed Mr. Patrick J. Curry, Mr. Joseph E. Sarachek, Mr. Matthew T. Epstein, Mr. James Hua and Mr. Robert Knapp to join the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Patrick J. Curry, President and CEO of PJC Investments, LLC, commented, “Emergent’s management team, reconstituted Board, and all existing stakeholders are committed to seeing the Company succeed. In the coming weeks we will begin to outline our plans and vision for both the Company’s existing life settlements portfolio as well as other opportunities we see to  improve cash flows and build shareholder value.  We see tremendous opportunity at Emergent and are excited to get to work”

 

Antony Mitchell, CEO of Emergent commented, “After a long and complex series of transactions, I’m pleased the Company has completed this critical recapitalization with PJC, Triax and its debtholders. I believe that addressing the Company’s immediate liquidity issues has been a vital first step toward unlocking shareholder value for the long-term.  I thank the previous Board members for their service and look forward to working with the new Board to chart the best path forward for the Company.”

 



 

About PJC Investments, LLC.

 

PJC Investments, LLC, based in Waco, Texas, is an active and operating holding company with interests in a variety of businesses including transportation, real estate, construction, retail hearing healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life settlements, and a widely diverse group of other holdings.

 

About Triax Capital Advisors, LLC

 

Triax Capital Advisors, LLC, based in New York, is an investment advisory business with over 30 years of experience in restructurings, turnarounds, recapitalizations investing in deep value situations.  www.triaxcap.com

 

About Emergent Capital, Inc.

 

Emergent Capital, Inc. (OTCQB: EMGC) is a specialty finance company that invests in life settlements.  More information about Emergent can be found at www.emergentcapital.com.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” relating to the business of Emergent Capital, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects” or similar expressions, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although Emergent believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.  These statements include, but may not be limited to, those relating to the effect of the Transaction Closing on the Company, the commitment to seeing the Company exceed, the outlines, plans and vision for the existing life settlements portfolio and other exciting opportunities the Company sees to grow its balance sheet and improve its cash flows, and the expectation of charting the best path forward for all stakeholders of the Company.  In addition to the risks and uncertainties noted in this release, there are certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made. These include (1) loss of key management and other personnel, (2) risks associated with our debt leverage and operating covenants under our debt instruments, (3) changes in economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and (4) other risks, uncertainties and other factors described in Emergent’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K and in Emergent’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or in materials incorporated therein by reference. Other than as required under the securities laws, Emergent does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances or actual outcomes.  Actual results could vary materially depending on such risks and uncertainties that may affect Emergent and its business.

 

Contact :

 

David Sasso

 

SVP Corporate Development & Investor Relations

 

561.995.4300

 

dsasso@emergentcapital.com

 

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